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Oct 18, 2021 • 12min

Reckoning with the Message of Job

Until we begin to grasp the infinite worth of God, and the horrific evil of sin, much of the Bible will make no sense — including a book like Job.
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Oct 15, 2021 • 11min

How Do We ‘Dwell in the Shelter of the Most High’?

Psalm 91 offers spectacular promises for the one who “dwells in the shelter of the Most High.” What does dwelling in the shelter of God mean for us today?
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Oct 13, 2021 • 16min

Five Ways Pastors Fail

Countless pastors carry out their ministries faithfully — and some abuse their position and cause many to stumble. What does God have to say to hypocritical pastors?
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Oct 11, 2021 • 12min

Are Non-Christian Marriages Valid in God’s Eyes?

God made marriage to picture the relationship of Christ and his church. Does it follow that a marriage between an unbelieving man and woman is illegitimate?
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Oct 8, 2021 • 13min

Has God Abandoned Me?

God has promised never to leave us or forsake his people. So how do we respond when it feels like he has?
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Oct 6, 2021 • 13min

Parenting Through a Family Crisis

If we’re going to parent well through family troubles, we need to know, first, that our own sin is our worst problem, and second, that Jesus’s blood covers it all.
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Oct 4, 2021 • 12min

Ingredients for a Theology of Feasting

The Bible talks a lot about feasting — far more than about fasting, in fact. So what is feasting, and how might we enjoy it in our Christian lives?
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Oct 1, 2021 • 11min

How Do We Prepare for the Second Coming?

We know from the New Testament that Jesus will return in power and glory. What can we do to prepare ourselves for that long-expected day?
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Sep 29, 2021 • 14min

You Don’t Need More Self-Love

Jesus’s command to love our neighbors as we love ourselves isn’t a call to raise our self-esteem. It’s a charge to seek others’ good in the same way we seek our own.
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Sep 27, 2021 • 11min

Should Couples Use Role-Play in the Bedroom?

Delicate dynamics of couples navigating desires in the bedroom, exploring boundaries in marriage with God's will in mind, addressing the role of desires and bondage in sexual acts, advocating for a healthy perspective on sexuality and relationships

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