Jesus didn’t enter the water because he was sinful; he entered the water because John was sinful, as are we all.
04/21/26
To not speak of hell is also to forget or ignore the great benefits of Christ and his saving work.
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04/20/26
Christ’s saving work is finished, but his love is not locked away in the past.
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08/28/15
One of my podcast addictions is Criminal. Their tagline is “Criminal is a podcast about crime. Stories of people who've done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle.”
08/25/15
Whether you're a fan of the School of Rock legend or not, there's no denying that Jack Black knows how to own the moment when he's given one at the Oscars.
08/24/15
What he meant is that man is searching for something, but he knows not what. All of us do the same in some way or another. We reach out to find something that we think just might fix us, something that will fill the void that sin has created within.
08/18/15
In the rest of the Scriptures, Sodom and Gomorrah became emblematic of cities, nations, and indeed a world that steadfastly refuses to believe in the God of mercy and truth and justice, and instead follow their own hearts.
08/14/15
Jonah wanted nothing more than to be a safe preacher. His Lord could get carried away with love at times. He let it get the best of him.
08/06/15
To say that I have been in a funk would be a huge understatement, it would probably also give you the impression that maybe since I have known I haven’t been conquering and moving forward in my sanctification I have felt sad about it.
07/29/15
We believers are those who have been called out for a special healing mission in the world because we’ve caught a glimpse of the heavenly city.
07/08/15
My best teacher, the instructor who taught me more theology than any other, has been the devil.
06/30/15
The more law-centered a church becomes, the more it and the world become kissing cousins.
06/18/15
His face was gaunt and his eyes had a haunted look to them as he strode into the office. He resembled a man beaten down, a wreck of an individual who looked disheveled and worn out.
06/12/15
No wonder that when young people grow up in a law-saturated, grace-dry church, they leave the faith by droves for all they’ve heard their whole life is a life they can never live up to.
06/06/15
And there was heard, all round the world, the boom of a pounding hammer. And there resounded, all around the world, the cry of a righteous man who prayed for an unrighteous world.
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