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Who Is Paul’s Joy — Christ or the Church?

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Who Is Paul’s Joy — Christ or the Church?

1 Thessalonians 2:17–20, Part 2

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When Death Does Us Part: Last Words of a Long Lost Love

When Death Does Us Part

Last Words of a Long Lost Love

When a long and happy marriage finally ends, nothing in this world can quite remove the wound a living spouse carries. But something beyond this world can.

Our Gentle and Terrifying God: How Justice Holds Out Mercy

Our Gentle and Terrifying God: How Justice Holds Out Mercy

Our Gentle and Terrifying God

How Justice Holds Out Mercy

We will not feel the full weight of God’s mercy toward us if we downplay or ignore the fury of his justice.

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Who Will Judge the World?

Who Will Judge the World?

Who Will Judge the World?

Scripture speaks of the Father judging the world, the Son judging the world, and sometimes even the word of Christ judging the world. So, in the end, who will judge?

Martyr or Madman? The Unnerving Faith of Ignatius

Martyr or Madman? The Unnerving Faith of Ignatius

Martyr or Madman?

The Unnerving Faith of Ignatius

What person would not only submit to martyrdom, but would embrace it, relish it, and even eagerly long for it? Ignatius of Antioch.

That They May All Be One? Why Unity Is Still Worth Pursuing

That They May All Be One?

Why Unity Is Still Worth Pursuing

On the night he was betrayed, Jesus prayed “that they may all be one.” So what do we make of all the different denominations within Christianity today?

Transubstantiation: What Catholicism Teaches About the Supper

Transubstantiation: What Catholicism Teaches About the Supper

Transubstantiation

What Catholicism Teaches About the Supper

What are we eating in the Lord’s Supper? Is it bread and wine or the actual body and blood of Christ?

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Paul’s Extraordinary Affection for Believers: 1 Thessalonians 2:17–20, Part 1

Paul’s Extraordinary Affection for Believers

1 Thessalonians 2:17–20, Part 1

Can Christians love other Christians the way that Christ commands without liking them?

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How Are We Born Again?

How Are We Born Again?

The new birth is a sovereign work of the Spirit, but it is a work bound to the word. The Spirit of God works through the word of God to glorify the Son of God.

Pastoring Through Opposition: The Painful and Fruitful Ministry of Charles Simeon

Pastoring Through Opposition

The Painful and Fruitful Ministry of Charles Simeon

The opposition a pastor faces can feel overwhelming. So how can pastors persevere through challenges that have ended many other ministries?

The Lost Awe of Majesty: Why I Love an Overlooked Attribute

The Lost Awe of Majesty

Why I Love an Overlooked Attribute

Our God is not only great, but good. Not only big, but beautiful. Not only strong, but stunning. He is, in a word, majestic.

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