07/10/26
Understanding Iran therefore requires more than studying military capabilities or diplomatic strategy. It requires taking theology seriously. Christians understand this because the gospel shapes lives, cultures, and civilizations. Our calling is not merely to analyze those competing stories but, more importantly, to proclaim the true King whose kingdom comes not through revolution or coercion, but through His death and resurrection.
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07/14/26
The Christian does not meditate because life is calm. The Christian meditates because life is anything but calm. Trials teach us that we cannot live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.
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10/28/22
Through water, blood, and word, the Spirit never stops pointing us to Christ, and even more, giving us Christ.
10/25/22
There is no true life and meaningful community apart from forgiveness.
10/20/22
Both now and forever, the bruised and crucified Lord nailed to a cross is our assurance of deliverance.
10/19/22
Every day is a Sabbath for Christians. Every day is the day the Lord has made. Every day is a day to find rest in Christ.
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10/17/22
Righteousness before God is possessed only by grace and that through the currency of faith.
10/12/22
Sometimes in hanging on to our useless guilt, we are idolaters. We believe our sin or conscience is more powerful than our God.
10/11/22
We can appreciate what we have received from God, we can receive it all as free gift, but only when we stop investing in fool's gold.
10/10/22
Paul calls them the fruits of the Spirit after all
10/07/22
To say that whoever loves has been born of God is also to say that those who are born of God are recipients of love. They do not have God because they love but because they are loved.
09/30/22
Do you confess Christ as God in the flesh, born, died, and raised to new life for you?
Any answer of yes will do
09/19/22
When we cry to the Lord in our trouble, he will send us a preacher with words that deliver us from destruction.
09/12/22
One of the primary reasons we do not have to fear the future is because the future is certain in Christ.
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