Why We Love One Another
In Matthew 22, Jesus was asked, “Which is the most important commandment?” and he answered, “Easy: First, love God with all your heart,...
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Sep 11, 20234 min read
God Only Offers Grace, Not Reward
Do you ever feel like your Christian life is mostly a matter of duty? You might be doing all of the right things—but it’s coming from a...
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Aug 21, 20233 min read
The Wrong (and Right) Way to Worship
Ever since I was a teenager, I’ve liked the story found in 2 Samuel 6. In the Bible I had at the time (the King James Version, of...
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Jul 24, 20233 min read
Worship Isn’t About Your Feelings
When David describes his response of worship in 2 Samuel 6, he uses the word “undignified,” saying to Michal (Saul’s daughter), “And I...
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Jul 10, 20233 min read
What’s the Correct Style of Worship?
Picture this: I was preaching in this little church and a Pentecostal woman, sitting about halfway back, kept raising her hand. I found...
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Jul 3, 20233 min read
Is God’s Glory on Your Priority List?
You learn a lot about people when they die. For instance, you find out how well loved somebody was—or not. You begin to hear about...
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Jun 5, 20234 min read
Who Is Jesus, Really?
The story goes that a little boy wanted a bicycle very badly, but he didn’t know how to pray for one. He tried to imitate how his parents...
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May 15, 20232 min read
What Does It Mean That Jesus Is Light?
When God created the world, he used a wand. No, that’s not right. When God created the world, he concocted a potion. That’s not right...
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Apr 17, 20233 min read
Why Justice and Generosity Go Hand in Hand
The first (and only) time we meet Zacchaeus, he’s up a tree, trying to catch a glimpse of Jesus. Zacchaeus couldn’t have known this, but...
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Apr 3, 20233 min read
Upgrade to the Platinum Rule
Most of us live according to the “natural rule” or “flesh rule”: Do unto others as they have done unto you. This is as instinctive as...
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Mar 27, 20233 min read
True Wealth Is Staring You in the Face
If you stumbled onto a flux capacitor—you know, like the one in Back to the Future—and you could travel back to any time in your life,...
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Mar 20, 20233 min read
God Isn’t Your Pimp
Most of us, when we hear Jesus say, “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. … But woe to you who are rich, for...
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Feb 27, 20232 min read
How to Seek God’s Will (and Not Seek God)
In 1 Samuel 28, King Saul’s fear and insecurity rear their ugly heads as he faces the Philistine army. He had already lost the assurance...
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Feb 20, 20233 min read
Not the King We’re Looking For
As I read the story of David, I find myself wishing he had been a person of more enduring integrity. He had moments of it, to be sure. He...
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Feb 6, 20233 min read
How to Know You’ve Substituted Religion for Repentance
Israel’s first king, Saul, had such promise at the beginning of his life. But read through to the end of 1 Samuel, and you’ll see a...
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Jan 30, 202312 min read
Isn’t Christianity Just Wishful Thinking?
The following excerpt is adapted from a book I’m releasing on February 1, Essential Christianity: The Heart of the Gospel in Ten Words....
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Oct 24, 20222 min read
It Starts With Surrender
The prophet Samuel was second string when it came to ministry. He wasn’t from the priestly tribe of Levi. He had to take a Nazarite vow...
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Oct 17, 20223 min read
The Easiest Way to Reject God
In the Bible, there’s no time in Israel’s history where they wanted to totally walk away from God. Instead, time and time again, they...
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Sep 19, 20222 min read
When the Bible Makes You Mad
Why do you read the Bible? Do you go to it for encouragement? For comfort? To learn more about God? Or do you pick up the Bible to hear...
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Aug 29, 20223 min read
Jesus Defeated …
You may be familiar with the story of Joseph, but have you ever read it through the lens of Psalm 23? Somehow, in the midst of his...
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