*This article first appeared in the July issue of Faith on Every Corner Magazine. A few months ago my 15-year-old daughter made a bracelet of her favorite Bible verse at a youth group event. With beaded letters she spelled out “Gal two twenty” (representing Galatians 2:20). Wanting to be cool like her, I insisted weContinue reading “Continuous Deliverance”
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Apologetic: No Other God (Part I)
Have you ever heard someone say that all religions are basically the same? When pressed on this point, most people will say something to the effect of, “Well, all religions teach that you have to be a good person to go to heaven.” Or, “All religions are just about following rules.” Whether these answers reflectContinue reading “Apologetic: No Other God (Part I)”
Holding Fast the Word of God
In a television interview two years ago, Pastor Rick Warren was asked to identify our number one purpose in life. This was his answer: “Your number one purpose in life is to let God love you. Not to love God, but to let Him love you.” Oof. If you wonder why I bring this quoteContinue reading “Holding Fast the Word of God”
The Gift of Sonship
Sometimes I think it’s easier to wrap my mind around Jesus, the eternal Son of God, than Jesus, the child of Mary and Joseph. Jesus as the King of the Universe- the One through whom all things were made and the One who sits at the right hand of the Father in glory- that IContinue reading “The Gift of Sonship”
A People Prepared
John the Baptist has always fascinated me. I would love to have seen this wild, camel hair wearing, locust eating man for myself. The man who in one moment beheld all three Persons of the trinity; the man who famously stated that he must decrease and Christ must increase. The man who fearlessly confronted Herod’sContinue reading “A People Prepared”
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