God designed Christian community to function and grow in the soil of His word, with ongoing application of the water and fertilizer of his word. Dietrich Bonhoeffer explains more in his 1939 classic, Life Together.
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Throughout church history the Advent season has served a dual purpose. It not only leads us to reflect on Christ’s first coming, but it also cultivates our longing for Christ’s second coming.
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Our fleeting years urge us to number our days wisely, anchoring our lives in what truly forms the soul. This post explores how reordering our daily influences—starting with Scripture and the Church—can reshape us for wisdom in an age of distraction.
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In the 9Marks: Building Healthy Churches series, there’s one volume entitled The Gospel. You might think, “Really, don’t churches already understand the gospel?” But this tiny book powerfully suggests that the gospel needs to not only define our message, but also define our church culture.
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In one sense, it’s impossible not to bring certain expectations, desires, or hopes with us to church. But sometimes, the things we wish for aren’t just preferences—they’re categorically good, and clearly in line with God’s word. But even then, are they in line with God’s timing?
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Some people think it’s a sacred zone where they can come to scratch their itch for a sense of mystery, or to throw up desperate wish-prayers for an improved life. Others think it’s a social networking organization that we join to provide belonging and activities for the whole family. Still others think it’s a center from which charitable goods and services can be distributed into the community. But what does Scripture say? What is the church supposed to be?
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“If you think about it, Jesus came in peace to bring about conflict. And when He comes back, it will be in warfare to bring about peace!” I thought he summarized that irony quite well, and so I wanted to further unpack for you what it means, and also what it means for your life.
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Have you seen The Chosen, a dramatized TV series about the Gospel accounts?
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This past Sunday we thought about a seeming contradiction at the center of who God is – loving and abundant in mercy, yet relentless in justice and fierce in fury.
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This past Sunday we took a deep dive into learning about the Aaronic priesthood. And that’s just one sample of how throughout whole Bible – but especially within the Old
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