When you know how the story ends, it will change the way you eperience the story. And if someone else knows how the story ends and warns us ahead of…
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Sometimes it’s not our reality that needs to change, just our perspective. When you see things differently, it can change everything about you. For the Pharisee and the Samaritan, you…
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Jesus is constantly telling his disciples how much it will cost them to follow Him. He tells them it will cost them everything, even their lives. Yet there is one…
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What stops you from believing? Jesus calls out the Pharisees for their love of money and misuse of the law- two things meant to glorify God and point them to…
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“Well done, good and faithful servant.” -or- “Good enough, moderately devoted church-goer.” We all say we want the first one, but most of us would probably be content with the…
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By definition, things that are valuable will spur people on to pursue them. If it’s worth something, people will give up something else to acquire it. The challenge is determining…
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Jesus never failed to draw a crowd. His teaching and his miracles attracted people far and wide. Yet every time his popularity seems to grow, he makes statements that thin…
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When you have the right ticket, invitation, or all-access pass, you can find yourself in some places where you feel like you just don’t belong. As Jesus continues teaching on…
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Once Jesus had set his course toward Jerusalem, He had plenty of chances to quit. A death threat from a conniving, dangerous ruler would deter most people, but Jesus doesn’t…
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What happens when our expectations don’t follow along with God’s plans? Can we adjust to the truth that God is teaching us when we’ve always believed something else? This was…
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Our culture rewards hustle. Hard work is seen as an essential quality in the people we want leading us and working for us. Busyness is the default mode for most….
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There are countless ways that we feel the brokenness of this world. Personal and heartbreaking, widespread and tragic- sin will always bring suffering and pain with it. So what do…
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Not all hospitality is created equal. Sometimes it’s about finger sandwiches and impeccable taste. Biblical hospitality, however, calls us to something much greater. When practiced faithfully, it becomes a soul-shaping…
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The common paradigm for Christian living in this world is that we should “in, but not of” the world. Surely this is good advice; after all, Jesus used those very…
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Peter Pan was convinced that the worst thing that could happen to you is that you would grow up. Walt Disney said that the trouble with the world is that…
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Contentment or restlessness? Which one does God call us to? The answer seems simple. Paul even tells us the secret to contentment and exhorts us to embrace that along with…
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Throughout the Bible, we are called to many things that seem to contradict each other- two callings that seem to tell us to do things that are exactly opposite. Fasting…
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The Christian life is full of paradoxes. In following Jesus, we can find instructions that tell us to do things that seem to be in complete contradiction to one another….
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There’s nothing worse than being stuck in the middle. It can feel like all the important things are on either side of you while you’re stuck feeling like you’ve missed…
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Music is one of, if not THE, biggest parts of the Christmas season. It helps us to not just pass the time as we listen to music, but it helps…
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