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The Inescapable Christ
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Oct 02, 2022 |
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Wake-Up Call: Why Be a Coach When You Are Called to Be a Player?
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Oct 01, 2022 |
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Wake-Up Call: The Seductive Hell of a Predictable Situation
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Wake-Up Call: Why the Rest of the Gospel Is the Best of the Gospel
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Wake-Up Call: Why Sinning Is Not Inevitable
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Wake-Up Call: On the Difference between Knowledge and Knowing
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Wake-Up Call: This May Be the Most Important Question I Will Ever Ask You
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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The Crucified Reflected on the Wall
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Sep 25, 2022 |
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Wake-Up Call: Awakened People Trade in Transactional Religion for Transcendent Faith
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Sep 24, 2022 |
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Wake-Up Call: Growing Churches that Don’t Grow People
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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Wake-Up Call: On the Essential Practice of Preemptive Obedience
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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Wake-Up Call: The Real Prosperity Gospel
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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Wake-Up Call: The Respectability of Conventional Religion
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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Wake-Up Call: The Core Calling of Every Christian
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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One Related—Another Unrelated
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Sep 18, 2022 |
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A Holy Spirit Story: Ron
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Sep 17, 2022 |
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Remembering Elijah and The Way from Glory to Glory.
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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Why the Opposite of Glory is Shame
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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From Two-Faced to True-Faced
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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From Deflecting Glory to Reflecting and Refracting Glory
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Never Ever Ever Say This . . .
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Life and Life Abundantly
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Sep 11, 2022 |
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A Holy Spirit Story: Ronald
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Sep 10, 2022 |
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When God Whispers
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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What Are You Doing Here?
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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I Love Strawberry Shortcake More Than I Like Strawberries
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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God’s Will Is What Is Happening While We Are Making Other Plans . . .
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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The Substance and Source of Wholeheartedness
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Who Alone Has Immortality?
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Sep 04, 2022 |
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A Holy Spirit Story: Lisa—Finally Rooted and Established
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Sep 03, 2022 |
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On the Cure for Exhaustion
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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Elijah Needed a Band
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Between a Broom Bush and a Burning Bush
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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Elijah and the Problem with the Democrats and the Republicans
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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The Way of Awakening Movements
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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The Center Is Self, the Margin Is Disorder
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Aug 28, 2022 |
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A Holy Spirit Story: On Broken Relationships and Healing Forgiveness
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Aug 27, 2022 |
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The Challenging Way of Obadiah
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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In God We Trust?
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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After a Long Time . . .
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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Strategic Obscurity and the Glory of God
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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Another Mournful Monday in Zarephath
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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In and Out of Christ—Two Worlds
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Aug 21, 2022 |
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A Holy Spirit Story: Aunt Allison & Her Niece, Linda
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Aug 20, 2022 |
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Surprise: Life is Difficult
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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This Is Not a Story about Rain
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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The Long Hump of Wednesday in Zarephath
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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It’s Tuesday in Zarephath
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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Mondays and the Will of God
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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That Which Has Been Made Was Life in Him
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Aug 14, 2022 |
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A Holy Spirit Story: Edna
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Aug 13, 2022 |
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Finding the Way in the Ravines of Life
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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The Training Camp of Tishbe
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Tishbe: The Nowhere That Is Somewhere
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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On the Lesser Glory and the Greater Glory
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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And Then This Happens . . .
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Graven on His Hands?
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Aug 07, 2022 |
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A Glory Story: Ge-Anne. When It All Finally Became Real
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Aug 06, 2022 |
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Why Orthodoxy May Matter Most
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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Serendipity
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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On the Meaning of Glory
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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More on Reformation vs. Transformation
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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On Weight Loss Programs, Reformation, and Transformation
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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The Face Emerging from the Facts
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Jul 31, 2022 |
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A Holy Spirit Story: The Holy Spirit and the Waters of Baptism
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Jul 30, 2022 |
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The Secret Is Simply This. . .
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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Stay Off the Rope
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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The Broken Idea of Believing and Behaving and a Better Idea
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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The Realization of Actuation
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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From A Library of Books to a Laboratory of Word and Spirit
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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The Demands of Human Nature and the Christian Offer
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Jul 24, 2022 |
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Holy Spirit Story: Janet
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Jul 23, 2022 |
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Somewhere Between Pigs and Pearls
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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The Only Problem with the Bible
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Unscheduled Stop
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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Goodbye Tourist, Hello Pilgrim
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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The Agenda of the Holy Spirit in One Word
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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The Christian Way Is the Way
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Jul 17, 2022 |
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A Holy Spirit Story: From Suicidal Despair to Rising Joy
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Jul 16, 2022 |
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The Marshes of Travail
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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A Sidebar on the Sandbar: New Testament Fishing
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Do You See This?
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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Breaking Free from our Temple Complex
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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Rivers
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Is Christ the Author of Creation?
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Jul 10, 2022 |
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A Holy Spirit Story: Edi and Louisa
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Jul 09, 2022 |
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Encountering Jesus
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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Is Anyone Thirsty?
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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I Speak Jesus
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Just Jesus
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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The Acts of Jesus
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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Is Christ Cosmic?
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Jul 03, 2022 |
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Up, Girl! A Holy Spirit Story
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Jul 02, 2022 |
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The Problem with Spiritual Practices
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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The Discipleship of Memory and the Apostolic Imagination
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Get Up Out of That Grave!
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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Welcome to Bethany
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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Learning to Pray in a Straight Line
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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The Mystery of Our Religion: He
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Jun 26, 2022 |
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Dirty Kroger: A Holy Spirit Story
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Jun 25, 2022 |
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From Excuses and Excesses to Exercising Holy Spirit Faith
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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On Collapsing the Triangle of Prayer?
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Hello, My Name Is Burden
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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The Problem with Karma
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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The Set-up at the Gate Called Beautiful
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Who Is This Christ?
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Jun 19, 2022 |
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Linda: A Holy Spirit Story in the Making?
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Jun 18, 2022 |
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At the Scene of a Wicked Problem
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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A Vision for the Day of Pentecost
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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The Gospel of Diversity or the Gospel of Jesus?
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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The Two Questions of the Day of Pentecost
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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Interpolation
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Don’t Pray for Wind. Set the Sails.
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Jun 12, 2022 |
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The Mind-Blowing Implications of the Day of Pentecost
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Jun 11, 2022 |
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Team Player or Solo Performer?
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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Yes, It’s Still Day One
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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Still Day One
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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The Day After the Day of Pentecost
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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The Greeting of Pentecost
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Holy Spirit Story #3
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Jun 05, 2022 |
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Holy Spirit Story #2
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Jun 04, 2022 |
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Holy Spirit Story #1
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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Closing out Colossians and The Domino Effect
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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Are You Ready for a Holy Spirit Summer
|
Jun 01, 2022 |
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The Highlight Reel
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May 31, 2022 |
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Why It’s Time for You to Enter the Ministry
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May 30, 2022 |
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Why Letters Matter
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May 29, 2022 |
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The Mixed Bag of Our Lives and Our Churches
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May 28, 2022 |
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Why We Must Band Together or Fall Apart
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May 27, 2022 |
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On Volunteering for Prison
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May 26, 2022 |
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The Difference between Gospel Acclaim and Being Famous for the Gospel
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May 25, 2022 |
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The Everyday Ministry of Passing the Salt
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May 24, 2022 |
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Why I Sometimes Want to Cuss for the Glory of God—but I Don’t!
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May 23, 2022 |
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From Playing Dominoes to the Domino Effect
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May 22, 2022 |
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Should Slaves Obey Their Masters?
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May 21, 2022 |
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What Parents Must Understand about Parenting
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May 20, 2022 |
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Why Women Won’t Submit to Men and Vice-Versa
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May 19, 2022 |
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On Method Acting and the Call of Discipleship
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May 18, 2022 |
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Why the Songs May Matter More than the Sermon
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May 17, 2022 |
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What on Earth Is the Peace of Christ?
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May 16, 2022 |
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The Problem with Good Morals
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May 15, 2022 |
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Why We Need to Practice Our Faith in Full Pads
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May 14, 2022 |
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Gentile Lives Matter but Not Why We Think
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May 13, 2022 |
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Breaking Free from the Slavery of Your Old Self
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May 12, 2022 |
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Why Anger Management Will Never Get It Done
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May 11, 2022 |
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The Difference between a Death Sentence and the Death Penalty
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May 10, 2022 |
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How You Can Go to Your Own Funeral
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May 09, 2022 |
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How to Move from Morning Devotions to Movemental Devotion
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May 08, 2022 |
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Are You a Rule Follower or a Rule Breaker?
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May 07, 2022 |
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Beware of Super Spiritual People and Communities
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May 06, 2022 |
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Why We Trade in the Movement for the Motions
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May 05, 2022 |
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On the Difference between Sin, Sins, and Credit Card Debt
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May 04, 2022 |
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On the Difference between Difficult and Impossible
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May 03, 2022 |
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The Change That Could Change Everything for Us
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May 02, 2022 |
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When Philosophy Hates Wisdom
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May 01, 2022 |
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How the Way Is Made by Walking (on Water)
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Apr 30, 2022 |
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A Warning about My Fine-Sounding Arguments
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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Christ in Y’all versus Christ in You
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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Fully Mature?
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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The Two Words That Changed Everything
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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The Problem with St. Francis’s Most Famous Quote That He Never Really Said
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Can Jesus Be My Savior and Not Be My Lord?
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Apr 24, 2022 |
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Is God Really a Human Being?
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Apr 23, 2022 |
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Did You Know You Are a Worship Leader?
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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That Time I Had to Be Rescued
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Why I Can’t Be a Professional Anymore
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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On the Difference between Knowledge and Knowing
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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Are You In the Picture or Are You the Frame?
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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The First Easter Sermon On Record
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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Holy Saturday and the Great Prison Break
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Apr 16, 2022 |
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Swing Thought #3: Stand Firm
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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Swing Thought #2: Displacing Anxiety
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Swing Thought #1: Humble Yourself
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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I Would Like to Welcome Me to the Elder Class
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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Let Judgment Begin with Me
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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On False Teaching and Failed Tropes
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Apr 10, 2022 |
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The Problem with Meddlers
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Apr 09, 2022 |
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Do We Belong to Jesus? Or Do We Really Belong to the World, in Jesus’ Name?
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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Loving Beyond Our Exhausted Strength and into the Capacities of God
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Genesthe Theias Koinonoi Physeos
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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How Love Covers Sin
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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Toward a Doctrine of Love
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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We Don’t Need a Moment of Silence; We Need Hours of Prayer
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Apr 03, 2022 |
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The Singular Priority of Everything
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Apr 02, 2022 |
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What Is Prayer?
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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Don’t Forget Your Lamp. And Bring Extra Oil.
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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How to Be Intoxicated and Sober at the Same Time
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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Eschatological Boom Sauce!
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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The End of All Things Is Near
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Judgment Is Real
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Mar 27, 2022 |
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The Rest of Your Earthly Life
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Mar 26, 2022 |
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The Holy Saturday Liturgy of the Harrowing of Hell
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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Christ’s Descent to the Dead
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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The Day Jesus Went to Hell
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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The Truth About Doctrine
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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That Time Jesus Rode with Me in the Farm Truck
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Where Exactly Is Jesus?
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Mar 20, 2022 |
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What Did the First Christians Care the Most About?
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Mar 19, 2022 |
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The Most Important Doctrine of the New Testament (If Not the Whole Bible)
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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Why the Best Defense Is a Good Offense
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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The $64,000 Question of the Bible
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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Why Evil Is Not the Real Problem
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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Why Our Relationships Are the Mission
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Does the Church Exist for Me Or Do I Exist for the Church?
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Mar 13, 2022 |
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The Problem with Equality
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Mar 12, 2022 |
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Peter, We Need a Short Break
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Why Am I Not Being Persecuted?
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Five Little Words Say It All
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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On the Difference Between Submission and Obedience
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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On Letting Scripture Answer Scripture
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Why I Should Have Worn a Mask
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Mar 06, 2022 |
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Then I Woke Up
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Mar 05, 2022 |
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Such Good Lives. . .
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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The Way Jesus Transforms People: From Outside-In to Inside-Out
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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The Cure for Spiritual ADD
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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Have You Received Mercy?
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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Reorienting our Vision of Prayer—From Religious Activism to Transcendent Activity
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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The Church in a Time of War
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Feb 27, 2022 |
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The Church Jesus Is Building: God’s Special Possession
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Feb 26, 2022 |
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The Church Jesus Is Building: A Holy Nation
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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The Church Jesus Is Building: Further Thoughts on the Royal Priesthood
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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The Church Jesus Is Building: A Royal Priesthood
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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The Church Jesus Is Building: A Chosen People
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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Longing for the Real Church
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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I Don’t Build My Life, I Surrender It
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Feb 20, 2022 |
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Did the Church Leave the Building?
