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Longer-form reflections on what it means to follow Christ out in the open — at work, online, in the neighborhood, in the public square, and across every sphere of culture. Written by people who believe the Gospel is the power of God, the Spirit still moves, and the Kingdom of God has a claim on everything. Use the tags to follow the threads that interest you most.
John was caught up through an open door into the throne room of heaven. The scene he describes is not past or future — it is happening now. And it draws us to the same realization the elders had: God alone is worthy.
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Is warning people unloving? Many in the church now think so. But Scripture shows that warning a perishing world is not the opposite of love — it is one of love's truest expressions.
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Religion, rituals, and church attendance cannot save. Jesus told Nicodemus you must be born again — a spiritual birth that is the difference between eternal heaven and eternal hell.
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"Christians are sinners" has become a popular cliché — but does it line up with the Word? A look at 1 John 3 and the difference between struggling with sin and practicing it as a lifestyle.
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Bold slogans and Christian language aren't proof of saving faith. A biblical look at why fruit, repentance, and submission to Christ — not rhetoric — reveal who truly belongs to Him.
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Jesus called riches deceitful for a reason. Money has the appearance of value but cannot give eternal life. True riches — the abundant, overflowing life that never runs dry — are found only in being rich toward God.
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The single most important question you will ever answer in this life is not about money, marriage, or plans — it is this: are you saved? Scripture allows only two positions, and everyone is in one of them.
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Once we were darkness; now we are light in the Lord. The fruit of that light is goodness, righteousness, and truth — attributes that come not from ourselves but from the Spirit of God working through us.
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We rightly celebrate the grace that saves — but there is a sobering truth alongside it. The grace at work in an unbeliever's heart can be resisted, and it can run out. Do not sin away your grace.
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Jesus said unless we are converted and become as little children, we will not enter the kingdom. Childlikeness means rest, trust, and humility — leaning on a great and mighty God rather than our own strength.
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Scripture sets two places side by side: Tyre, perfecting its own beauty, and Zion, where God shines forth. Only one can reign in us. Either the fallen nature shines from our life, or God does.
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The enemy has used the word 'politics' to silence the church on the very issues that matter most. But politics is simply the public realm of ideas — and the church is called to be the pillar and ground of the truth there too.
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The world is full of people proclaiming their own greatness. But Scripture says men of high degree are a lie. There is no great person apart from God — He alone is truly great, and pride blinds us to it.
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Many treat God's grace as total freedom to live however they please. But Scripture itself confronts this 'false grace.' Real grace teaches us to say no to ungodliness — it never licenses the sin it came to break.
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The world says love is a feeling — tolerance of everything, whatever makes us feel good. Scripture says love is a moral quality of God's own character, always grounded in truth and never rejoicing in sin.
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Are you living in the 'now' — guided by what you see and feel — or in the 'know,' an intimate understanding of God given by His Spirit? One is passing away; the other lays hold of eternal realities.
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Many in the church think the first step in evangelism is sharing Jesus. But Paul's pattern began earlier — with repentance toward God. Before a person can receive the Savior, they must first acknowledge God as God.
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God's eternal judgment is not only a future event — Scripture says His wrath is being revealed now. Understanding this sobering truth equips the church to be God's prophetic voice, and to point people to the open door of grace.
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Closely related to the first misconception, but aimed at God's deep work in human hearts. The broken state of the world is not evidence that God has failed any soul — He has been faithful to every person He ever made.
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The first in a series on common misconceptions of the faith. Is everything that happens really God's will? Scripture distinguishes God's sovereignty from God's approval — and protects us from blaming Him for evil.
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Testing a widely-shared inauguration sermon against Scripture — and why a message that sounds compassionate can still be a half-truth that leads people astray.
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