Nehemiah tells us the joy of the Lord is our strength… Why, exactly, is the joy of the Lord our strength? This answer is because of the nature of joy; because of what joy is.…
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One of the most elucidating truths I’ve ever encountered came from an 11th century philosopher and theologian named Anselm of Canterbury. This single insight has helped clear many theological, philosophical, and even practical questions for me.
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A new baby named Knox has come to live among my family, and his grinning eyes have taught me a valuable lesson. As I lay exhausted but sleepless after a long night shift, looking for…
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Is your heart broken? Unto you is born this day: One who can mend it and make it greater, One who will some glorious day wipe away all the tears of His saint until your…
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Psalm 127 is a beautiful psalm… But do I believe it? It’s easy to read and agree with, but not as easy to live every day. What happens when I find myself incredibly irritated and…
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“Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” –Mark 11:24 How often we underestimate the value and the power of prayer! The words of Christ in Mark…
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I was awake at 12:30 in the morning a few days ago, my mind bursting with memories from my past, many of which feel like seeing the biography of another man’s life merely because it’s…
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“We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.…
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Do you have the heart of a hero? Do you have the spirit of a superhero? My favorite superhero stories are the ones in which the protagonist has no supernatural ability, no bizarre biologic mutation.…
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It is easy to say we trust God. It’s a basic Christian statement and one we believe in theory. But when faced with day to day living it can be hard to live in practicality.…
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