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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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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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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Jul 25, 20222 min read
The Flawed Followers Who Changed the World
In 1 Corinthians 16:17–18, Paul says, “I am delighted to have Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus present, because these men have made up...
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Jul 18, 20224 min read
Why Does the Resurrection Matter?
If we’re in Christ, we know that one day, God will bring us to a renewed, eternal physical kingdom where we’ll experience a glorified and...
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Jul 5, 20223 min read
What Will Our Resurrection Bodies Be Like?
In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul doesn’t fully answer our questions about the resurrection, but he gives us the basic parameters for how to...
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Apr 18, 20223 min read
Four Things We Proclaim When We Take Communion
Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 11, For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord...
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Oct 11, 20214 min read
Three Essential Qualities of Christian Courage
Great things in the world are only accomplished through courage. Plenty of people have great intentions, but great intentions only come...
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Jun 21, 20214 min read
Preoccupied. Superficial. Religious. Which Are You?
If you’ve ever driven along the Blue Ridge Parkway, you might have seen a sign that says, “Eastern Continental Divide.” It’s the divide...
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Jun 7, 20213 min read
The Scandal of Grace: Jesus Loves Bad People
Martin Luther said that, since the fall, our hearts have been hard-wired with a “wages” mentality: We only get what we deserve. We’re...
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Jun 1, 20213 min read
Let Jesus Turn Your Grave Into a Garden
Our sin, Scripture says, has not only put a curse over us; it has released one into us. Death is at work in us, and that shows up in the...
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May 17, 20213 min read
Two Conditions for Real Spiritual Power
Most of us have things about ourselves we’d like to change, but many of us are discouraged at our persistent inability to do so. Some...
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Apr 22, 20214 min read
Michael Jordan, Jesus, and a Ton of Fish: In the Presence of Greatness
When I was in middle school, I got to meet Michael Jordan. At the height of his fame, he came to a local golf tournament, and my best...
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Apr 12, 20214 min read
Four Questions to Determine If You’re a Disciple
For the first Christians who heard, “Take up your cross” (Luke 9:23), it was not poetic or symbolic language; it was quite literal....
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Mar 29, 20212 min read
God Built This House With That Storm in Mind
What thing in your life, if taken away, would make life not worth living? What has to be present in your life for you to feel fulfilled...
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Mar 11, 20213 min read
What Grace Does That Religion Can’t
Grace confuses and offends religious people because people who have worked hard and kept the rules don’t like it when others who have...
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Dec 7, 20206 min read
Liberty, Justice, and Love for All
The 2020 presidential election may be over, but we are hardly out of the woods. For the foreseeable future, discussing issues of politics...
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Sep 14, 20203 min read
Give Jesus Your Worries (and Don’t Take Them Back)
In Luke 18 Jesus tells the story of two men that went into the temple to pray. One man was religiously and professionally accomplished,...
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Jun 29, 20204 min read
Racial Reconciliation and the Church: Same Song, New Response
The following post comes from Janetta Oni, the Summit’s director of communications. She recently joined Pastor J.D. and Pastor Bryan...
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Mar 4, 20204 min read
The Church, Money, and Awkwardness
You know what’s awkward? Talking about money. You know what’s really awkward? When the pastor starts talking about money. Talking about...
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