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Category Archives: Obedience
A Sign of the Times?
A few days ago, it was reported that Amy Grant and Vince Gill were going to host a same-sex wedding for a family member on their farm. I came across this news on Twitter when Franklin Graham made the following … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Culture, Discipleship, Faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, Kingdom Values, Obedience, Politics, Repentance, Scripture, Social Issues, Theology
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The Best Part of My Job
Posted in Blessings, Church, Faith, Gospel, Obedience, Repentance
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The Wonderful Cross: Justification, Part 2
In Romans 4, Paul talks about how Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness. This is a fascinating word and the concept it describes is a key feature of God’s Good News. The Greek word translated as “credited” is … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Faith, Family, God, Gospel, Jesus, Kingdom Values, Obedience, Preaching, Repentance, Scripture, Sunny, The Wonderful Cross
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The Wonderful Cross: Justification, Part 1
When Sunny and I were first married, we had a bill that came due that was beyond our ability to pay. I was fresh out of college, working as a youth minister for a church in east Tennessee and Sunny … Continue reading
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The Wonderful Cross: The Scandal of the Cross, Part 4
[The following is adapted from the scholarship of Fleming Rutledge, Scot McKnight, N.T. Wright, Arnold Fruchtenbaum, and others.] One of the most degrading parts of crucifixion was the scourging. The Jews had precise rules regarding this form of punishment. Under … Continue reading
Posted in Devotional, Faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, Love of Christ, Love Others, Obedience, Preaching, Scripture, The Wonderful Cross, Theology
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A New Day: Comfort in God’s Word, Part 2
God tells Isaiah to speak to the heart, so I think we should hear these words at a heart level, too. So let me ask you a question: What kind of person do you want to become? There is a … Continue reading
A New Day: My Eyes Have Seen the King, Part 2
The time stamp of Isaiah 6 is also significant. All of this occurs in the year that King Uzziah died. Uzziah was king in Jerusalem for over 50 years. (You can read his story in 2 Chronicles 26.) By most … Continue reading
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A New Day: The Lord Has a Day, Part 2
For the LORD of hosts has a day… Isaiah 2:12 Early on, Isaiah introduces this concept that the Lord has a special day in store — elsewhere referred to as “the Day of the Lord.” Isaiah describes this day repeatedly … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Devotional, Faith, God, Isaiah, Love God, Obedience, Scripture
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The Gospel According to Genesis: When God Provides
Today in our series, The Gospel According to Genesis, we reach one of the most difficult stories in the Bible: the story found in Genesis 22. In Judaism, it is known as “The Akedah” — “The Binding of Isaac.” But … Continue reading
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The Gospel According to Genesis: A God Who Sees
Have you ever felt as if you weren’t really seen? When was the last time you felt ignored, overlooked, and forgotten — lost in the crowd? Have you ever felt as if you weren’t really being heard — as if … Continue reading