If you want to make an evangelical nervous, mention the concept of good works. But speaking of good works should feel life-giving. Protestant Christians rightly recognize that God’s people are saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, but that faith — as
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We are on a quest for identity. Marketers who prey on the weak know this, and they sell us their products and services through this idea: you are not at your best yet; buy my product, and you will be. At least until we convince you that
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If you want to know how to start to read the Bible, the best advice is this: just start. Open your Bible and start reading. Often, it is better to start reading your Bible and eventually tweak your system than it is to perfect a
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The supreme septet I’m writing about is not the seven-volume series of Narnia Chronicles, but rather seven titles by C.S. Lewis that I supremely admire. Seven is the number of perfection, and a “supreme septet” makes a welcome change, I trust, from yet another trundle
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While driving in our SUV on a Saturday morning, my wife asked, “How’s your sermon coming along?” I was set to preach the next Lord’s Day. “It’s about 95% done,” I said, although I spent a better part of 10 hours or so working on
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