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October 22, 2020
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Have you ever been truly angry? Have you ever felt bad about getting angry, and if so, why? My guess is your remorse has more to do with how you expressed your …
Read MoreOctober 15, 2020
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Have you ever wondered what “repentance” means? I’d guess many of us conflate repentance and remorse. I certainly have. I’ve often thought of repentance, like much of the Christian life, as a …
Read MoreOctober 8, 2020
Thursday, October 8, 2020
“Speaking the truth in love” was a common phrase I heard growing up. I didn’t understand it, and I usually heard it before someone said something that would hurt. “I say this …
Read MoreOctober 1, 2020
Thursday, October 1, 2020
In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own …
Read MoreSeptember 24, 2020
Thursday, September 24, 2020
I recently had a wonderful conversation with one of our members. While discussing our current socio-political climate, I thought about the difficulty of unity. True unity is hard because it requires something …
Read MoreSeptember 17, 2020
Thursday, September 17, 2020
One piece of uniquely American conventional wisdom is, “hard work is the key to success”. By and large, whatever political ideology or social beliefs you subscribe to, if you’re American, you likely …
Read MoreSeptember 3, 2020
Thursday, September 3, 2020
I have always loved this passage. In recent years, it has been a go-to for my wife, particularly verse 6. This whole block of Scripture is so familiar to so many of …
Read MoreAugust 27, 2020
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Today, I’m writing this devotional, well into this new semester, and I’ll say what we are all thinking. This is one of the craziest starts to a school year I’ve ever experienced. …
Read MoreAugust 20, 2020
Thursday, August 20, 2020
This coming weekend, we bring our preaching series on “Seeking the Heart of Wisdom” to a close. We’ve been on a corporate pursuit and prayerfully individual pursuits of wisdom. But what is …
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