American religion did not become optional because the gospel failed. It became optional because religion slowly redefined itself around usefulness.
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01/16/26
God makes us pure saints by planting us back in the earth we imagined we needed to escape.
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06/25/18
Led by God’s Word we can grasp why this gap exists, grows, and threatens us. Simply put, we don’t take sin seriously. We don’t take the effects of our sinful rebellion on all of creation seriously.
06/22/18
The first course is always humble pie because, at the table, there are just two seats: from humiliation to exaltation.
06/18/18
And your life, weary and broken as it is, is hidden by God in Christ—tucked away in God’s enduring and eternally given Word, in Jesus.
06/13/18
I have found that if I want to get people talking (especially guys), all I have to do is ask them about their father.
06/12/18
It's easy to become habituated to sin. It comes naturally, after all. The power and pressure of sin on us, from conception to the grave, is immense.
06/12/18
God is the God of failures, for He became one for you. There is no failure of ours that is bigger than Jesus’ cross, no sin of ours that can overshadow the cross.
06/06/18
A Roman execution device isn't exactly a picturesque scene of divine love on display.
06/04/18
He always puts our life and salvation first. He’ll never accept our defeat. He’ll never quit on us. He’ll never leave us fallen and alone.
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05/31/18
Out of His mind indeed, as He took our place between murderers and received the insults and torture of humanity.
05/30/18
Your Big Brother, Yeshua… Joshua… Jesus, has done all things for your salvation.
05/29/18
As I was reading Romans 7 today, I was reminded of a pivotal scene in one of my favorite movies, As Good As it Gets.
05/28/18
In the United States Marine Corps, part of my training involved Enemy Prisoner of War (EPW) handling. The 6 rules of EPW handling are:
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