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10 mins read|01/20/16There are so many reasons why the Good News is such good news; but, for me, one near the top of the list is the relief of being able to tell the truth. It is so refreshing to be given permission to ‘call a spade a spade.
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10 mins read|11/25/15To be justified means to be declared righteous in the forgiveness that is ours in the crucified Christ. It is a done deal, and by faith we have it all.
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9 mins read|10/27/15If there was a proclamation of grace, it was an afterthought, given in the sense of “just in case anyone needs this.”
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12 mins read|10/14/15A while back, I drove past my neighbor's house and right there in the street with the rest of the garbage were several golden trophies nearly half my height and still looking quite shiny and new.
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8 mins read|10/13/15Here’s what lurks beneath this seemingly righteous behavior: they wanted to make a name for themselves, these tower-builders.
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10 mins read|09/30/15Just how should we think about our good works in the Christian life of faith as we live that life before others... and before God?
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11 mins read|09/24/15Good people like fist-pounding on the pulpit about the bad things that bad people do in this bad world of ours. It makes them feel better about themselves.
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15 mins read|03/26/15On Sunday mornings, when I confess my sins, I say that “I am heartily sorry for them and sincerely repent of them.” But those adverbs are like two accusing fingers pointed at my less-than-heartily-sorry, less-than-sincerely-repentant heart.
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31 mins read|02/10/14Sinner: I see. I see for the first time. It’s clear to me. You died for me and for my sin. You took my verdict. God: I did.