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Feb 19, 2022 |
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From Replacement to Displacement
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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Happy Birthday Daily Text
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Heaven on This Side of Heaven
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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Why Obedience Is Not What We Think It Is
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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On the Self-Deceived Nature of Self-Deception
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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The Real Meaning of Holiness
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Feb 13, 2022 |
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Concerning This Salvation
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Feb 12, 2022 |
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Why We Don’t Really Experience the Inexpressible and Glorious Joy of Our Salvation
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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There Is Another in the Fire
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Anybody Remember Black and White Television?
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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The Difference Between Controlling the Future and Predicting It
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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The Fisherman-Theologian
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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On the Difference Between Being Smart and Brilliant
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Feb 06, 2022 |
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Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, and Jonesboro, Peoria, Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Dumas, Clovis, Sidney, Jos, Texarkana, Rogers, Cookeville, Paint Lick, Selma, and Your Town Here
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Feb 05, 2022 |
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Scattered
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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Exiles
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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Who Exactly Are God’s Elect?
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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From Fisherman to Apostle
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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When the Word of God Asks Us a Question (Question 3 of 3)
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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When the Word of God Asks Us a Question (Question 2 of 3)
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Jan 30, 2022 |
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When the Word of God Asks us a Question (Question 1 of 3)
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Jan 29, 2022 |
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How I Got My House Back
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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Calling for a Verdict
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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Trading Our Assumptions for God’s Assurances
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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Formed by the Word, Filled by the Spirit
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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The Wonderful Way of Immersion in the Word of God
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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Learning Scripture Like Language
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Jan 23, 2022 |
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Turn on Your Lights!
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Jan 22, 2022 |
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17:17 My New Double Domino
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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How God’s Word Designs the World it Declares
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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Keeping Our Eye on the Ball of the Word of God
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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Anchor Buddies
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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Learning to Anchor in the Word of God
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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Enlarging Our Vision of the Word of God
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Jan 16, 2022 |
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The Simple and Comprehensive Invitation of the Word of God
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Jan 15, 2022 |
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The Word Is Not Magic, but It Is Miraculous
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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On the Source and Other Sources
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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Shower Words
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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God’s Way: Perfect. God’s Word: Flawless.
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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Morning, Coffee, and the Word of God
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Carpool Catechesis
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Jan 09, 2022 |
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Moving from the Extraction Approach to the Immersion Approach
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Jan 08, 2022 |
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My Text for 2022 (Part I)
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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What Is Your First Word Every Day? How About Your Last Word?
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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Have You Found God’s “Word” for the Year?
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Do You Read Me?
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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When E. F. Hutton Talks . . .
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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The Greatest Sermon Ever Preached
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Jan 02, 2022 |
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The Grass Withers and the Flower Fades, but the Word of the Lord Endures Forever
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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When Heaven Meets Earth: Visions and Dreams
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Dec 31, 2021 |
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When Heaven Meets Earth: Extraordinary Obedience
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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When Heaven Meets Earth: Ready & Willing
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Dec 29, 2021 |
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When Heaven Meets Earth: Students & Seekers
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Dec 28, 2021 |
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When Heaven Meets Earth: Prophets & Preachers
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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When Heaven Meets Earth: Daily Devotion
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Dec 26, 2021 |
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Christmas Day: Jesus Is the Root of David and the Bright Morning Star
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Dec 25, 2021 |
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Christmas Eve: Jesus Is Advent’s Great High Priest
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Dec 24, 2021 |
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Jesus Is the Theme of Mary’s Song
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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Jesus Is Lord of the Absolutely Terrified
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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Jesus Is Raised by the Faithful
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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Jesus Prepares the Way for Us
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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Jesus Involves Family in the Advent Project
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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Jesus Enters the World through the Small
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Dec 18, 2021 |
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Jesus Is Immanuel, God with Us
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Jesus Is the Leader Given to Us
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Jesus Is King of the Human Heart
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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Jesus Stays with You
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Jesus Is a Friend of Sinners
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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Jesus Is the Light of the World
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Dec 12, 2021 |
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Jesus Is the Word Made Flesh
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Dec 11, 2021 |
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Jesus Is the Lamb of God
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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Jesus Brings Good from Evil
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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Jesus Is Lord of the Wrestling Heart
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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Jesus Is the Provision on the Mountain
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Jesus And His Family . . . Laugh
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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Jesus Knows Your True Name
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Dec 05, 2021 |
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Jesus Renews Broken Worlds through Obedience
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Dec 04, 2021 |
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Jesus Locates Us Before the Father
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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Jesus Sets the Vision of New Creation in Motion
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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Jesus Rises from the Root of Jesse
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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It’s Today Again
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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Jesus Is Changing My Life
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Why the Glass Is Not Half Empty, Nor Half Full—There Is No Glass
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Nov 28, 2021 |
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Approaching Ascent #19
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Nov 27, 2021 |
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Hey! I Know the Will of God for You
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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Your Turn . . .
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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Joy Is the Bonfire of Our Brokenness
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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The Tiniest Most Powerful Pivot Word in the Bible
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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Descent #17 (Part II)
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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Descent #17
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Nov 21, 2021 |
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The Time Habakkuk and James Met Up at the Bottom of the World and Did a Fist Bump
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Nov 20, 2021 |
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Show Me the Hoop-om-on-ay’
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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On Letting Perseverance Finish Its Work
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger?
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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This Is a Test
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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Jesus Sonders.
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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Pressing Past the Motions into the Meeting with God
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Nov 14, 2021 |
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Presencing the Person of Jesus
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Nov 13, 2021 |
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How to Pass the Test While Failing the Course
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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The Word of God and the Comedy of Errors
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Growling in the Word of God
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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On Mouthing the Word of God
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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Stop Working for Jesus
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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His Name Is My Name Too
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Nov 07, 2021 |
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New Jersey
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Nov 06, 2021 |
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From A-Shakening to Awakening
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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Why We Must Become Encouragers
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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Why We Must Stop Trying to Take the Hill
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Broken Heart to Hardened Heart, to Broken Heart to Healed Heart
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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Why Discouragement Means Death
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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On Faithfulness, Failure, Forgiveness, and the Fallout
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Oct 31, 2021 |
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There’s Something About Daily Text Readers
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Oct 30, 2021 |
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The Love of God and the Love of Moses
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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For His Namesake
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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Why to Love God Means to Fear God
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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How Encouragers Win Even When They Lose
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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Encouragement Is Not the Cure for Discouragement, but the Immunization
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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The Problem with Grasshoppers and Giants
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Oct 24, 2021 |
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On the Essential Practice of Preemptive Obedience
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Oct 23, 2021 |
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Exploring the Unpredictable Life of the Promises of God
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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The Seductive Hell of a Predictable Situation
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Has Anybody Got a Trumpet?
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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How the Gift of Assurance Works
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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This Is a Story About God
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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The Battle for Our Whole Hearts
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Oct 17, 2021 |
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Thoughts on Fleecing God
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Oct 16, 2021 |
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How to Know If You Are Doing Something Right
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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Aspiring to Tolerance and Inclusivity or Full of Grace and Truth?
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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The Story of Two Altars
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Revolution Begins with Reform at the Home Office
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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Change of Life Begins with Change of Heart
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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Unlearning Strengths. Embracing Weaknesses.
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Oct 10, 2021 |
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From the Back Row of the Balcony to the Front at the Altar
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Oct 09, 2021 |
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Why It Will Take Courage To Become an Encourager
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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The Movement from Timidity to Temerity
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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The Journey from Me to We and Why it Matters
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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On the Difference Between Believing in God and Believing God
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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The Most Dangerous Place on Earth
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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Getting Beyond our Bumper Sticker Theology
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Oct 03, 2021 |
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Encourage One Another Daily, as Long as It Is Called Today
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Oct 02, 2021 |
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Profound Love for Others (Devoted Part 5)
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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Layers of Love (Devoted Part 4)
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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From Position to Posture (Devoted Part 3)
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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As Iron Sharpens Iron (Devoted Part 2)
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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The Royal Way (Devoted Part 1)
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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Let It Be (Delighted Part 5)
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Sep 26, 2021 |
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The Yoke of Freedom (Delighted Part 4)
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Sep 25, 2021 |
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The Prophet of Desperation and Delight (Delighted Part 3)
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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The Only Way to Love (Delighted Part 2)
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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God Goes First (Delighted Part 1)
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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The Only Way Forward (Dependence Part 5)
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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A Pattern of Dependence (Dependence Part 4)
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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The Pioneer (Dependence Part 3)
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Sep 19, 2021 |
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From Defiant Boldness to Confessed Dependence (Dependence Part 2)
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Sep 18, 2021 |
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Rooted and Established (Dependence Part 1)
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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From Deeper to Dependence (Deeper Part 5)
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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The Absurd Surprise of It All (Deeper Part 4)
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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Deep Calls to Deep (Deeper Part 3)
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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The Direction of Deeper Is Down (Deeper Part 2)
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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What Is Your One Thing? (Deeper Part 1)
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Sep 12, 2021 |
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A Move of the Soul (Dissatisfied Part 5)
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Sep 11, 2021 |
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One Central Hope (Dissatisfied Part 4)
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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The Confession and the Cross (Dissatisfied Part 3)
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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The Invitation of Holy Discontent (Dissatisfied Part 2)
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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A Mirage in the Desert (Dissatisfied Part 1)
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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Ripple 5: Devoted
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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Ripple 4: Delighted
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Sep 05, 2021 |
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Ripple 3: Dependence
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Sep 04, 2021 |
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Ripple 2: Deeper
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Sep 03, 2021 |
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Ripple 1: Dissatisfied
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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Kingdom Tide: Unleashing the Ripple Effect of Awakening
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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The Wake Up Call
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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Where’s the Beef?!
|
Aug 30, 2021 |
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The Problem with Protein Shakes
|
Aug 29, 2021 |
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Milk? Meat? Or Protein Shake?
|
Aug 28, 2021 |
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The Astonishing Revelation We Read Right Over
|
Aug 27, 2021 |
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The $64,000 Question
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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The Big Assumption
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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Say More . . .
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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I Will Go Over and See This Strange Site
|
Aug 23, 2021 |
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The Main Thing
|
Aug 22, 2021 |
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The Second Half of the Gospel: Delight in God and Devotion to Others
|
Aug 21, 2021 |
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The Second Half of the Gospel: Dependence—the Turning Point of Transformation
|
Aug 20, 2021 |
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The Second Half of the Gospel: Everybody Wants to Go Deeper, Nobody Wants to Descend
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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The Second Half of the Gospel: The Curse of Quiet Desperation
|
Aug 18, 2021 |
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The Second Half of the Gospel: It Begins with Holy Discontent
|
Aug 17, 2021 |
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The Subtle Shift from Faith in The Faith to Faith in Our Faith
|
Aug 16, 2021 |
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From a Devotional Life to Life Itself
|
Aug 15, 2021 |
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Why There is No Imitation without Impartation
|
Aug 14, 2021 |
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This Is an Every-Single-Day Thing
|
Aug 13, 2021 |
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This Just In! We Interrupt This Series for a Word from Our Sponsor
|
Aug 12, 2021 |
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Waking Up to the Ultimate Reality
|
Aug 11, 2021 |
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The Reckoning for Today, and Tomorrow, and the Next Day
|
Aug 10, 2021 |
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The Second Half of the Gospel: The Ten Transformational Stops
|
Aug 09, 2021 |
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Gravity
|
Aug 08, 2021 |
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There Are Only Two Laws
|
Aug 07, 2021 |
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The Critical Difference Between the Symptoms and the Sickness
|
Aug 06, 2021 |
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The Big Story
|
Aug 05, 2021 |
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The Mind-Blowing Implications of the First Half of the Gospel
|
Aug 04, 2021 |
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Are You Finally Ready to Receive?
