“I did it all. I argued with him. I tried to get him to read books. I shared podcasts with him. I went alone to workshops to learn how to better connect with him. But it seemed like the more I pried, prodded and pushed him to return to the faith, the more he locked…
Read MoreA friend I admired for years recently went through a relocation that didn’t turn out well for his marriage. He moved to take a higher paying job. With more money and an unwillingness to immediately find a church family and connections with other men, his marriage imploded. When I heard the story, It reminded me…
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The Jordan River is not too intimidating most of the year, but is truly awesome when it floods. It was one thing for a few spies from the Hebrew camp to get across to Jericho at the beginning of the events described in the book of Joshua. It would have been quite another to bring…
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Over the course of the past year, we’ve seen a vitriolic onslaught against the truth of God’s Word. Perhaps you’ve heard it on TV, blogs or even across the fence. As a Christ follower, I’m with Peter. He wrote in 2 Peter 1:21 “No prophecy ever came by the will of man; instead, men spoke…
Read MorePeter reminded his readers that Jesus’ return would happen like a theft. Both Matthew and Luke record Jesus’ using the same image of a thief to describe His return (Matt. 24:43-44; Luke 12:39). Anyone who has been robbed can relate to this image. We would have done some things differently had we only known: placing…
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