Four Diagnostic Questions for the American Church
Pastor J.D. Greear
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May 22, 20233 min read
Is Cam Newton Right About Polygamy in the Bible?
During last year’s football season, quarterback Cam Newton made some statements that blew up the internet. He was implying that the Bible...
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Apr 18, 20232 min read
Suggested Parenting Books
This weekend I mentioned some parenting resources, and I wanted to follow up by providing a handful of the ones I’ve found most helpful....
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Mar 6, 20232 min read
Leave Vengeance to God
When life takes an unexpected turn, you have a choice: Take matters into your own hands or do things God’s way and wait on him to fulfill...
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Feb 13, 20238 min read
Why Is the Bible So Concerned With Homosexuality?
The following excerpt is adapted from a book I just released, Essential Christianity: The Heart of the Gospel in Ten Words. Here’s what...
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Jan 9, 20232 min read
Everyone Needs an Abigail
In 1 Samuel 24, David is the hero. Tucked away in a cave, hiding from the murderous King Saul, David urges his men to stand firm and obey...
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Nov 28, 20223 min read
How to Escape the Cycle of ‘Hurt People Hurt People’
Friendship is inspired by Jesus. Throughout one of the most obvious examples of friendship in the Bible, that of Jonathan and David, the...
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Nov 21, 20223 min read
Three Ways God Uses Friendship
God never intended for us to grow on our own. We are made to thrive in community—which means we were made to grow in the context of...
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Oct 31, 20223 min read
Three Traits of a True Friend
Maybe more so than anyone else in the Bible, Jonathan demonstrates the character of a true friend (1 Samuel 18–20). He faithfully modeled...
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May 16, 20224 min read
What Is Love? (Baby, Don’t Hurt Me.)
What is love? Is it … A feeling? An action? An invention by Hallmark for yet another holiday? In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul shows us an...
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Mar 7, 20223 min read
God’s Design for Sex
In 1 Corinthians 6, Paul wants to show the Corinthians that there is a spiritual dimension to sex because God made us a (here’s your...
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Feb 14, 20222 min read
Jerry Maguire Ain’t Jesus
Christianity has a uniquely high view of both singleness and marriage. But we lowly humans have a hard time with paradox. We tend to...
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Jan 24, 20223 min read
How Do I Stay in a Difficult Marriage?
Marriage, Jesus says, was designed by God to be a relationship in which two lives fuse into one. Your names become one, your finances...
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Oct 25, 20215 min read
Three Rules of Engagement for Sunday Morning
The following article by Rebecca McLaughlin is reposted with permission. The original, “Make Sunday Mornings Uncomfortable,” appeared at...
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Sep 20, 20213 min read
Our Friends Are a Good Forecast for Our Future
The following article by Pastor Bryan Loritts is reposted with permission. The original, “A Happy Few,” along with many other excellent...
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Jan 4, 20213 min read
In the Church, Unmarried Doesn’t Mean Alone
While singleness can be a gift that allows you to be more devoted to God’s kingdom, I’ll often hear people say, “All you really need is...
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Dec 14, 20203 min read
Husbands, Use Your Power to Bless
Some of the most polarizing words in the New Testament are these instructions from Peter in his first letter to the church: “Likewise,...
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Dec 10, 20204 min read
What Does the Bible Say About Singleness?
A lot of churches treat their singles ministries as little more than sanctified substitutes for singles bars. I know of one church that...
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Dec 3, 20205 min read
Six Countercultural Resolutions for Dating
You’ve probably noticed this by now, but our culture isn’t doing awesome with the whole dating and marriage thing. Our culture yearns for...
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Nov 30, 20202 min read
Jesus Wants the Rose
When I was a young Christian, it was very popular for youth groups to attend True Love Waits rallies every summer, where thousands of...
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