|
Aug 03, 2021 |
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The Doorway into the Second Half of the Gospel
|
Aug 02, 2021 |
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Welcome to the Second Half of the Gospel Challenge
|
Aug 01, 2021 |
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A Brief History of the Holy Spirit in the Scriptures
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Jul 31, 2021 |
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The Holy Spirit Helps Us in Our Weakness
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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The Holy Spirit Fills the Temple of the Church
|
Jul 29, 2021 |
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Living in the Righteousness, Peace, and Joy of the Holy Spirit
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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The Holy Spirit Leads Us into Awakening Worship
|
Jul 27, 2021 |
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The Sword of the Spirit Is the Word of God
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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The Holy Spirit Is Inviting You to Partner in the Healing of the World
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Jul 25, 2021 |
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The Holy Spirit Is Our Inner Energy Source
|
Jul 24, 2021 |
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The Holy Spirit Opens Us to the Father’s Love
|
Jul 23, 2021 |
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The Holy Spirit Gives Us Divine Perspective
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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The Holy Spirit Helps Us Wait
|
Jul 21, 2021 |
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The Holy Spirit Is a Guarantee That New Creation Is on the Way
|
Jul 20, 2021 |
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The Holy Spirit Speaks to Us Through the Body of Christ
|
Jul 19, 2021 |
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The Holy Spirit Speaks to Us Through the Gift of Wisdom (Part II)
|
Jul 18, 2021 |
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The Holy Spirit Speaks to Us Through the Gift of Wisdom (Part I)
|
Jul 17, 2021 |
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The Holy Spirit Speaks to Us Through Impressions and Intuitions
|
Jul 16, 2021 |
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The Holy Spirit Speaks to Us Through the Scriptures
|
Jul 15, 2021 |
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The Body Is Strengthened Through Spirit-Gifted Leaders
|
Jul 14, 2021 |
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The Spiritual Gifts Build Local Churches
|
Jul 13, 2021 |
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The Gifts of the Spirit Are Many and Abundant
|
Jul 12, 2021 |
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The Great Symphony of Spiritual Gifts
|
Jul 11, 2021 |
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Your Spiritual Gift Is Better than My Spiritual Gift?
|
Jul 10, 2021 |
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Why It Is Good to Be Informed About Spiritual Gifts
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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The Way of Love: The Foundation for Spiritual Gifts
|
Jul 08, 2021 |
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The Father Gives the Spirit, and We Do Our Part
|
Jul 07, 2021 |
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The Spirit of Resurrection Lives in You
|
Jul 06, 2021 |
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A Desert Can Lead to a Destiny
|
Jul 05, 2021 |
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The Spirit Quenches Our Deepest Thirst
|
Jul 04, 2021 |
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The Fruit of the Spirit Can Burst from Your Life
|
Jul 03, 2021 |
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The Holy Spirit Brings Freedom
|
Jul 02, 2021 |
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Walking by the Spirit Leads to Life
|
Jul 01, 2021 |
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The Holy Spirit Teaches Us What to Say
|
Jun 30, 2021 |
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The Holy Spirit Empowers Us with the Father’s Love
|
Jun 29, 2021 |
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The Holy Spirit is a Body Builder
|
Jun 28, 2021 |
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The Holy Spirit Reveals to Us the Deep Things of God
|
Jun 27, 2021 |
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The Holy Spirit Glorifies Jesus
|
Jun 26, 2021 |
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The Holy Spirit Guides Us into All Truth
|
Jun 25, 2021 |
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The Holy Spirit Reveals Jesus
|
Jun 24, 2021 |
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The Holy Spirit Is With You and in You
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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The Holy Spirit Gives New Birth
|
Jun 22, 2021 |
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The Holy Spirit Works Through a Beloved Person
|
Jun 21, 2021 |
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The Holy Spirit Gives Us What We Need for Obedience
|
Jun 20, 2021 |
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In the Beginning, Jesus Was There
|
Jun 19, 2021 |
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An Old Testament Mosaic of the Spirit’s Work
|
Jun 18, 2021 |
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The Spirit Behind the Good News
|
Jun 17, 2021 |
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The Spirit of the Lord Will Rest on Him
|
Jun 16, 2021 |
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The Outpoured Spirit of God
|
Jun 15, 2021 |
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A People Where Heaven and Earth Meet
|
Jun 14, 2021 |
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Homecoming Is the Spirit’s Goal
|
Jun 13, 2021 |
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The Spirit, Power, and Leadership
|
Jun 12, 2021 |
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The Spirit Orchestrates Your Such-a-Time-as-This Moments
|
Jun 11, 2021 |
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The Spirit Is at Work Through Your Skills
|
Jun 10, 2021 |
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The Right Words at the Right Time
|
Jun 09, 2021 |
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When a Burning Bush Speaks Your Name
|
Jun 08, 2021 |
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Praise Is Fitting When the Spirit Is Moving
|
Jun 07, 2021 |
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Lead Me, Good Spirit, to Become Like Jesus
|
Jun 06, 2021 |
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The Spirit is Here, There, and Everywhere
|
Jun 05, 2021 |
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Altars of Worship and the Mercies of God
|
Jun 04, 2021 |
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The Spirit Rushes to a Humble Heart
|
Jun 03, 2021 |
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The Spirit Helps Us Say “Here I Am”
|
Jun 02, 2021 |
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The Spirit Meets Us in Our Sleep
|
Jun 01, 2021 |
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The Holy Spirit Sustains All Things
|
May 31, 2021 |
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You Come from God, and God Loves You
|
May 30, 2021 |
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The Breath That Makes Beauty from Chaos
|
May 29, 2021 |
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The Holy Spirit Is an Artist
|
May 28, 2021 |
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Spiritual Gifts Are Given for a Reason
|
May 27, 2021 |
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Filled with the Fire of Love
|
May 26, 2021 |
|
Tornadoes Tend to Move Things Around
|
May 25, 2021 |
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Let’s Come Together for the Party!
|
May 24, 2021 |
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Receive the Holy Spirit
|
May 23, 2021 |
|
An Invitation to Awakening
|
May 22, 2021 |
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The Prayer of First Love
|
May 21, 2021 |
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The Assumptions of Grace
|
May 19, 2021 |
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The Day Paul Dropped the Mic
|
May 18, 2021 |
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Why Most Giving Falls Short of True Giving
|
May 17, 2021 |
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The Problem with the Ultimate Bumper Sticker Scripture
|
May 16, 2021 |
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The Sad Truth Behind So Many Rich People
|
May 15, 2021 |
|
The Great Differentiator
|
May 14, 2021 |
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The Problem with Stinking Thinking and What to Do About It
|
May 13, 2021 |
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What to Do in Times of Trouble (Part 2)
|
May 12, 2021 |
|
What to Do In Times of Trouble (Part 1)
|
May 11, 2021 |
|
Why Unity Without Like-Mindedness Is Not Unity
|
May 10, 2021 |
|
Dueling Citizenships
|
May 09, 2021 |
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The Difference between Supermodels and Saints
|
May 08, 2021 |
|
Growing Churches That Don’t Grow People
|
May 07, 2021 |
|
If Your Faith Were a Game, How Would You Play It?
|
May 06, 2021 |
|
The Meaninglessness of Resurrection Without Death
|
May 05, 2021 |
|
Have You Seen My Spiritual Merit Badge Collection?
|
May 04, 2021 |
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When Passing the Test Is a Big, Fat Fail
|
May 03, 2021 |
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Why “If You’re Happy and You Know It” Is the Wrong Song
|
May 02, 2021 |
|
Are You Raising Your Hand Yet?
|
May 01, 2021 |
|
Are You a Real Gospel Soldier?
|
Apr 30, 2021 |
|
The Gospel of Multilevel Marketing
|
Apr 29, 2021 |
|
When Everything In Your Life is Hard
|
Apr 28, 2021 |
|
How Dangerous Are Your Prayers?
|
Apr 27, 2021 |
|
This Is Not an AA Advertisement
|
Apr 26, 2021 |
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If Sin Has Lost Its Power, Why Is It Still So Powerful?
|
Apr 25, 2021 |
|
Is “Jesus Christ Is Lord” True In Your Life?
|
Apr 24, 2021 |
|
The Problem with Self-Actualization
|
Apr 23, 2021 |
|
Oh Lord, It’s Hard To Be Humble
|
Apr 22, 2021 |
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What To Do When Your Fullness Is Emptiness
|
Apr 21, 2021 |
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Down Is the New Up
|
Apr 20, 2021 |
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When Jesus Gives Us A Piece of His Mind
|
Apr 19, 2021 |
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Why Pride Is Not the Opposite of Humility—And What Is
|
Apr 18, 2021 |
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Why Community Pantries Will Never Get It Done
|
Apr 17, 2021 |
|
The Gospel in Two Grand Movements
|
Apr 16, 2021 |
|
Why We Don’t Live in America Anymore
|
Apr 15, 2021 |
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If “To Die Is Gain,” What’s the Point of Staying Alive?
|
Apr 14, 2021 |
|
The More Excellent Way of Prayer
|
Apr 13, 2021 |
|
How to Take the High Road In the Face of Insult
|
Apr 12, 2021 |
|
The Surprising Sophistication of the Gospel in Suffering
|
Apr 11, 2021 |
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Does Love Matter like the Moon or the Sun?
|
Apr 10, 2021 |
|
This May Be the Most Important Question I Will Ever Ask You
|
Apr 09, 2021 |
|
Why Our Local Church Must Become Like the Pittsburgh Steelers Again
|
Apr 08, 2021 |
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Christianity Is Not the Power of Positive Thinking
|
Apr 07, 2021 |
|
Why Small Is the New Large
|
Apr 06, 2021 |
|
Do You Have a Friend in the Gospel?
|
Apr 05, 2021 |
|
Easter Sunday—He Is Risen!
|
Apr 04, 2021 |
|
Holy Saturday—He Is Buried
|
Apr 03, 2021 |
|
Good Friday—He Is Crucified
|
Apr 02, 2021 |
|
Maundy Thursday—The Lament of God
|
Apr 01, 2021 |
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BOOM! Goes the Dynamite
|
Mar 31, 2021 |
|
Undercover Boss Visits Headquarters
|
Mar 30, 2021 |
|
Holy Misnomer, Batman!
|
Mar 29, 2021 |
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Passion Week: Palm Sunday—Is Your Understanding of the Passion of Jesus Arrested in Development?
|
Mar 28, 2021 |
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The Promise of Joy in the Desert
|
Mar 27, 2021 |
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The Three Most-Prayed Words in the World—and a Better Idea
|
Mar 26, 2021 |
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The Secret of the Penitential Psalms: There Are Only Two Laws
|
Mar 25, 2021 |
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Here’s a Great Idea for the Chorus to the Song Your Life Is Writing
|
Mar 24, 2021 |
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The Song of the Betrayed, or, What to Sing in the Face of Betrayal
|
Mar 23, 2021 |
|
The Tragic Irony of Those Gates of Jerusalem
|
Mar 22, 2021 |
|
Fifth Sunday of Lent—This Is a Psalm for Every Day
|
Mar 21, 2021 |
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On War and Peace
|
Mar 20, 2021 |
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You Will Never Know That God Is All You Need until You Know He’s All You Have
|
Mar 19, 2021 |
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Why Queen’s “We Are the Champions” Is Actually a Lament
|
Mar 18, 2021 |
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How a Song Can Be a Shield, or, Why St. Patrick’s Day Must Become about More than Green Beer
|
Mar 17, 2021 |
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The Odds Are Never in Our Favor, or, Why Optimism Isn’t the Solution for Pessimism
|
Mar 16, 2021 |
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On Learning to Pray: From Polite Conversation to Crying Out to God
|
Mar 15, 2021 |
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Fourth Sunday of Lent—Are You a Thinker or a Feeler? When Head and Heart Connect
|
Mar 14, 2021 |
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Why No One Laments on The Walking Dead
|
Mar 13, 2021 |
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How the Grande, Five-Pump, No-Water Chai Latte with a Shot of Espresso Works
|
Mar 12, 2021 |
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The Secret to Getting Past Insecurity
|
Mar 11, 2021 |
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Could It Really Be That Simple?
