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J.A. Medders

J.A. Medders serves on staff at Risen Church and the Risen Collective in Houston, TX. He’s a PhD student in biblical spirituality at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also hosts The Acts 29 Podcast. Jeff is also the author of Humble Calvinism and Gospel Formed. You can follow his writing at spiritualtheology.net.

The World Is God’s Classroom

The World Is God’s Classroom

God loves theology, and his world is a free seminary course for every saint under the sun.

Bourne Again

Our Relentless Search for Identity

Most of our problems in the Christian life are rooted in our forgetting who we are in Christ. Here are six words from God about our new identity.

One Question to Unlock Your Evangelism

One Question to Unlock Your Evangelism

We know we should be sharing the gospel more, but many of us have no idea how to take the next step.

Don’t Let Success in Ministry Ruin Your Joy

Don’t Let Success in Ministry Ruin Your Joy

Fruitfulness in ministry is a genuine cause for joy, and a subtle threat. Jesus wants us to find deeper joy in our identity in him than our activity for him.

You Cannot Handle Your Pain

You Cannot Handle Your Pain

Looking for God in Lament

Christian lament is not just a way to get something off your chest. It is a way to get our hearts and eyes focused on the Lord.

Seven Promises to Pray Against Porn

Seven Promises to Pray Against Porn

The fight against porn isn’t mainly a fight to say “No” to sexual sin. It’s mainly a fight to say “Yes” to the superior promises Christ offers in the gospel.

Jesus Calling: How Well Are You Listening?

Jesus Calling

How Well Are You Listening?

Jesus is calling you today beyond a devotional, beyond a sermon, even beyond the Bible itself, to himself.

Theology Is Not a Hobby

Theology Is Not a Hobby

As you grow in theology, don’t fall into the subtle trap of loving sentences more than the God they make known.

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