Psalm 8 From the Mouth of Babes: Why do you care, O Lord?
By Steven Paulson
04/03/25
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Psalm 8 From the Mouth of Babes: Why do you care, O Lord?

The Psalm now is this: as Christ suffered and then was exalted, so we are also in him.
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Bradley Gray
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Fullness of Life in Christ

No matter how stringent one's "regulations" — "Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch" (Col. 2:21) — the sinful nature that resides in everyone's heart is untamable by self-effort alone.
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A Review of "The Lord’s Supper: A Guide to the Heavenly Feast"

Kleinig continually directs the reader's attention to Christ and his gifts.

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Our Rescue in the Darkness

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When Rumpelstiltskin Teaches Bible Class

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On Mount Moriah You Can See the Whole Bible

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Your Future Is Behind You

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When the Pulpit Apes the World

The more law-centered a church becomes, the more it and the world become kissing cousins.
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What Is the Theology of the Cross?

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Sodom and Gomorrah and St. Louis

And there was heard, all round the world, the boom of a pounding hammer. And there resounded, all around the world, the cry of a righteous man who prayed for an unrighteous world.
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The Sermon Written on the Bottom of Your Pastor’s Feet

The soles of the holy feet of God traverse the soil of the holy land of promise.
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Does The Resurrection Even Make Sense?

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Tattoos With Mom

The lighting is fluorescent, the music is loud and heavy. There is a table in the corner with bottles of iodine, rubbing alcohol, and a biohazard container full of used needles.
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