|
Mar 10, 2021 |
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Why Singing the Psalms Is a Matter of Life and Death
|
Mar 09, 2021 |
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How Scripture Is like a Software Agreement . . . until It’s Not
|
Mar 08, 2021 |
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Third Sunday of Lent—You Don’t Have to Be a Singer to Sing
|
Mar 07, 2021 |
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How to Pray When the Lights Are on but Nobody’s Home
|
Mar 06, 2021 |
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The Two Most Powerful Words I’ve Ever Prayed
|
Mar 05, 2021 |
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There’s Only One Way to Avoid Becoming What We Hate
|
Mar 04, 2021 |
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Depression Is Normal; It Needs a Soundtrack
|
Mar 03, 2021 |
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How the Great Songwriters Teach Us to Sing Life into the Face of Death
|
Mar 02, 2021 |
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When You Are Ready to Throw in the Hotel-Room Towel
|
Mar 01, 2021 |
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Second Sunday of Lent—How Psalms Help Us Deal with Our Inner Gangster
|
Feb 28, 2021 |
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The Song That Makes People Reject God
|
Feb 27, 2021 |
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How the Underdog Wins in the End
|
Feb 26, 2021 |
|
Why Depression Is So Rampant
|
Feb 25, 2021 |
|
Thoughts on Sin Cancer and Chemotherapy for the Soul
|
Feb 24, 2021 |
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How I Got a Splinter in My Soul and How I Got It Out
|
Feb 23, 2021 |
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Understanding the Psalms as a Sing-Along Rather than a Solo Performance
|
Feb 22, 2021 |
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First Sunday of Lent—What to Do with a Psalm When You’re Just Not Feeling It
|
Feb 21, 2021 |
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How the Psalms Get beyond Anger Management
|
Feb 20, 2021 |
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The Penitential Psalms as a Counterinsurgency Field Manual
|
Feb 19, 2021 |
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How the Psalms Work More like Orange Juice Concentrate than Simply Orange
|
Feb 18, 2021 |
|
The Journey from “Born This Way” to “Born Again”
|
Feb 17, 2021 |
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Following Jesus: The Goal of Jesus and How We Get There
|
Feb 16, 2021 |
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Climbing Transfiguration Mountain
|
Feb 15, 2021 |
|
Following Jesus: Can Jesus See Your Faith for Them?
|
Feb 14, 2021 |
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Following Jesus: Becoming Fluent in the Word of God
|
Feb 13, 2021 |
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Following Jesus: Are You a Fan or a Friend?
|
Feb 12, 2021 |
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Following Jesus: The Problem with “If” Prayers
|
Feb 11, 2021 |
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Following Jesus: Rise and Shine!
|
Feb 10, 2021 |
|
Previously in Capernaum (Or Your Town)
|
Feb 09, 2021 |
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Following Jesus: The Power of God in a Cream Cheese Pound Cake
|
Feb 08, 2021 |
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Following Jesus: On Seeing People but Not Persons
|
Feb 07, 2021 |
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Following Jesus: When the Interruption Is the Plan
|
Feb 06, 2021 |
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Welcome to Cana (Also Known as “Your Town”)
|
Feb 05, 2021 |
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Following Jesus: From Glances to Gazing
|
Feb 04, 2021 |
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Why We Need a Better Way to Follow Jesus
|
Feb 03, 2021 |
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Do You Really Know His Incomparably Great Power?
|
Feb 02, 2021 |
|
The Three Reasons We Need Jesus to Open the Eyes of Our Hearts
|
Feb 01, 2021 |
|
Why We Need Epiphany(s)
|
Jan 31, 2021 |
|
Our Grand Ambition: To Know Him Better
|
Jan 30, 2021 |
|
Yesterday, Today, and Forever: The Way Ahead
|
Jan 29, 2021 |
|
First Word. Last Word. God’s Word. Final Word.
|
Jan 28, 2021 |
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The Words of God and the Word of God (Part Four)
|
Jan 27, 2021 |
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The Words of God and the Word of God (Part Three)
|
Jan 26, 2021 |
|
The Words of God and the Word of God (Part Two)
|
Jan 25, 2021 |
|
The Words of God and the Word of God (Part One)
|
Jan 24, 2021 |
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The Word of God Is like a Fire in Our Hearts and Bones
|
Jan 23, 2021 |
|
The Word of God Is Sweet and Bitter (Part Two)
|
Jan 22, 2021 |
|
The Word of God Is Sweet and Bitter (Part One)
|
Jan 21, 2021 |
|
The Word of God Unfolds with Deep Understanding for Simple People
|
Jan 20, 2021 |
|
The Word of God Is All Light
|
Jan 19, 2021 |
|
The Word of God Landscapes Our Lives
|
Jan 18, 2021 |
|
Growing Trust in the Word of God
|
Jan 17, 2021 |
|
The Word of God and the Will of God
|
Jan 16, 2021 |
|
First Word. Last Word. God’s Word. Mid-Term Review
|
Jan 15, 2021 |
|
The Word of God Is Not Self-Help
|
Jan 14, 2021 |
|
The Word of God Is Alive and Active
|
Jan 13, 2021 |
|
God-Breathed Words for a God-Breathed Life
|
Jan 12, 2021 |
|
Learning to Do the Word of God
|
Jan 11, 2021 |
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Learning to Study the Word of God
|
Jan 10, 2021 |
|
Learning to Rememberize the Word of God
|
Jan 09, 2021 |
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Learning to Meditate on the Word of God
|
Jan 08, 2021 |
|
Learning to Listen to the Word of God
|
Jan 07, 2021 |
|
The Great Epiphany of the Word of God
|
Jan 06, 2021 |
|
On the Word of God as Our Food
|
Jan 05, 2021 |
|
To Live in a Word-Shaped World
|
Jan 04, 2021 |
|
Better than Money. Sweeter than Honey.
|
Jan 03, 2021 |
|
On the Most Important Subject and Curriculum of Our Lives
|
Jan 02, 2021 |
|
First Word. Last Word. God’s Word.
|
Jan 01, 2021 |
|
Born Again on Christmas Day
|
Dec 25, 2020 |
|
Letting Go of Our Security Blanket
|
Dec 24, 2020 |
|
Getting into the Christmas Spirit
|
Dec 23, 2020 |
|
Do Hard Things
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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Revisit First Things: Faith and Prayer
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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The Watchword of All Watchwords
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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Naming Our Holy Discontent
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Dec 19, 2020 |
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Dealing with Our Anxiety
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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Hurry Up and Wait
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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The Refreshing Relief of Holiness
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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Breaking Broken Attachments
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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True Gift-Giving Versus Reciprocation
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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The Train Wreck of Our Assumptions
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Dec 13, 2020 |
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A Better Vision for Repentance
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Dec 12, 2020 |
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Count Your Coats
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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Listen for a Word beyond the Voices of Our Time
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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The Quiet Game
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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Break Up Your Fallow Ground
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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Assessing Our Snooze-Bar Habits
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Finding a Higher Calendar
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Dec 06, 2020 |
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Sing the New Old Song
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Dec 05, 2020 |
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Why Cynicism Is Soul Cancer and the Cure
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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Asking the Deeper Questions
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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Learning to Stand on a Word
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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Remember the Future
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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The Advent Invitation to Courageous Consecration
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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Happy Christian New Year!
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Nov 29, 2020 |
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The Gospel of John in a Sentence
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Nov 28, 2020 |
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For Those Who Need to Be in Control
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Nov 27, 2020 |
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Around the Charcoal Fires of Healing
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Nov 26, 2020 |
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On Our Lives as Fishing Stories
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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On Not Getting Back to Normal
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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The Gift of Doubters to the Faith of Us All
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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Why You Should Stop Smoking
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Nov 22, 2020 |
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Meet Mary—The Glass Ceiling Crusher
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Nov 21, 2020 |
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Why the Empty Tomb Is Not Enough
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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Why the Resurrection Must Mean More
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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The Difference between Respectable and Respect
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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The Problem with Our Crosses
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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It is Finished! What Is “It?”
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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I Pledge Allegiance to the . . .
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Nov 15, 2020 |
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Pontius Pilate and the Politician in Us All
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Nov 14, 2020 |
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The Right Side of History or the Right Side of Truth?
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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When Religion Is the Problem
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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Method Acting vs. Role Play and the Call to Discipleship
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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Why Standing Up for Jesus May Not Be the Right Thing To Do
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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Why Your Gospel May Be Too Small
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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Unity Comes from Union. Union Does Not Come from Unity.
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Nov 08, 2020 |
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Why Unity May Not Be the Goal
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Nov 07, 2020 |
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The Prayer for Holiness
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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The Eleven Most Important Words of Prayer
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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When an Hour Is More Than Sixty Minutes
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Nov 04, 2020 |
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The Most Under-Recognized Promise of Jesus
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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Praying in the Name of Jesus Is Not Magic, Just Miraculous
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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The Threefold Movement of Discipleship to Jesus
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Nov 01, 2020 |
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Why Jesus Is Not Enough (In a Manner of Speaking)
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Oct 31, 2020 |
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Why Aren’t We Being Persecuted?
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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Why a Hater’s Gonna Hate and What Can Be Done About It
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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Why Jesus Doesn’t Need Servants
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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The Reason Our Joy Is Not Complete
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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Jesus as Life Enhancement vs. Jesus as Life Support
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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When Symbols Obscure the Signs
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Oct 25, 2020 |
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Why Obedience May Not Mean What You Think It Means
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Oct 24, 2020 |
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Why Jesus Doesn’t Do Reverse Delegation
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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The Two Most Under-Realized, Revolutionary Words in the Bible
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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The Secret to Doing Greater Things than Jesus
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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The Eternal Mystery of Being in Two Places at One Time
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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Why Love Must Be More than Love
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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The Ultimate Failure of Love
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Oct 18, 2020 |
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Why Did Jesus Wash Our Feet?
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Oct 17, 2020 |
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Jesus Loves You, but I’m His Favorite
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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When Washing Feet Is More than Washing Feet
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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The Big Problem with People Pleasers
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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Why People Have Hard Hearts and How to Help Them
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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What to Pray When the Darkness Overwhelms
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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Why Sharing Is Not the Answer—And What Is
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Oct 11, 2020 |
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Have Mercy on Me a Sinner
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Oct 10, 2020 |
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The Glorious Waste of Worship
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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On Choosing the Hell of a Predictable Situation
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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The Problem behind All Our Problems
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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Why Jesus Was Not Crying for Lazarus
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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Why the Resurrection Is Not Our Hope
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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How to Move from Being Loved to Becoming Love
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Oct 04, 2020 |
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Why Jesus Wants Loyal Friends, Not Worshipful Fans
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Oct 03, 2020 |
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The Difference between a Retreat and Retreating
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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Does Jesus Talk to You?
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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Why We Need a Good Shepherd
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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How to Know If You Really Believe the Gospel
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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The Reason We Are Blind
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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When Testimony Trumps Theology
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Sep 27, 2020 |
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How to Make Sense of a Situation That Does Not Make Sense
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Sep 26, 2020 |
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Will the Real Blind Man Please Stand Up?
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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Why Do Good Things Happen to Bad People?
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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Why the Glory of God Is Not What We Think
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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The Day Jesus Jumped the Shark
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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When the Followers of God Become the Spawn of Satan
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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How Faith Can Keep Us from Freedom
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Sep 20, 2020 |
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It’s Not About Me, But We
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Sep 19, 2020 |
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Are We Asleep to the Reality of Supernatural Power?
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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The Gospel from 50,000 Feet
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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The Lawyers, the Law, and the Law-Giver
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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Why Sometimes the Cost of Peace Is Division
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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When Eternity Breaks into a Moment in Time
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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On the Difference Between Certainty and Faith
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Sep 13, 2020 |
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The Truth of Jesus Vs. the Truths about Jesus
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Sep 12, 2020 |
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Undercover Boss: When Jesus Shows Up at Your Church
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Sep 11, 2020 |
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The Absurdity of Making Jesus Famous
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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The Most Mysterious Reality in the Most Concrete Terms
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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Holy Cannibalism, Batman! What in the World Is Jesus Talking About?
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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Would the Real Followers of Jesus Please Stand Up?
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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Why Jesus Must Be More Than the Solution to Our Problems
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Sep 06, 2020 |
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Why Jesus Is Not Looking for Employees
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Sep 05, 2020 |
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On Getting Away When Things Are Going Well
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Sep 04, 2020 |
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When You Know You Are Not Enough
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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Have You Been Tested By Jesus?
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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How Jesus Makes the Old Testament New
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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Reading the Bible and Missing God
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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The Gospel Is Not Good to Great. It’s Death to Life.
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Aug 29, 2020 |
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Why Our Relationship with God May Not Be What We Thought It Was
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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Why God Leaves the Building
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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Why the Why of Jesus Matters More Than the What, Who, When, Where and How
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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On Interpreting Signs from God
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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Do You Have a Testimony?
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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The Critical Difference Between Fasting and Dieting
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Aug 23, 2020 |
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Why You Can’t Hide From God
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Aug 22, 2020 |
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The Gospel of John as Holy Spirit Field Guide
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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Jesus and the Basket of Deplorables
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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Is God Mad?
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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Why Friends Don’t Let Friends Carry the Policy Manual to the Big Game
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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The Problem with John 3:16
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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Saving Nicodemus
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Aug 16, 2020 |
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On the Prison of a Good Reputation
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Aug 15, 2020 |
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Has Jesus Entrusted Himself to You?
