How to kill the thing that is killing you
Here’s a truth: Jesus doesn’t save people from sinning. He saves us as sinners. So in the Apostles’ Creed, when we say we believe in the forgiveness of sins, we are
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The difference between repentance and saying you’re sorry
Forgiveness is the centerpiece of our gospel. It is half the gift God offers through the cross, the other half being an invitation into the fullness of life. Repentance is
How to start a revolution
In Jesus’ day, according to N.T. Wright, a man talking about building kingdoms was a man stirring up a revolution. Having endured political upheaval and oppressive rulers more than once,
Ten 21st-century sins (and one remedy)
The funny thing about sin is how it can lure us into thinking ours isn’t so bad. Most of us who sit in church have mastered the big ones. Not
Ten myths about suffering
While it is true, technically speaking, that “everything happens for a reason,” the truer fact is that not all reasons are justifiable. Some reasons stink. There was a reason behind
This year: Migrate from “Why Me?” to “What now?”
Simcha Bunim was a Jewish rabbi who lived in Poland in the 1700s. He is best known for what might be called the parable of the two pockets. The parable
I am small and God is big.
I am Adam’s child. I am always stopped by the line in Genesis spoken by Adam when he is caught in his sin. “The woman whom you gave to be
Please don’t feed your fears
“I am not ashamed of the gospel. It is the power of God for salvation to all who believe …” The story of the Bible from beginning to end is
The Opie Principle
When we were in Kentucky, we lived in a little townhouse that had boxwoods on either side of the front door. In our first spring there, we discovered that snakes
Sanctification is hell (or, a lesson on the vocabulary of freedom).
A couple of weeks ago, I stopped by Kroger on my way back from Atlanta on a Sunday afternoon. I’d been sharing with another church so someone else from our
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