ARTICLES
Category: Faith
Counting Our Blessings: A Prayer about Holy Scripture
In this tumultuous world in which we live, it is of the greatest comfort to be reminded of the sure truth and hope God has given us in his word. Here is a prayer to help you meditate upon the blessings of Holy Scripture.
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Who Is Jesus Anyway?
While people have a lot of opinions about who they think Jesus is, the Bible tells us what we desperately need to know about him. Here are four important things we learn about Jesus from the first chapter of the Gospel of Mark.
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Is It Chance or Sovereignty?
For God, sovereign over all, knowing all, nothing is accidental. This leaves us with many questions. We want to know the how’s and the why’s of our stories. Many of these questions are, as the psalmist says, “too wonderful” for us.
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10 Key Books about Christians and Culture
Some Christians separate themselves from the culture, while others try to transform it. Here are ten key books (listed in alphabetical order by title) to help believers navigate the complexities of living out their faith to the glory of God in a fallen world.
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Is God the Background for Your Selfie?
What is the character of our Christianity? Is its primary purpose ourselves? What we get out of it? Jesus exposes, challenges, and disintegrates this selfishness with the first petition of the Lord’s Prayer, “Hallowed be thy name” (Matt. 6:9).
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15 Key Christian Books for Your 2019 Reading List
Kickstart the new year by adding these key books on the Christian faith to your 2019 reading list.
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Your Priestly Role of Singing
In one sense, to love is to sing. Most of us would speak with great endearments of music in general, but what if music has a greater role than just a delightful noise for our ears? Singing to God in worship is so much more—here’s why.
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Are Some Sins Worse Than Others?
It has become increasingly common to hear people say, “Jesus talked more about self-righteousness than sexual sin, and he said that self-righteousness was worse than sexual sin.” What does the Bible say about whether some sins are worse than others?
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A Pastor’s Surprise: Systematic Theology Classes in the Local Church
We all “do theology” all the time. Every Christian thinks about God and what the Bible teaches us, which builds itself in our minds into some kind of system. We started an “Eight-Week Theology Taster” class at my local church, and I was delighted to discover that Jesus’ sheep are hungry to hold in their minds a thoroughly biblical, well-digested, and well-ordered theology.
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