And I Quote—June 20
The message of biblical Christianity is not “God loves me, period,” as if we were the object of our own faith. The message of biblical Christianity is “God loves me…
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June 20, 2016
The Biggest Story | Part One
Our next book of the month will be, The Biggest Story: How the Snake Crusher Brings Us Back to the Garden. Far more than a children's story, this beautiful book is a…
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June 18, 2016
Friday Findings—June 17
What Is Self-Discipline? “If we are to exercise self-control, we must relinquish the control of our lives to Jesus Christ. Here is a paradox of the Christian life: We must…
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June 17, 2016
Peter Riedemann… Yet Speaking
As so much has been said about love so far, we must show what it is like in order that it is better understood, that one may not think he…
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June 16, 2016
1536
Still only 27 years old, John Calvin publishes the first edition of the Institutes of the Christian Religion. This first edition was quite compact. Over the next 23 years Calvin…
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June 15, 2016
And I Quote… June 13
Though argument does not create conviction, the lack of it destroys belief. What seems to be proved may not be embraced; but what no one shows the ability to defend…
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June 13, 2016
The Church: The Gospel Made Visible | Part Seven
Conclusion: Why Does This Matter? “Most evangelical Christians today seem to treat their church as one more thing to help out their Christian life, perhaps along with this Bible study,…
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June 11, 2016
Friday Findings—June 10
The Gospel Was Given for a Time Like This “The gospel was not given to a world without sin, without confusion, without difficulty and persecution—that world needs no gospel. The…
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June 10, 2016
William Cowper… Yet Speaking
I God moves in a mysterious way his wonders to perform; he plants his footsteps in the sea, and rides upon the storm. II Deep in unfathomable mines of never-failing…
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June 9, 2016