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Out of Our Heads and into the Streets
“The antidote to excessive introspection is not to completely forget myself, but to look more to the Lord Jesus Christ, which leads to thinking rightly—and less often—about myself.” Continue reading
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Tagged book review, identity in Christ, introspection, new growth press, renewing our minds
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Learning from the Best
It’s easy to rely on programs and methods to “do church,” both individually and corporately. But as Leslie Hardin reminds us, the church starts with people who follow Christ, period. And if we want to truly follow Christ, there’s very … Continue reading
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Tagged apostle Paul, book review, discipleship, spiritual formation
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Living in the Spirit’s Power
I believe the job of a prophet is to rattle the spiritual cage and wake up sleepy Christians, calling them out to understand the danger we face today. We have come to the point of contentment. We are content with … Continue reading
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Tagged a.w. tozer, book review, Holy Spirit, spiritual gifts
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Anger Is an Energy—But Where Is It Going?
David Powlison had been on my “gotta get around to reading him” list for quite some time now; I figured he’d been name-checked by too many people I respect to not be worth my time. And now, courtesy of the … Continue reading
What Happened in the Garden… Doesn’t Stay in the Garden
In his book The Knowledge of the Holy, A. W. Tozer famously declared, “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” This book delves into a subset of that idea; for … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, christian worldview, creation, john macarthur, the fall, the master's university, theology
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Living as People Who Are Free
Repentance is not what we do to right ourselves with God. That’s been done for us by Jesus. Repentance is what we do when we are right with God. It is change in the direction of obedience toward what God … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, book review, freedom in christ, new growth press, new life in Christ, repentance
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From Disciples to Disciplers Featured on Discipleship Network
Happy August. And here’s a short note with a big link… 🙂 A couple weeks ago I was interviewed by Phil Miglioratti of Discipleship Network / Pray! Network about the From Disciples to Disciplers series (although I was able to sneak in … Continue reading
