Long ago, the songwriter Rich Mullins, ever the contemplative poet, sang about the Genesis narrative of Jacob’s epically dysfunctional family, “Well it’s right there in the Bible, so it must not be a sin,” not endorsing such a view, but modeling the confusion we often feel when we read the Old Testament and see the...
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John Owen famously once said, “Be killing sin, or it will be killing you.” That is, we must actively, aggressively, and intentionally seek to kill our sin because sin is actively, aggressively, and intentionally trying to kill us. Since our beginnings, in fact, God has warned us about the ways sin seeks to destroy us,...
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The end of the school year is almost upon us. And every student knows what that brings… exam season. Think of all the different exams we take in our lives. High schoolers take AP Exams, college students take finals, and plenty of professions require you to take some sort of board exam — health care,...
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A year ago, my wife and I took our nine-month-old daughter to visit our family in the city where I was born and raised in Brazil. The expectations and concerns about flying a long distance with our little girl were high. Everything was fine until our flight got canceled two days in a row, making...
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Let’s play a game. I’ll quote a Bible passage and omit the last word. See if you can fill in the blank. (If you already know this verse, this game loses its effect. And no cheating: Do not open your Bible for this game.) “Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in...
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If there were ever a season for the believer to recognize his or her worth and focus on the dignity of his or her fellow human being, it is the Advent season! Advent is a season of waiting, preparation and expectation for the incarnation of the Savior, Jesus Christ. The word is literally defined as...
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