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Aug 14, 2020 |
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There’s a New Temple in Town
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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Where the Wine Never Runs Out
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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Why We Never Have to Climb the Stairway to Heaven
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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From Reality Show Reading to Reading Revelatory Signs
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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Remembering the Days of Small Beginnings
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Aug 09, 2020 |
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How to See Beyond Sight
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Aug 08, 2020 |
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Some Revelation Required
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Aug 07, 2020 |
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A God Who Wears Sandals
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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The Mind-Blowing Implications of the Word Becoming Flesh
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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The Power of Preemptive Grace
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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Jesus Created the World He Saved
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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God Is Jesus
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Aug 02, 2020 |
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The Second Half of the Gospel
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Jul 26, 2020 |
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On Giving Ourselves Fully to the Work of the Lord
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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How the Christian Faith Becomes Something Other than the Christian Faith
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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What If They Found the Bones of Jesus?
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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Where Does the Gospel Begin? It Matters What You Think
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Jul 21, 2020 |
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The Definitive Guide to the Gifts of the Holy Spirit
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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Why New Testament Worship Is More like a Potluck than a Production
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Jul 19, 2020 |
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The Big Reason God Writes Us Letters
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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Why Greeting Your Seatmates in Church Won’t Cut It Anymore
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Jul 16, 2020 |
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Why Worship Is Not about Preaching and Singing
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Jul 15, 2020 |
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Do You Eagerly Desire the Gifts of the Holy Spirit?
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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Why the Only Thing That Counts Is the Thing We Probably Aren’t Counting
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Jul 13, 2020 |
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Do People Actually Have Spiritual Gifts?
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Jul 12, 2020 |
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What Our Bodies Can Teach Us about God
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Jul 10, 2020 |
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“Jesus Is Lord”: From Conviction-less Claim to Core Truth
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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Some Reflections on the Original Happy Meal
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Jul 08, 2020 |
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What If We Tailgated before Church?
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Jul 07, 2020 |
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Why Facebook Now Offers Unlimited Customized Gender Identity Options (for Americans)
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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Is Jesus Like You?
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Jul 05, 2020 |
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Why Those Who Cannot Remember Their Past Are Destined to Repeat It
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Jul 03, 2020 |
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Baby You Were Born to Run—Just Not Like You Thought
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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Dealing with the Other Golden Rule
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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The Difference between Being a Doormat and a Doorway
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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Until My Rights Are More about You than Me They Are Wrongs
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Jun 29, 2020 |
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The Most Important Question for Married Couples and Couples Considering Marriage
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Jun 28, 2020 |
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Why Be a Coach When You Are Called to Be a Player?
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Jun 26, 2020 |
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Why We Need Sound, Orthodox Biblical Scholars
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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What a True Sexual Revolution Might Look Like
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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Why We Need Track Shoes When It Comes to Sexual Immorality
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Jun 23, 2020 |
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The Church at Corinth as a Bad Jerry Springer Rerun
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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Why Sexual Immorality Is Not the Problem
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Jun 21, 2020 |
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The Problem with Saying, “Lord Willing and the Creek Don’t Rise”
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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The Two Words That Signify Mature, Adult Christianity
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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The Respectability of Conventional Religion
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Jun 17, 2020 |
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Why I Think I’m Better Than You, and Why It Must Become Just the Opposite
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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Working at the Bottom of the Org Chart while Reporting to the Top
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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When the Church Should Divide and When It Shouldn’t
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Jun 14, 2020 |
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Why Your Local Church Matters and Why It Might Not
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Jun 12, 2020 |
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On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand?
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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What Farmers Know That the Rest of Us Don’t
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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The Problem of Worldly Christians and the Remedy
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Jun 09, 2020 |
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Why I’m Not a Disciple-Maker and You Aren’t Either
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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The Real Meaning of Maturity
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Jun 07, 2020 |
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A Word to Preachers and the People Who Listen to Them
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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The Problem with Beauty Pageants
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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The Power of a Well-Placed Comma
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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How Name-Dropping Works
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Jun 02, 2020 |
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The Core Calling of Every Christian
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Jun 01, 2020 |
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What Happens in Corinth . . .
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May 31, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: COME HOLY SPIRIT!
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May 30, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: The Two Letters That Changed Everything
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May 29, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: Why Worship Matters So Much
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May 28, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: Our Bodies Tell the Story of Our Hearts
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May 27, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: Between a Rock and a God Place
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May 26, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: On the Difference Between Hiddenness and Hiding
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May 25, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: The Only Thing Too Good to Be True That Is Really True
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May 24, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: The Incredible Power of a Tent of Meeting
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May 20, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: The Seven Most Distressing Words in the Bible
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May 19, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: The Problem with Our Definition of Sin
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May 18, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: How to Deal with Difficult Texts
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May 17, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: The Difference Between an Admission and a Confession
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May 15, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: With Moses in the School of Intercession
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May 14, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: When Singing Becomes the Problem
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May 14, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: With Moses in the School of Intercession
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May 13, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: Why Idolatry Is Just Another Name for Control
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May 12, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: Primitive, Plain, and Powerful
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May 11, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: The Fear of God vs. Being Afraid of God
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May 10, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: Why the Heart of the Law Is the Law of the Heart
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May 08, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: For Our Parents
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May 07, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: The Best Day of the Week—Every Week
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May 06, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: Breaking Free from Cozy Faith
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May 05, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: On the Necessity of Meeting with God
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May 04, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: From the Cozy Prayer Easy Chair to the Humility of the Floor
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May 03, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: The Reason for the Wilderness
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May 01, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: Why We Need Jethros in Our Lives
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: The Problem with Polytheism
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Apr 29, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: Leaving a Trail of Altars
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: What Is It All For?
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: Hardness of Holiness of Heart
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Apr 26, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: The Gift of Thirst
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: Wonder Bread
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: Deliverance + Discipleship = Transformation
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: From Manna to Maggots
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Apr 21, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: Finding “Enough”
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Apr 20, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: Why Our Relationships Are the Mission
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Apr 19, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: Finding a Fasted Lifestyle
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: The Pivot from Grumbling to Groaning
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: Twelve Springs and Seventy Palm Trees
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: The Lord Our Healer
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Apr 14, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: From Ponderous Musings to Practical Mysteries
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Apr 13, 2020 |
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WILDERNESS: The Real Prosperity Gospel
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Apr 12, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: He Is Risen!
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Apr 11, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Follow the Women
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Apr 10, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Know Their Context
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Maundy Thursday
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Understand the Wrath of God
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Crave Clarity in Chaos
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Apr 06, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Cultivate Holy Imagination
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Apr 05, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Share in the Glory of God
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Apr 03, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Know 1% Is Enough
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Become Students of Divine Deliverance
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Make Camp in the Middle of Chaos
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Mar 31, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Trust God When the Way Seems Longer
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Mar 30, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Cloud by Day, Fire by Night
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Mar 29, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Know the Whole Story
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Mar 27, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Watch and Pray
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Revel in the Grace of the Gospel
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Mar 25, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Repent Rather Than Readjust
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Mar 24, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Keep a Soft Heart in God’s Hands
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Trust in God’s Word over Their Experience
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Mar 22, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Bricks Without Straw
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Mar 20, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Know They Can’t Go This Way Alone
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Mar 19, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Believe God Has A Plan
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Mar 18, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Keep Ultimate Matters in View
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Mar 17, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Don’t Let Their Insufficiency Get in the Way of God’s Calling
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Mar 16, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Know Their Ontology
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Mar 15, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Understand the Obedience of Faith
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Mar 13, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: From No to Maybe to Yes
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Mar 12, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Never Retire
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Mar 11, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Shrug Off Their Slumbering Spirit
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Mar 10, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: On Fire, But Not Burned Up
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Mar 09, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Know the Difference Between Their Importance and Their Worth
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Mar 08, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Trust God with Difficult Circumstances
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Mar 06, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Do the Will of God in the Ways of God
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Mar 05, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Choose Surrender over Resignation
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Mar 04, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Do Not Choose the Lesser of Two Evils
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Mar 03, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Fear God More Than People
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Mar 02, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Receive by Revelation
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Mar 01, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: All the Days of My Life and Forever
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Feb 28, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: This Is How We Fight Our Battles
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Feb 27, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Fear No Evil
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Feb 26, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Know How to Receive Guidance from the Shepherd
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Feb 25, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Lack Nothing
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Feb 24, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Know God Is Enough
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Feb 23, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Don’t Have Priorities, They Have a Priority
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Feb 21, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Learn to Embrace The Valley of Vision
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Feb 20, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Set Their Hearts on Pilgrimage
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Feb 19, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: My Soul Yearns for the Living God
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Feb 18, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Lean into the Long Game of Redemption
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Feb 17, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Show Us How to Build an Altar
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Feb 16, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Show Us the Struggle Is Real
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Feb 14, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Walk the Painful Path from Frustrated Desires to Core Longings Fulfilled
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Feb 13, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Show Us What Awakening Looks Like
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Feb 12, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Don’t Ask Why Me, But Why This?
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Feb 11, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Seek Confirmation Rather Proof
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Feb 10, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Show Us How Faith Works
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Feb 09, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Walk in Unwavering Faith
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Feb 07, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Have Audacity
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Feb 06, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Trade Incredulity for Inquisitiveness
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Feb 05, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Take the Road Less Traveled
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Feb 04, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: The Hardest Words in the Hardest Times
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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People Who Say Such Things: Introduction
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Feb 02, 2020 |
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I Am Writing This for Only One Person
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Dec 30, 2019 |
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The Two Kinds of Faith
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Dec 29, 2019 |
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People Who Say Such Things . . .
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Dec 28, 2019 |
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On the Difference Between The Faith and My Faith
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Dec 27, 2019 |
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Awakening Faith in an Age of Domesticated Religion
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Dec 26, 2019 |
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The Great Gift
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Dec 24, 2019 |
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God Is Here
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Dec 23, 2019 |
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Prepare Him Room
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Dec 22, 2019 |
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The Gospel We Need to Hear
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Dec 21, 2019 |
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The Visitation
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Dec 20, 2019 |
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Costly Consent
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Dec 19, 2019 |
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Favored One
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Dec 18, 2019 |
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The God of the Impossible
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Dec 17, 2019 |
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The Waiting Ones
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Dec 16, 2019 |
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Ordinary Obedience
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Dec 15, 2019 |
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The God Who Sees Me
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Dec 14, 2019 |
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Cloud of Witnesses
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Dec 13, 2019 |
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The God Who Cries with Us
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Dec 12, 2019 |
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Refiner’s Fire
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Dec 11, 2019 |
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Stripped of All but Love
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Dec 10, 2019 |
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The Key Moment
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Dec 09, 2019 |
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Every Desert Will Become a Garden
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Dec 08, 2019 |
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Suffering and Hope
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Dec 07, 2019 |
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The Kingdom Way
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Dec 06, 2019 |
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Worship and Justice Go Together
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Dec 05, 2019 |
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A Word with Teeth
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Dec 04, 2019 |
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Baptized in God
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Dec 03, 2019 |
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One Day Jesus Came
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Dec 02, 2019 |
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Come to the Wilderness
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Dec 01, 2019 |
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God Speaks in the Void
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Nov 30, 2019 |
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On Ending a Story That Never Ends
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Nov 29, 2019 |
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The Apostolic Nuclear Option and When to Use It
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Nov 28, 2019 |
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Why I Want You and Me to Be People of One Book
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Nov 27, 2019 |
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Taking Apostolic Responsibility for Your City or Town
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Nov 26, 2019 |
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When the Kingdom Comes to the Empire
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Nov 25, 2019 |
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What Do Castor and Pollux Have to Do with Anything?
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Nov 24, 2019 |
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Do We Really Believe in the Holy Spirit?
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Nov 23, 2019 |
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People Are Clueless—Love Them Anyway
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Nov 22, 2019 |
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Why the People We Want to Reach Probably Don’t Care About Our Awesome Sermon Series
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Nov 21, 2019 |
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Will You Do Me a Favor? It’s Probably Not What You’re Thinking Though
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Nov 20, 2019 |
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The Apostle Paul and Praying in Restaurants
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Nov 19, 2019 |
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Why “Work Like It Depends on You, Pray Like It Depends on God” Is Wrong
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Nov 18, 2019 |
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Why Real Leadership Often Doesn’t Come from the Leaders
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Nov 17, 2019 |
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The Perfect Storm
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Nov 16, 2019 |
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Sometimes It’s Satan, Most of the Time It’s the Wind
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Nov 15, 2019 |
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The Extraordinary Implications of Ordinary Kindness
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Nov 14, 2019 |
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Why You Should Start Writing Your Autobiography
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Nov 13, 2019 |
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How Mature Followers of Jesus Handle Undeserved Hardships
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Nov 12, 2019 |
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The Hard Question We Must Ask Ourselves for the Sake of Others
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Nov 11, 2019 |
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The Implausibility of the Real Truth
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Nov 10, 2019 |
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Why We Don’t Need Any More “Visionary” Leaders
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Nov 09, 2019 |
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How the Holy Spirit Goads Unbelievers to Faith in Jesus
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Nov 08, 2019 |
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Are You a “For” Person or an “Against” Person?
