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Oct 2, 20234 min read
Kill Sin or It Will Kill You
When I moved into my former house, one of the first things my dad pointed out was that my neighbor had planted Bermuda grass. I thought,...
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Nov 16, 20214 min read
Four Reasons Church Discipline Is Actually Loving
In 1 Corinthians 5, Paul rebukes the church in Corinth for neglecting to discipline those among them who were still stubbornly, willfully...
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Sep 10, 20203 min read
Don’t Fear Satan, But Don’t Ignore Him Either
When the famous Maasai warriors in Kenya notice the sheep they are tending are suddenly skittish and that a patch of grass isn’t swaying...
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May 18, 20204 min read
Have You Ever Been Cut to the Heart?
Less than two months after Jesus had died on the cross and resurrected from the dead, the Spirit that Jesus had promised to his disciples...
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Dec 9, 20193 min read
Stay Out of the Judge’s Chair
Never, ever take vengeance unto yourself. Never get up into the Judge’s chair. Don’t ever take vengeance—not against your spouse who was...
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Oct 23, 20193 min read
Five Ways to Fight Sin
Trying to tame sin rather than killing it is as silly as people making pets out of predatory animals. I once read an article with the...
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Sep 30, 20193 min read
There Are No Bad Teams, Only Bad Leaders
I recently finished an excellent book by Navy SEALs Jocko Willink and Leif Babin called Extreme Ownership. The authors asked the...
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Sep 25, 20194 min read
The Gospel Is Freedom From Performing and Pretending
The religious life sometimes feels like trying to hold a beach ball underwater. Joby Martin says we are constantly fighting to keep our...
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Sep 16, 20194 min read
Every Master (But One) Leads to a Living Death
When Pastor Joby Martin moved to Jacksonville, Florida, one of the first invitations he got was to the local greyhound racing track. The...
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Sep 11, 20194 min read
You Aren’t a Slave, so Stop Acting Like One
Pastor Tony Evans tells the story of a guy who visited his nutritionist and says, “I need some help changing my diet. Every time I go by...
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Sep 9, 20194 min read
The Atheistic Problem of Evil
Kids come out of the womb like the seagulls from Finding Nemo, going, “Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine! Mine! MINE!” I’ll bet your 2-year-old has...
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Aug 28, 20194 min read
Three Ways We Go Wrong When Discussing Homosexuality
Historically, we in the church haven’t done a great job in conversations about homosexuality, and we’ve done an even worse job caring for...
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Aug 21, 20194 min read
What Does It Mean to Be Dead to Sin?
Many people think that if Jesus paid it all, we now have this divine Visa card with an unlimited balance. We can just flash it whenever...
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Aug 7, 20194 min read
The Cross Wasn’t Just About God’s Love
There are a number of more liberal theologians today who buck against the idea that Jesus’ death on the cross was a necessary payment for...
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Jul 31, 20193 min read
Why We Would Have Made the Same Choice as Adam
The fourth-century philosopher St. Augustine wasn’t raised as a Christian, and he ran with a pretty sketchy crowd as a teen. They...
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Jul 29, 20195 min read
The Three Most Important Lessons Christians Can Learn in College
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!) One of...
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Jun 28, 20192 min read
LGBT Pride Month, Mud Hut Dating Traditions, & You Are More Than Your Enneagram Number
Wisdom for Your Weekend is your regular installment of what we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Presented to you by Chris...
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Jun 19, 20194 min read
Why Does God Allow Us to Keep Struggling Against Sin?
One of my favorite books is the Select Letters of John Newton. Newton is most famous for writing “Amazing Grace,” but he also pastored a...
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May 15, 20193 min read
Do Babies Who Die Go to Heaven?
Imagine you were sick with the flu and I gave you this set of rules: Thou shalt not run a temperature, have the chills, sneeze, have a...
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May 6, 20193 min read
The Bottomless Search for Approval
Shortly before film director Sydney Pollack died in 2008, an article about him explained that as he was sick and dying, he couldn’t stop...
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