The Three Faiths of Job
I recently read Dallas Willard’s Life Without Lack, his last book, written posthumously based on a series of lectures he gave just before...
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Aug 15, 20223 min read
Five Commands from 1 Corinthians
As Paul closes the book of 1 Corinthians, he summarizes everything he’s taught with five commands—be alert, stand firm in the faith, be...
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Jan 29, 20204 min read
Beware the Complacency of “Once Saved, Always Saved”
Many cultural Christians think church is a good thing, but they are not committed. They are not involved in any ministry. They don’t...
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Jan 27, 20204 min read
In Suffering, the Unimaginable Is Still True
A friend of mine was diagnosed with a very serious and deadly form of cancer. It looks like it may rob him of some of the best years of...
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Jun 17, 20194 min read
Which Rock Are You?
Here at the Summit, we have an audacious goal of planting 1,000 churches by 2050. (By God’s grace, we have already planted 298 churches!)...
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May 13, 20192 min read
Worship Is Not a Reflection of How You Feel
Joy is not something that comes naturally. In fact, it is a choice. We have to choose along the way to rejoice: “We also rejoice …...
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May 8, 20194 min read
How You Live Shows What You Believe
When I graduated high school, there was a girl that I had gone out with a few times, but we hadn’t had that DTR (“define the...
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Apr 22, 20192 min read
How Were People Saved in the Old Testament?
I often get the question, “How were people saved in the Old Testament?” To answer this question, I usually follow the Apostle Paul’s...
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Apr 17, 20194 min read
Do You Have a Mutual Fund Faith?
When God promised to make Abraham the father of a great nation, there were a lot of discouraging things Abraham could have thought about...
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Jan 7, 20193 min read
It’s Time to Regain First-generation Faith
Many years ago at The Summit Church, there was a group of people who said, “Jesus and his mission will be first.” That was expressed in...
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Jul 25, 20184 min read
The Way You Became a Christian Is the Same Way to Grow as One
In Galatians 3, Paul compares the salvation process to the experience of Abraham: “… just like Abraham who believed God, and it was...
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Feb 12, 20183 min read
Your God Is Too Small
Almost all of our spiritual problems—things like doubt, apathy, unhappiness, and insecurity—come from a view of God that is too small....
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Aug 21, 20174 min read
What Should Christians Do with Unanswered Questions?
When my third daughter, Ryah, turned 1, I took her to the doctor for a round of shots. (Veronica had taken the first two girls on her...
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Apr 17, 20174 min read
Four Crucial Elements of Salvation
Paul’s great summary of the gospel is laid out in Ephesians 2:8-10: “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your...
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