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Nov 07, 2019 |
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Why Faith Must Be All About the End-Game
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Nov 06, 2019 |
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Remember This When You Find Yourself Before Governors and Kings
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Nov 05, 2019 |
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Lost in Translation: Something about a Dead Guy Named Jesus Who Paul Said Was Alive
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Nov 04, 2019 |
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Why I’d Rather Be Tried by Caesar than the Church
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Nov 03, 2019 |
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Google Earth and the Will of God
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Nov 02, 2019 |
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Why History Makers Rarely Know They Are Making History
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Nov 01, 2019 |
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Why the Politicians of Every Age Go the Way of their Commercials
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Oct 31, 2019 |
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When You Need the Best Lawyer in Town
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Oct 30, 2019 |
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Before You Call the Cops On Your Friends
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Oct 29, 2019 |
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Why You Should Send Your Resume to the Holy Spirit
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Oct 28, 2019 |
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The Surprising Secret to Total Invincibility
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Oct 27, 2019 |
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Does the Lord Speak to You?
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Oct 26, 2019 |
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You May Not Like This Post, But It’s One of My Favorites
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Oct 25, 2019 |
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Learning to Call Our Own Fouls
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Oct 24, 2019 |
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Would You Like to Know Jesus Like Paul Knew Jesus?
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Oct 23, 2019 |
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Taking a Selfie of Your Soul
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Oct 22, 2019 |
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If I Were Going to Get a Tattoo It Would Say . . .
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Oct 21, 2019 |
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The Critical Difference Between Knowledge and Knowing
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Oct 20, 2019 |
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Why Our Churches Should Care More about Teaching Languages Than Our Schools Do
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Oct 19, 2019 |
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How Apostles Deal with Haters
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Oct 18, 2019 |
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The Treachery of Religion
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Oct 17, 2019 |
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How I Shaved My Head to Save My Butt
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Oct 16, 2019 |
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The One Agenda Item That Could Redeem Most Church Meetings
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Oct 15, 2019 |
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The Most Confounding Logic of Life
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Oct 14, 2019 |
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Know the Destination and Don’t Sweat the Details
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Oct 13, 2019 |
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Why the Early Church Had More in Common with AA Than Today’s Churches
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Oct 11, 2019 |
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The Ministry of Leaving
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Oct 10, 2019 |
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Why Sound Doctrine & Teaching Is a Matter of Life and Death
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Oct 09, 2019 |
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The Secret of Sola Sancta Caritas
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Oct 08, 2019 |
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May 31, 2020: Why You Must Hold the Date!
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Oct 07, 2019 |
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Death by Preaching: It Really Happened
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Oct 06, 2019 |
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The Five Things You Need Every Day to Live Well
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Oct 04, 2019 |
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The Trouble with the Friday Night Lights Approach to the Gospel
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Oct 03, 2019 |
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Why the Gospel Must Be Bigger than “Jesus Saves”
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Oct 02, 2019 |
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The Difference between the Prosperity Gospel and the Gospel of Prosperity
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Oct 01, 2019 |
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The Danger of the Harry Potter Approach to Supernatural Ministry
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Sep 30, 2019 |
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The Problem with Doing Miracles
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Sep 29, 2019 |
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The Conversations that Matter Most
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Sep 27, 2019 |
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The Question We Should Ask More Often
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Sep 26, 2019 |
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The Problem with Being a Great “Communicator”
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Sep 25, 2019 |
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A First Century Battle Cry for a 21st Century Church
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Sep 24, 2019 |
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The Rise of the Micro-Church
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Sep 23, 2019 |
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The Upside of Living in a Post-Christian Nation
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Sep 22, 2019 |
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On Knowing When to Fold Them
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Sep 20, 2019 |
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When the Gospel Goes to Vegas
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Sep 19, 2019 |
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The Painful Journey from Plausibility to the Power of God
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Sep 18, 2019 |
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The Lure of Plausability
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Sep 17, 2019 |
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Why We May Be Wrong Even Though We’re Right
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Sep 16, 2019 |
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May the Best Reading Win
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Sep 15, 2019 |
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How to Be Open-Minded; And How Not to Be
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Sep 13, 2019 |
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The Domesticated Church vs. the Awakening Movement of Jesus
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Sep 12, 2019 |
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What I Learned from Fishing with a Pro
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Sep 11, 2019 |
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Asserting My Rights vs. Stewarding God’s Gifts
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Sep 10, 2019 |
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When the Good Guys Are the Bad Guys
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Sep 09, 2019 |
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What Was That Chris Tomlin Song Again?
|
Sep 08, 2019 |
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How the Gospel Solves Your Problems—Eventually
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Sep 06, 2019 |
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Why You Should Probably Get Rid of that Ouiji Board
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Sep 05, 2019 |
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Oh the People You will Meet . . .
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Sep 04, 2019 |
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When the Door Closes (Or Gets Slammed in Your Face)
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Sep 03, 2019 |
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Are You Taking People “Along for the Journey” with You?
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Sep 02, 2019 |
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When “Parting Ways” Is the Way to Go
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Sep 01, 2019 |
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Are You Tweeting Life or Just Twittering It Away?
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Aug 30, 2019 |
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5 Takeaways from the Jerusalem Council for Leaders Today
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Aug 29, 2019 |
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Pop Quiz: One of These Things Is Not Like the Others
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Aug 28, 2019 |
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Seven Points of Apostolic Guidance on Making Major Doctrinal Decisions
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Aug 27, 2019 |
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Unless You Read This Post . . .
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Aug 26, 2019 |
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What to Do When You Are Mistaken for a God
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Aug 25, 2019 |
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When Faith Heals and When It Doesn’t
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Aug 23, 2019 |
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Why I Don’t Aspire to Be a “Great” Preacher Anymore
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Aug 22, 2019 |
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When the Gospel and Happy Songs Part Ways: A 21st Century Parable of Persecution
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Aug 21, 2019 |
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Are You Part of a Cheap Trick Church?
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Aug 20, 2019 |
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The Missing Link in the Christian Faith Today
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Aug 19, 2019 |
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A Biblically Faithful Framework for Sharing the Gospel
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Aug 18, 2019 |
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Is the Bible Relevant for My Life? It’s the Wrong Question
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Aug 16, 2019 |
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Forcing My Way vs. Finding the Way of the Holy Spirit
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Aug 15, 2019 |
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The Apostle Paul as Gandalf the Great
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Aug 14, 2019 |
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What to Do When the Holy Spirit Gives You an Assignment (i.e. a Mission from God)
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Aug 13, 2019 |
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Why Living Life “On Call” Is Better Than Being “Called” into Ministry
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Aug 12, 2019 |
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The Difference Between Possessing Power and Being Possessed by Power
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Aug 11, 2019 |
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Does Prayer Really Matter?
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Aug 09, 2019 |
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What to Never Do When All Seems Lost and Your Back Is to the Wall
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Aug 08, 2019 |
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Breaking News: Apostles Arrested—One Executed, Other Jailed
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Aug 07, 2019 |
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The Five Things You Learn in Antioch
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Aug 06, 2019 |
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The Church: WalMart or Wikipedia?
|
Aug 05, 2019 |
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Then I Remembered What the Lord Had Said
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Aug 04, 2019 |
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Ten Reasons Why the Gospel Is the Holy Spirit
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Aug 02, 2019 |
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How to Preach the Gospel in Four Tweets
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Aug 01, 2019 |
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What a Friend We Have in . . . Cornelius?
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Jul 31, 2019 |
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Why the Average Person Doesn’t Hear from the Holy Spirit
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Jul 30, 2019 |
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When the Holy Spirit Overturns Biblical Precedent with Further Revelation
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Jul 29, 2019 |
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A Study in How God Gets Things Done
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Jul 28, 2019 |
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The Most Important Question We Can Ask Ourselves: Are We the Brand, or the Branding?
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Jul 26, 2019 |
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You Have One Job Today
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Jul 25, 2019 |
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The Gospel According to Jeffrey Dahmer
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Jul 24, 2019 |
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Seeing the Story of God through the Lens of Our 24-Hour News Cycle
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Jul 23, 2019 |
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Two Takes on the Sovereignty of God: Divine Puppeteer or Sovereign Stage Director?
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Jul 22, 2019 |
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The Internal Insecurity of the Doctrine of Eternal Security and Why Divine Assurance Is a More Excellent Way
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Jul 21, 2019 |
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5 Keys to Apostolic Authority (i.e. the Favor of the Holy Spirit)
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Jul 19, 2019 |
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The Church Searches for Better Programs; God Searches for Better People
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Jul 18, 2019 |
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The Most Blasphemous Crime in the Church Today
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Jul 17, 2019 |
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Does God Have a Reason for Everything? Wrong Question!
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Jul 16, 2019 |
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Meet the Osama Bin Laden of the New Testament
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Jul 15, 2019 |
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God Doesn’t Need Lawyers—He Needs Witnesses
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Jul 14, 2019 |
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The Hell of a Predictable Situation vs. the Joy of an Unpredictable One
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Jul 12, 2019 |
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The Two Most Critical Realities in Life
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Jul 11, 2019 |
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Four Tips for Better Biblical Storytelling
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Jul 10, 2019 |
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Biblical Storytelling as Public Worship and Spiritual Warfare
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Jul 09, 2019 |
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Why the Biblical Story Can Never Be a Rerun
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Jul 08, 2019 |
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3 Keys to Becoming a Better Biblical Storyteller
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Jul 07, 2019 |
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The Secret to Learning the Gospel Art of Kingdom Improvisation
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Jul 05, 2019 |
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We Have an Enemy But It Is Never Other People
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Jul 04, 2019 |
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How Apostles Solve Problems
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Jul 03, 2019 |
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The Way God Wins the Battle
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Jul 02, 2019 |
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On the Difference between Being a Christian and Being an American
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Jul 01, 2019 |
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Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People? It’s the Wrong Question
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Jun 30, 2019 |
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Attractive vs. Attractional: The Difference Between Beauty and Too Much Make-up
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Jun 28, 2019 |
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How Lying Creates a Murder-suicide Crime Scene
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Jun 27, 2019 |
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How Democrats and Republicans Miss the Point on Poverty
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Jun 26, 2019 |
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Seven Steps to Praying like an Apostle
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Jun 25, 2019 |
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Why Churches Rarely Grow Beyond the Faith of Their Leaders
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Jun 24, 2019 |
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How to Be Filled with the Holy Spirit and How to Know
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Jun 23, 2019 |
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What Supermodels and the Super Rich Teach Us About the Gospel
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Jun 21, 2019 |
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Jesus Does Not Excuse Ignorance, He Suffers the Consequences of It
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Jun 20, 2019 |
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Have You Accepted Personal Responsibility for the Death of Jesus?
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Jun 19, 2019 |
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The Power of Holy Discontent (aka Disruptive Grace)
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Jun 18, 2019 |
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Power Is Rarely Concerned with Love, But Love Is Always Charged with Power
|
Jun 17, 2019 |
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The Big Problem with the Book of Acts and the Big Solution
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Jun 16, 2019 |
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Early Church Lesson #3: Why the Gospel Is More Like an Infomercial Than a Sitcom
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Jun 14, 2019 |
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Early Church Lesson #2: Two Ways to Read the Bible
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Jun 13, 2019 |
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Early Church Lesson #1: Fundamentals Without Fundamentalism
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Jun 12, 2019 |
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What to Do When the Holy Spirit Does Something Not in the Bulletin
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Jun 11, 2019 |
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Why June 9 Is More Important Than July 4 This Year
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Jun 10, 2019 |
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The Twelfth Apostle, Then and Now
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Jun 09, 2019 |
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What a Group of Mothers Taught Me About the Holy Spirit
|
Jun 07, 2019 |
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**SPOILER ALERT!**
|
Jun 06, 2019 |
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Why an Inspired Life Requires an Inspired Story
|
Jun 05, 2019 |
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Taking on the Sacred Cow of the “Overflow” Approach
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Jun 04, 2019 |
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Why the “Bless Me So That I May Be A Blessing” Approach Is Exactly Wrong
|
Jun 03, 2019 |
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The Fundamental Truth of the Christian Faith
|
Jun 02, 2019 |
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All Politics Is Local
|
Jun 01, 2019 |
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It’s A Trap
|
May 31, 2019 |
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The Politics Of Jesus
|
May 30, 2019 |
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Jesus Is Lord, Caesar Is Not. Unless…
|
May 28, 2019 |
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No Salvation Without Representation
|
May 28, 2019 |
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Following The Leader
|
May 26, 2019 |
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Take My Hand
|
May 25, 2019 |
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Not Yet Or Right Now
|
May 24, 2019 |
|
A Different Time (part two)
|
May 23, 2019 |
|
It’s Really Black And White
|
May 21, 2019 |
|
A Different Time (part one)
|
May 21, 2019 |
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But Seriously
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May 20, 2019 |
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Why So Serious?
|
May 18, 2019 |
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Be Our Guest
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May 17, 2019 |
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We Can Do Hard Things
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May 15, 2019 |
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Respect Your Eldership
|
May 15, 2019 |
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This Is Personal
|
May 13, 2019 |
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Anytime. Anywhere.
