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Footsteps of Faith

Okay, I’m five days into my readings in Romans and, as it does at some point every year, it hits me this morning — that overwhelmed feeling that I’m drinking from a theological fire hose. Man, oh man, this is … Continue reading

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Belief, Behavior, and Barricades

“Walked with God.” The phrase is found only three times in the Old Testament. This morning, I encountered all three occurrences. Twice in Genesis 5 it’s recorded that “Enoch walked with God” and it worked out pretty well for him. … Continue reading

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Mindful of God

It was overdone, over merchandised, and, eventually, over trivialized. Four letters that seemed to be everywhere in cool Christian culture, but eventually faded away. Some of us may still have the wristbands, but not many of us are still wearing … Continue reading

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Adorning Sound Doctrine

Sometimes a morning reading will “pop” and I’m not exactly sure why. No obvious, apparent reason why those particular words should grab me. And so, I default to being pretty sure the Holy Spirit is wanting me to pick up … Continue reading

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A Dwelling Faith

Faith, real faith, is not just about what we believe, but is evident in how we behave — and that, because it abides. That’s what I’m picking up from what Paul’s laying down this morning as I eavesdrop on some … Continue reading

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Blessed Assurance

Hovering over the first part of Hebrews 11. What a glorious chapter. What a grounding chapter. A soul-stirring reminder that, when all is said and done, we walk by faith and not by sight. Now faith is the assurance of … Continue reading

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To Be or Not To Believe?

You can’t have one without the other. Professing to know God without living for God are mutually exclusive (Tit. 1:16). To really believe is to be mindful of how you actually behave. No sense claiming to embrace a systematic theology … Continue reading

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