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Christ is our gateway to heaven…now!

Posted on July 14, 2020 by

Jesus is the gateway to heaven. As He told Nathaniel, He’s the conduit between heaven and earth (John 1:51). But this doesn’t just mean that He saved us so we can go to heaven when we die. He’s also the … Continue reading →

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Our confidence for intimacy with God

Posted on July 9, 2020 by

Unlike the covenant of Abraham and Moses, our confidence is not based on pedigree or performance, respectively (see my post, “How God fulfills His promise to Abraham” for explanation). Our confidence is based on placement. When Christ died, we died; … Continue reading →

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The antidote to spiritual dullness

Posted on July 7, 2020 by

Spiritual dullness comes from not being mindful of who you are in Christ. When we forget, or don’t know our true identity, even what we read in God’s Word has little effect in keeping us from our spiritual slumber. We … Continue reading →

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Riots and Racism

Posted on June 30, 2020 by

I really liked what Todd White has to say here about how we, as sons and daughters of our Father in heaven, should respond to the current issues of racism and rioting. First and foremost, we must remember who we … Continue reading →

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Heart and head matters

Posted on June 28, 2020 by

If the goal is that we grow up into Christ (Eph.4:15), which it is, then we’re going to need to re-form our hearts as well as our heads. These are both critical components for training our soul to live from … Continue reading →

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What the world needs now

Posted on June 23, 2020 by

I can sympathize in many ways with all the social unrest going on today, and many things certainly do need to change in how we see and treat one another. That’s not my point here. As a follower of Jesus, … Continue reading →

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Happy Father’s Day!

Posted on June 21, 2020 by

I posted this video back in 2016, but it’s always a good reminder! Here’s God’s invitation to us to let Him love us and be our Father. Happy Father’s Day! Blessings to all the dads. You are so loved and … Continue reading →

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Holy Lust!

Posted on June 19, 2020 by

We were created by God to seek pleasure and follow our desires. I wrote about this in my post, “Smartphones, addictions, joy, and pleasure,” so I won’t belabor that here, only to say that it’s a stoic delusion to think … Continue reading →

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Repentance

Posted on June 17, 2020 by

Someone recently asked me if I preached repentance. I’m not sure why he asked this, but one thing I most definitely do is preach repentance! I’m all for it. Repentance is from the Greek word, μετάνοια (metanoia), which means to … Continue reading →

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Why you cannot follow Jesus and the Law

Posted on June 9, 2020 by

You cannot follow Jesus and follow the Law. You must choose the former and leave behind the latter. Now, I’m not talking about being lawless, but about where you draw your life from. If you want to live according the … Continue reading →

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