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May 13, 2019 |
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To Be Conintued
|
May 10, 2019 |
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Oh Mercy
|
May 08, 2019 |
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The Formula
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May 08, 2019 |
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Don’t Get Defensive
|
May 07, 2019 |
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Knowing Is Half The Battle
|
May 06, 2019 |
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False Positives
|
May 04, 2019 |
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Dereliction Of Duty
|
May 02, 2019 |
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A Big Deal
|
May 01, 2019 |
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Teachers Matter
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Apr 30, 2019 |
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Why, What, How
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Apr 29, 2019 |
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Thanks Bro
|
Apr 28, 2019 |
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Tough Love: Wander Or Remain
|
Apr 26, 2019 |
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The Truth About What We Believe
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Apr 25, 2019 |
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The Truth About Love
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Apr 24, 2019 |
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Between Father And Son
|
Apr 23, 2019 |
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Don’t Live Your Truth
|
Apr 22, 2019 |
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Between You And Me
|
Apr 21, 2019 |
|
Easter Sunday
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Apr 20, 2019 |
|
Holy Saturday
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Apr 19, 2019 |
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Good Friday
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Apr 18, 2019 |
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Maundy Thursday
|
Apr 17, 2019 |
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Welcome to a Place Called Vertigo
|
Apr 16, 2019 |
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Above All, Treasure the Words of Jesus
|
Apr 15, 2019 |
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My Two Cents’ Worth?
|
Apr 14, 2019 |
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Start Caring More
|
Apr 13, 2019 |
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Invite Jesus to Church and Prepare Yourself
|
Apr 12, 2019 |
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Get Ready for the Great Reversal
|
Apr 11, 2019 |
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Become a Holy Risk-Taker
|
Apr 10, 2019 |
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Be Careful How You Read
|
Apr 09, 2019 |
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Answer His Question
|
Apr 08, 2019 |
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We’ve Never Been Here Before
|
Apr 07, 2019 |
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Measure Down
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Apr 05, 2019 |
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It’s Always Now or Never
|
Apr 04, 2019 |
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Act As If
|
Apr 03, 2019 |
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Listen to the Coach
|
Apr 02, 2019 |
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Stop and Help the Homeless Man
|
Apr 01, 2019 |
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Take a Course in Higher Math
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Mar 31, 2019 |
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Don’t Settle to Be a Servant
|
Mar 30, 2019 |
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Conjunction Junction: And or Or?
|
Mar 29, 2019 |
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Seek Relationship with People in Need
|
Mar 28, 2019 |
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Be a Shield, Not a Sword
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Mar 27, 2019 |
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Surrender to God—Don’t Resign to Circumstance
|
Mar 26, 2019 |
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Believe Big in the Power of Small
|
Mar 25, 2019 |
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Let Your Life Teach
|
Mar 24, 2019 |
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Don’t “Behave.” Become!
|
Mar 23, 2019 |
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Is Your House on Fire?
|
Mar 22, 2019 |
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Don’t Be Afraid—Be Prepared
|
Mar 21, 2019 |
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Learn to Receive
|
Mar 20, 2019 |
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Be Possessed by Abundance
|
Mar 19, 2019 |
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Realize Your Influence
|
Mar 18, 2019 |
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Take the Inside-Out Route
|
Mar 17, 2019 |
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Flip Repentance
|
Mar 15, 2019 |
|
Give Up the Quest for Middle Ground
|
Mar 14, 2019 |
|
Ask Our Father For the Gift of the Holy Spirit
|
Mar 13, 2019 |
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Learn the Prayer—It’s Better Than Yours
|
Mar 12, 2019 |
|
Beware of Self-Serving Service
|
Mar 11, 2019 |
|
Do Good
|
Mar 10, 2019 |
|
Learn Jesus’ Most Exuberant Prayer
|
Mar 09, 2019 |
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Listen with Your Ears
|
Mar 08, 2019 |
|
Take the Long View
|
Mar 07, 2019 |
|
Acknowledge That God’s Ways are Perfect
|
Mar 06, 2019 |
|
Ash Wednesday—Don’t Be Afraid to Ask
|
Mar 05, 2019 |
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Shrove Tuesday on Transfiguration Mountain
|
Mar 04, 2019 |
|
The Question of All Questions
|
Mar 03, 2019 |
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Jesus to David Blaine: “You Can’t Touch This!”
|
Mar 01, 2019 |
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The Satanic Legion—Then and Now
|
Feb 28, 2019 |
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Who Needs the Weather Channel When You’ve Got Jesus?
|
Feb 27, 2019 |
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Jesus and the Irony of It All
|
Feb 26, 2019 |
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On the Difference Between Pity and Compassion
|
Feb 25, 2019 |
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Would You Like to Amaze Jesus? Here’s How
|
Feb 24, 2019 |
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The Secret Life of Jesus vs. the Secret to the Life of Jesus
|
Feb 21, 2019 |
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On the Difference Between the Rules and the Rule
|
Feb 20, 2019 |
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When Love Goes Out of Bounds
|
Feb 19, 2019 |
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How Jesus Handles the Walking Dead
|
Feb 18, 2019 |
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Jesus the Master Angler
|
Feb 17, 2019 |
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A Small Town God with Big Time Authority
|
Feb 14, 2019 |
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The Scripture Reading Heard ‘Round the World
|
Feb 13, 2019 |
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How to Combat the Love of Power with the Power of Love
|
Feb 12, 2019 |
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The Word That Changed Everything
|
Feb 11, 2019 |
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The Word of God Is the Stage of World History
|
Feb 10, 2019 |
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Thank You, James: A Parting Gift from the Brother of Jesus
|
Feb 09, 2019 |
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The Difference Between the Power of Prayer and the Power of the People Praying
|
Feb 08, 2019 |
|
Combating Evil Instead of Trying to Explain It
|
Feb 07, 2019 |
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Why Wait Is Not a Four-Letter Word
|
Feb 06, 2019 |
|
How Self-Indulgence Wins and How It Loses
|
Feb 05, 2019 |
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How to Not Be an Arrogant Person
|
Feb 04, 2019 |
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How to Stop Talking About People
|
Feb 03, 2019 |
|
Taking on the Rogue Power of Pride
|
Jan 31, 2019 |
|
Maturity Means Moving from Managing Sin to Discipling Desires
|
Jan 30, 2019 |
|
How to Know If You Are a Wise Person
|
Jan 29, 2019 |
|
The Inestimable Power of Blessing and Cursing
|
Jan 28, 2019 |
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On Sticks and Stones and Words
|
Jan 27, 2019 |
|
Watch Your Mouth!
|
Jan 25, 2019 |
|
On “Owning Your Life”
|
Jan 24, 2019 |
|
Put Me In, Coach. I’m Ready to Play—Today!
|
Jan 23, 2019 |
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Why Mere Belief Won’t Get it Done
|
Jan 22, 2019 |
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How to Know If You Really Love God
|
Jan 21, 2019 |
|
The Way We Treat Those We Deem Unimportant
|
Jan 20, 2019 |
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The Way True Religion Breaks the Self-Deception of False Faith
|
Jan 18, 2019 |
|
The Age of the Selfie on Steroids
|
Jan 17, 2019 |
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A Strategy Beyond Anger Management
|
Jan 16, 2019 |
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The Deception of Self-Deception
|
Jan 15, 2019 |
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Why Pinning Can Lead to Sinning
|
Jan 14, 2019 |
|
The Big Problem with First World Problems
|
Jan 13, 2019 |
|
The Difference Between Your Perseverance and the Holy Spirit’s Perseverance
|
Jan 10, 2019 |
|
Why There’s No Such Thing as a “Christian” Nation
|
Jan 09, 2019 |
|
The Problem with My Social Media Bio
|
Jan 08, 2019 |
|
James . . . Just James.
|
Jan 07, 2019 |
|
James: The First Real Christian
|
Jan 06, 2019 |
|
The Song of Creation
|
Jan 05, 2019 |
|
Wisdom in the Flesh
|
Jan 04, 2019 |
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Spreading the Joy
|
Jan 03, 2019 |
|
Death and Resurrection
|
Jan 02, 2019 |
|
Jesus and the Temple
|
Jan 01, 2019 |
|
Incarnation
|
Dec 31, 2018 |
|
Awareness and Spiritual Practice
|
Dec 30, 2018 |
|
Simeon’s Ecstasy
|
Dec 29, 2018 |
|
Border Crossing
|
Dec 28, 2018 |
|
The One of Peace
|
Dec 27, 2018 |
|
Ripple Effect
|
Dec 26, 2018 |
|
Revelation
|
Dec 25, 2018 |
|
Small Moments
|
Dec 24, 2018 |
|
Christmas Eve
|
Dec 23, 2018 |
|
Where is God?
|
Dec 22, 2018 |
|
Five Minutes B.C.
|
Dec 21, 2018 |
|
Rebellion
|
Dec 20, 2018 |
|
Remembering the Future
|
Dec 19, 2018 |
|
The Way
|
Dec 18, 2018 |
|
Look Again
|
Dec 17, 2018 |
|
Daddy King
|
Dec 16, 2018 |
|
Yahweh Remembers
|
Dec 15, 2018 |
|
A Borrowed Song
|
Dec 14, 2018 |
|
Clay Pots, Trumpets, and A Child is Born
|
Dec 13, 2018 |
|
Broken Branches
|
Dec 12, 2018 |
|
Don’t Forget the Fire
|
Dec 11, 2018 |
|
Love Local (Go Small and Go Home)
|
Dec 10, 2018 |
|
Joy to the World (Or, How to Write a Better Song)
|
Dec 09, 2018 |
|
The Singer
|
Dec 08, 2018 |
|
You Are Spoken For
|
Dec 07, 2018 |
|
Hope is Always
|
Dec 06, 2018 |
|
The Center of the Story
|
Dec 05, 2018 |
|
Christmas, Come Down
|
Dec 04, 2018 |
|
Let There Be Light
|
Dec 03, 2018 |
|
The Protagonist
|
Dec 02, 2018 |
|
The Wisdom Behind a Good Old Fashioned Trust Fall
|
Nov 30, 2018 |
|
What Faith Is and What It Is Not
|
Nov 29, 2018 |
|
Without the Resurrection, We’ve Got Nothing
|
Nov 28, 2018 |
|
Why Faith Has to Die
|
Nov 27, 2018 |
|
Tired of Following Jesus in Secret?
|
Nov 26, 2018 |
|
Why We Say “Thank God It’s Friday”
|
Nov 25, 2018 |
|
The Mind of Christ Is the Cross
|
Nov 22, 2018 |
|
The Glorious Imposition of the Cross
|
Nov 21, 2018 |
|
Why You Should Not Be Ashamed of Yourself
|
Nov 20, 2018 |
|
Why It’s All Your Fault
|
Nov 19, 2018 |
|
Why Are You So Defensive?
|
Nov 18, 2018 |
|
The Journey of Peter and the Journey of Us
|
Nov 16, 2018 |
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How Faith Is Like a “Get Out of Jail Free” Card, and How It’s Not
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Nov 15, 2018 |
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The Reason Behind Most Discipleship Failures
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Nov 14, 2018 |
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The Wound That Never Heals
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Nov 13, 2018 |
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The Lord Helps Those Who Help Themselves . . . Sort Of
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Nov 12, 2018 |
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Why There’s No Place for “If” in Prayer
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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On the Difference Between Faith and Optimism
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Nov 09, 2018 |
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Getting in Touch with Our Inner Judas
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Nov 07, 2018 |
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The Key to Perceiving Revelation
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Nov 06, 2018 |
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The Big Problem with Being More Dedicated to God
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Nov 05, 2018 |
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The Three Kinds of People You Meet on the Way to the Cross
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Nov 04, 2018 |
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Why Being Ready for the End Means Being Joyfully Alive in the Present
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Nov 02, 2018 |
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Why Does the Word of God Endure Forever?
