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Dec 13, 2020

Church Unity Isn't Optional

“The United States is more divided today than at any point in its history.” While clearly hyperbole (I seem to remember a period in the 1...

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Sep 8, 2020

Stop Viewing Politicians as Messiahs

I heard it again. A well-meaning Christian voiced an opinion about President Trump that magnified the politician to an alarming status: “...

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Jun 1, 2020

The Gospel Is Still the Answer

The video of the murder of George Floyd is horrifying. Any human being with an innate sense of justice should feel outrage at the sensele...

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Apr 26, 2020

The Dangers of "Virtual Church"

In homes across the country, individuals and families are gathering around the TV on Sunday mornings for the semblance of a worship servi...

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Mar 16, 2020

Coronavirus Anxiety Reveals Our Hearts

In high school, timed writings were one of my least favorite assignments. Every few weeks, every year, my fellow classmates and I were fo...

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Feb 27, 2020

Humans Are Evil (Part 3)

When every person who has ever lived exhibits a fundamental propensity for evil, it can seem like humans were designed for sinfulness...

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Nov 8, 2019

Humans Are Evil (Part 2)

Trusting in man’s goodness undercuts the very message of the gospel. The power of the cross is stripped away if man is innately righteous.

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Oct 25, 2019

Humans Are Evil (Part 1)

We need to believe that humans are good...we argue that people are good. And we are wrong.

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Oct 17, 2019

Forgetting Something?

Time and again, we return to that which only produced pain and devastation. Like the Israelites, wishing to return to slavery...

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Jul 13, 2019

When Forgiveness Is Hard

You don’t know what she did to me. You can’t imagine how he treated me. She lied to me. He stole from me. She cheated on me. He abused me...

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Apr 10, 2019

We Serve a Big God

The Stars The universe has always fascinated me. Gazing up at the sky on a cloudless night and seeing a vast expanse of planets, stars, a...

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Feb 9, 2019

The Gospel Deserves Better

Years ago, in preparation for a short-term mission trip, I was taught basic strategies for sharing the message of the gospel. After much ...

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Nov 20, 2018

God's Mission Is Not Our Comfort

Cramped. Dark. Disgusting. The pungent odor of gastrointestinal fluids filling what little air existed in that wretched place. And there,...

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Aug 27, 2018

Death: An Oppressive Master

Death. Like a thousand-pound anvil in a violent cartoon, thoughts of its inevitability loom ominously overhead...

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Jul 7, 2018

Seek Justice: Why I Hate Abortion

I believe abortion should be illegal, not because Scripture tells me it is wrong, but because ending an innocent life is unjust. Let us expl

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Jun 18, 2018

Coming Down from the Mountain

Camps are amazing times for students to grow in their walks with Christ. Unfortunately, they often function more as crutches than launch pad

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Mar 7, 2018

A Life that Matters

There is a deep longing within every heart for a meaningful life. In the wake of Rev. Billy Graham's death, this idea of a life that mat

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Nov 10, 2017

Where is God in Suffering?

To say the past several months have been brutal is an understatement. From Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, to the fires in California...

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Jun 3, 2017

The Power of the Cross

In an endeavor to understand more precisely the work accomplished on the cross, I find myself steeped in a world of terrible darkness.

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Apr 2, 2017

Government is Not the Church

In a time of political confusion, where Christians argue on so many political issues and partisanship seems to have invaded the Church, I wa

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