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The Mouth of a Godly Man: Seven Lessons for What We Say

The Mouth of a Godly Man

Seven Lessons for What We Say

Apr 11, 2021
If you want to know the heart of a man, pay attention over time to what he says — and doesn’t say. Our words will reveal who we are.
Marshall Segal
Apr 11, 2021
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Do Not Despise the Day of Small Things

Do Not Despise the Day of Small Things

Apr 10, 2021
Christians worship a big God with a big mission. Yet for all of his bigness, our God has a remarkable love for the small.
Scott Hubbard
Apr 10, 2021
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Whose Commandments Are These? The Ten Words and the New Covenant

Whose Commandments Are These?

The Ten Words and the New Covenant

Apr 9, 2021
In Christ, we are no longer under the old covenant but now under the new. Does that make the Ten Commandments irrelevant for us?
Thomas Schreiner
Apr 9, 2021
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Direct Your Heart

Direct Your Heart

Apr 8, 2021
When so many voices are saying, “Follow your heart,” Christians know better than to trust all of our impulses and desires.
Jon Bloom
Apr 8, 2021
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A Daring and Beautiful Duel over Death

A Daring and Beautiful Duel over Death

Apr 7, 2021
What should we see when we look at a skull? In Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ and George Herbert’s “Death,” two of the greatest English poets duel over the grave.
Gerrit Scott Dawson
Apr 7, 2021
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Blessing Can Become a Curse: The Spiritual Perils of Earthly Success

Blessing Can Become a Curse

The Spiritual Perils of Earthly Success

Apr 6, 2021
For all the good that success can bring, it often brings many spiritual dangers. Suffering ruins many, but blessing may destroy even more.
Marshall Segal
Apr 6, 2021
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The Heart of God’s Law: Tracing the Ten Commandments to Jesus

The Heart of God’s Law

Tracing the Ten Commandments to Jesus

Apr 5, 2021
Jesus knew and embraced the Ten Commandments. So, why didn’t he mention any of them when he explained the two greatest commandments?
Chris Bruno
Apr 5, 2021
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He Must Be Preeminent: Christ’s Supremacy on Easter Sunday
He Must Be Preeminent: Christ’s Supremacy on Easter Sunday

He Must Be Preeminent

Christ’s Supremacy on Easter Sunday

Apr 4, 2021
On Easter morning, his heart began to beat again, and it will never stop. Come taste and see the supremacy of Jesus.
Scott Hubbard
Apr 4, 2021

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Pondering the Implications of the 2020 Election

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A Guide to Christian Fasting

Fasting for Beginners

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When the Not-Yet Married Meet

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Dating to Display Jesus

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The great prize in dating is not Christ-centered intimacy, but Christ-centered clarity. And seven other principles for Christian dating.
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So-Called Same-Sex Marriage: Lamenting the New Calamity

So-Called Same-Sex Marriage

Lamenting the New Calamity

Jun 26, 2015
On June 26, 2015, the US Supreme Court ruled that states cannot ban same-sex marriage. But God would have us weep for our sins, not institutionalize them.
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Parents, Require Obedience of Your Children

Parents, Require Obedience of Your Children

Oct 29, 2013
The laziness of Christian parents perplexes me. I hope these nine observations will help rescue some from the folly of laissez-faire parenting.
John Piper
Oct 29, 2013