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Category Archives: Kingdom Values
An Interesting Take on the Lauren Daigle Controversy
I love Lauren Daigle’s music; her latest album, Look Up Child, is my favorite recording of the year. Daigle sparked a bit of a controversy recently by making an appearance on Ellen, hosted by Ellen Degeneres. A portion of her fanbase was … Continue reading
Suffering and Faith, Part 4
Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me. — Psalm 23 It is a path everyone must walk, the valley David refers to as “the shadow … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Devotional, Disappointment, Empathy, Faith, Family, God, Mom, Scripture, Theology
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Suffering and Faith, Part 3
The truth about suffering: Because God is the God of all comfort, we know He cares completely. To whom or to what do you turn when you need comfort? One of the hallmarks of our time is an impulse to … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings, Devotional, Disappointment, Faith, God, Hope, Scripture, Theology
Tagged Faith, God of all comfort, Suffering
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Suffering and Faith: Part 1
I can summarize this post in nine words. So, if you’re in a hurry, here goes: Suffering is universally painful but God is eternally faithful. Everyone suffers. Some more than others. And suffering usually knocks us off our feet, drives … Continue reading
Posted in Devotional, Disappointment, Faith, God, Gospel, Hope, Scripture, Theology
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Strong and Courageous
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. — Joshua 1:9 Being his father has produced lots of “proud” … Continue reading
Faith Under Fire: Faithful Witness
“John saw many strange monsters in his vision, but he never saw a monster half as crazy as one of his commentators.” — G. K. Chesterton Over the next few weeks, I’ll be posting about a series I’m preaching from the … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Culture, Discipleship, Faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, Kingdom Values, Missiology, Scripture, Theology
Tagged Faith Under Fire, Revelation
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Daily Bible: Leviticus 3-4
As I said in the last post, there is gracious provision supplied by God at the beginning of the “holiness code” we find in the book of Leviticus. A Christian reading of these texts is usually filtered through Paul (or, … Continue reading
Posted in 2 Corinthians 5, God, Gospel, Jesus, Leviticus 19, Love God, Love Others, Scripture, Sermon on the Mount, Theology
Tagged Leviticus 3, Leviticus 4
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Daily Bible: Leviticus 1-2
I’ve decided to start this year by reading the book of Leviticus. For the past couple of years I’ve referred to Leviticus as “the daily Bible reading killer” and it’s mostly true: many a New Year’s resolution has been foiled … Continue reading
Posted in Devotional, Faith, God, Imago Dei, Kingdom Values, Love God, Love Others, Obedience, Scripture
Tagged Grain offering, Leviticus 1, Leviticus 2
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Newness of Life
We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. My friend’s father, a longtime … Continue reading
Posted in Devotional, Discipleship, Faith, Friends, God, Gospel, Prayer, Quotes, Scripture, Spiritual Disciplines, Theology
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Best Books of 2017
Each year, I set myself a goal to read 52 books — one per week over the course of a year. I usually fall short of the goal; the last time I hit the mark was 2011. But it’s still … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Faith, General, Gospel, Jesus, Kingdom Values, Scripture, Sermon on the Mount, Television, Theology
Tagged Andy Crouch, Atlas Obscura, Braving the Wilderness, Brené Brown, Christopher Heuertz, David Letterman, David Stern, Founding Brothers, Greg Taylor, Ian Morgan Cron, In the Sanctuary of Outcasts, Jason Zinoman, Jay Guin, Jonathan Pennington, Joseph J. Ellis, Messianic Judaism, N.T. Wright, Neil White, Randy Harris, Richard Beck, Suzanne Stabile, The Day the Revolution Began, The Road Back to You, The Sacred Enneagram, Timothy Keller
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