Category: Religion, Theology & Ministry
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The Central Message of the Scriptures
I am currently taking a course on the unity of scripture and the biblical world view offered by BILD called “Covenants”. It is an exciting class in which we strive to discover how the two testaments of the Bible fit together. The third assignment for the class was to take a first crack at writing…
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Faith is not a choice
Something I’ve been reflecting on recently. “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” – Hebrews 11:1 Faith is not a thing that can be placed. It is not a commodity that we possess, like so many chips at a casino, to place on a specific number in…
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Tozer on Possessiveness
I am currently reading The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer and it is blowing my mind. This quote from chapter 2 “The Blessedness of Possessing Nothing” is profoundly insightful. > The pronouns “my” and “mine” look innocent enough in print, but their constant and universal use is significant. They express the real nature of…
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What is Hebrews 6 saying?
We are currently walking through the letter to the Hebrews at Stonebrook. This last Sunday, Brad spoke on Hebrews 6. Every week he publishes discussion questions for our small groups for further study and discussion. I thought this week’s questions would make a great study.
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Jesus Wants The Battered Rose
So glad that someone created a clip of this. It is my favorite Matt Chandler moment. From his message “A shepherd and his unregenerate sheep” at the 2009 Desiring God Conference for Pastors. > “The minister got up and said we would talk about sex. He took a red rose, smelled it, and threw it…