Monthly Archives: July 2010

The Nowism of the Gospel

Jason sat in front of me with the head-down, humped-shouldered posture of a confused and disappointed man. It wasn’t that Jason’s life had been a sad narrative of personal suffering. Sure, he had faced some hard things, but they were the typical things that you face when you’re living in a world that has been…

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Steps to Grace-Driven Marriage

What I mean by a marriage that is grace-driven is a marriage in which one or both parties have been captured by the grace of God in the atoning work and resurrection of Jesus Christ and therefore seek to glorify God in Christ in Spiritual power through the daily “drudgery” of their marriage. The chief…

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Your Church Might Not be a Church If . . .

We want to go to a place with ample parking that hands us a latte for free as we enter the doors. We want to sit in a comfortable chair that vibrates. We want a poppin’ band. We want to see fog. And a laser light that draws the shape of a cross in the…

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Repenting of Righteousness

O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified. Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith? Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected…

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Make a Difference in Your Local Church

24 Ways You Can Make a Difference in Your Local Church Find a good local church. Get involved. Become a member. Stay there as long as you can. Put away thoughts of a revolution for a while. Join the plodding visionaries. Go to church this Sunday and worship in Spirit and truth. Be patient with…

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