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Nov 01, 2018 |
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When the Sky Starts Falling
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Oct 31, 2018 |
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Why We Must Leave Behind “Left Behind”
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Oct 30, 2018 |
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On the Day It All Hits the Fan and the Day After That
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Oct 29, 2018 |
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When It’s Time to Build Something More Than Buildings
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Oct 28, 2018 |
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Moving from Information to Conversation
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Oct 25, 2018 |
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The Two Ways of Keeping the Law and Why it Matters Most
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Oct 24, 2018 |
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TTLV: Take The Long View
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Oct 23, 2018 |
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Why God and Politics Can’t Be Separated
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Oct 22, 2018 |
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Why You Really Don’t Own Anything
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Oct 21, 2018 |
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Reformation? Revolution? Or Resurrection? On the Power of Telling an Alternative Story
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Oct 19, 2018 |
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The Difference Between the Power of Prayer and the Power of God
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Oct 18, 2018 |
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On Splitting Hell Wide Open with a Baptismal Certificate in Your Hands
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Oct 17, 2018 |
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Living in the Light of the Larger Story
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Oct 16, 2018 |
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Why Blindness Is the Real Problem
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Oct 15, 2018 |
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How Jesus Wants Us to Respond to Hard Things
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Oct 14, 2018 |
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How Jesus Kicks Our Value System to the Curb
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Oct 12, 2018 |
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Getting the A and Failing the Course
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Oct 11, 2018 |
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The Big Problem of the Powerful
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Oct 10, 2018 |
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On the Reason for Marriage and the Difficulty of Divorce
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Oct 09, 2018 |
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How Sin Continues to Win and How to Beat It
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Oct 08, 2018 |
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Why We Aren’t the Champions
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Oct 07, 2018 |
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The Problem with Lazy Faith and the Way Beyond It
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Oct 05, 2018 |
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What To Do in the Face of a Discipleship Fail
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Oct 04, 2018 |
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Holy Transfiguration Batman!
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Oct 03, 2018 |
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The Problem with Lowest Common Denominator Discipleship
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Oct 02, 2018 |
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Why It’s Not Enough for Jesus to Be the Messiah
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Oct 01, 2018 |
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Why Miracles Will Never Be Enough
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Sep 30, 2018 |
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On the Difference Between Faith and Risk Management
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Sep 28, 2018 |
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On the Every Day Ministry of Food
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Sep 27, 2018 |
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The Difference Between Extravagant Embrace and Radical Inclusiveness
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Sep 26, 2018 |
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The Desperate Need We Have to Be in Need
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Sep 25, 2018 |
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Getting to the Heart of the Matter
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Sep 24, 2018 |
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The Problem with the Rules . . . or the Possibilities
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Sep 23, 2018 |
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When the Holy Spirit Does Something Not In the Bulletin
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Sep 21, 2018 |
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Do We Really Recognize Jesus?
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Sep 20, 2018 |
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The Disciples’ Dilemma: When Knowledge Gets in the Way of Knowing
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Sep 19, 2018 |
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The Thing Jesus Wants The Most From Us
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Sep 18, 2018 |
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The Holy Spirit and Setting Boundaries
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Sep 17, 2018 |
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Why Marriage Is Not About Marriage and What It Is About
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Sep 16, 2018 |
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It Takes Two to Bring the Kingdom
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Sep 13, 2018 |
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The Kind of Places Where Miracles Don’t Happen
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Sep 12, 2018 |
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Up Girl!
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Sep 11, 2018 |
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A Word for Women (and Men) that Can Change Everything
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Sep 10, 2018 |
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The Problem of Reducing People to Their Problems
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Sep 09, 2018 |
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Do You Believe in Demons?
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Sep 07, 2018 |
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On Becoming the Kind of People Who Don’t Give Up On People
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Sep 06, 2018 |
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Who Needs the Weather Channel When You’ve Got Jesus?
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Sep 05, 2018 |
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A Parable about the Most Humble Power in the World
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Sep 04, 2018 |
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How to Have a High Failure Rate Without Failing
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Aug 31, 2018 |
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Why Jesus Is the New (Old) Normal
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Aug 30, 2018 |
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Three Reasons You Have Probably Not Blasphemed the Holy Spirit
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Aug 29, 2018 |
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The Missing Link in Our Disciple-Making
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Aug 28, 2018 |
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If You Had a Holy Spirit Gauge, What Would It Read?
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Aug 27, 2018 |
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The Critical Difference Between Being Responsible “for” Others and Responsive “to” Them
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Aug 26, 2018 |
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Ready for the New Wine? Get Rid of the Old Wineskin
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Aug 24, 2018 |
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What Makes Fasting Christian?
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Aug 23, 2018 |
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Why There is No Such Thing as “Secular”
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Aug 22, 2018 |
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When the Holy Spirit Makes a Hot Mess
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Aug 21, 2018 |
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The Difference Between Witnessing and Being a Witness
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Aug 20, 2018 |
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The Most Important Word in the New Testament
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Aug 19, 2018 |
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When I Fight Authority
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Aug 16, 2018 |
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Jesus’ Essential Message in 17 Words
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Aug 15, 2018 |
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The Secret Way of Holy Spirit Filled Fasting
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Aug 14, 2018 |
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When Revival Becomes Awakening
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Aug 13, 2018 |
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The Gospel of the Holy Spirit
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Aug 12, 2018 |
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The Real Lord’s Prayer (Part 3)
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Aug 09, 2018 |
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The Real Lord’s Prayer (Part 2)
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Aug 08, 2018 |
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The Real Lord’s Prayer (Part 1)
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Aug 07, 2018 |
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The Fifth Prayer of the Cross: The Abandonment Prayer
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Aug 06, 2018 |
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The Fourth Prayer of the Cross: The Forsakenness Prayer
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Aug 05, 2018 |
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The Third Prayer of the Cross: The Forgiveness Prayer
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Aug 02, 2018 |
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The Second Prayer of the Cross: The Gethsemane Prayer
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Aug 01, 2018 |
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The First Prayer of the Cross (Part 3)
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Jul 31, 2018 |
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The First Prayer of the Cross (Part 2)
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Jul 30, 2018 |
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The First Prayer of the Cross (Part 1)
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Jul 29, 2018 |
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The Great Secret Behind the Great Power of Prayer
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Jul 24, 2018 |
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The Thing We Need More Than Faithfulness In Prayer
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Jul 23, 2018 |
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Why There Is Only One Prayer
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Jul 22, 2018 |
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The Centrality of “Our Father” in an Age of Gender Confusion
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Jul 19, 2018 |
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A Few More Words on Letting Our Words Be Few
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Jul 18, 2018 |
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The Problem When Our Problems Consume Our Praying
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Jul 17, 2018 |
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How the Lord’s Prayer Became an Adventure in Missing the Point
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Jul 16, 2018 |
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The Most Corporately-Prayed Prayer in the History of Prayer
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Jul 15, 2018 |
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Why the Problem with Over-Confidence and Under-Confidence Are the Same Problem
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Jul 12, 2018 |
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The Prayer You Probably Never Thought of as a Prayer
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Jul 11, 2018 |
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The Most Obvious, Most Neglected Curriculum for Prayer in the History of Prayer
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Jul 10, 2018 |
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Is It Time To Re-Presence Your Practice of Prayer?
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Jul 09, 2018 |
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Welcome to the New Testament of Prayer
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Jul 08, 2018 |
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The Only Distinction That Matters
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Jul 05, 2018 |
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Prayer As a Campout In the Sanctuary of God’s Presence
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Jul 04, 2018 |
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The Unconventional Warfare of Prayer
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Jul 03, 2018 |
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Prayer as Problem Solving or Presence Seeking?
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Jul 02, 2018 |
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Why We Don’t Know Much About History
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Jul 01, 2018 |
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When It’s Time to Stop Crying Out and Start Moving On
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Jun 28, 2018 |
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The Prayer of Deliverance: From the Bondage of Slavery to the Bonding of Worship
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Jun 27, 2018 |
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The Most Simple And Complex Prayer Of All
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Jun 26, 2018 |
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Why Prayer Cannot Be Reverse Delegation
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Jun 25, 2018 |
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Getting Beyond Prayer as a Pee-Wee Soccer Game
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Jun 24, 2018 |
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On the Difference Between Worrying Our Prayers and Praying Our Anxieties
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Jun 21, 2018 |
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On Career-Ending Failures and New Beginnings
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Jun 20, 2018 |
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The Prayer-Filled Life: On Fire But Not Consumed
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Jun 19, 2018 |
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The Prayer of Groaning
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Jun 18, 2018 |
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The Day the House Entered Me
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Jun 17, 2018 |
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On Last Year’s Branches and This Year’s Fruit
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Jun 14, 2018 |
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Prayer Means Jesus Takes the Wheel
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Jun 13, 2018 |
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Have You Learned the Prayer of Abandon?
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Jun 12, 2018 |
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There’s Something About a Tree . . .
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Jun 11, 2018 |
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Prayer as Divine Negotiation
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Jun 10, 2018 |
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Right Here. Right Now. The Journey So Far.
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Jun 07, 2018 |
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A God Who Swears on His Life—For Us
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Jun 06, 2018 |
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On Building Altars
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Jun 03, 2018 |
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Why Walking with God Means Traveling Without an Itinerary
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May 31, 2018 |
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The Antithesis of Prayer
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May 30, 2018 |
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Why I Don’t Believe Most People Are Good
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May 29, 2018 |
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The First Sermon I Ever Preached. The Text May Surprise You.
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May 28, 2018 |
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On The Difference Between a Prayer Life and a Life of Prayer
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May 27, 2018 |
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Prayer AS Walking with God vs. Prayer IS Walking with God
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May 24, 2018 |
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The Epic Fail of Eden
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May 23, 2018 |
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Why We Must Rest from Prayer
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May 22, 2018 |
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How Prayer Leads Us into a Whole New World
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May 21, 2018 |
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Why Prayer Is Not the Solution to Our Problem
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May 20, 2018 |
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Why Prayer Does Not Move God and What Does
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May 18, 2018 |
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The True Way of Prayer Is Claim It and Name It
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May 17, 2018 |
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Why Prayer Doesn’t Work and Who Does
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May 16, 2018 |
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The Three Most Powerful Words of Prayer
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May 15, 2018 |
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In the Beginning: Prayer
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May 13, 2018 |
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The War of Prayer
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May 10, 2018 |
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Don’t Forget
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May 09, 2018 |
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Right Here. Right Now.
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May 09, 2018 |
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Look Away
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May 08, 2018 |
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Just a Little Patience
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May 07, 2018 |
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The Big Surprise
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May 04, 2018 |
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Can I Get an Amen?
|
May 02, 2018 |
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Don’t Be a Donkey’s Donkey
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May 01, 2018 |
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I Double-Dog Curse You
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May 01, 2018 |
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The Twin Cities
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Apr 30, 2018 |
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Water World
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Apr 27, 2018 |
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In God We Trust, But Just in Case
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Apr 25, 2018 |
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Follow Me
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Apr 24, 2018 |
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Why Your Resume Needs Your Eulogy
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Apr 23, 2018 |
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Now Don’t Forget It
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Apr 23, 2018 |
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Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!
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Apr 20, 2018 |
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What’s In a Name?
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Apr 18, 2018 |
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Right Belief. Wrong Life.
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Apr 18, 2018 |
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The Grace and Peace of Puzzle Work
|
Apr 16, 2018 |
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Thanks Tychicus
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Apr 15, 2018 |
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One Little Word Shall Fell Him
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Apr 12, 2018 |
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And Though This World with Devils Filled . . .
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Apr 11, 2018 |
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The Surprising Way of Becoming Strong In the Lord
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Apr 10, 2018 |
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On Telling the Impossible Story to Impossible Situations
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Apr 09, 2018 |
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The Secret to Extraordinary Parenting
|
Apr 08, 2018 |
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Why Love Is Blind and Marriage Is an Eye-Opener (Part 3 of 3)
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Apr 05, 2018 |
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Why Love Is Blind and Marriage Is an Eye Opener (Part 2 of 3)
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Apr 04, 2018 |
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Why Love Is Blind and Marriage Is an Eye Opener (Part 1 of 3)
|
Apr 03, 2018 |
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Addicted to the Holy Spirit
|
Apr 02, 2018 |
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The Least-Asked Most Important Question of Our Time
|
Apr 01, 2018 |
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On the Personal Devastation and Communal Decimation of Sexual Sin
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Mar 29, 2018 |
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The Real Problem With Acceptable Pornography
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Mar 28, 2018 |
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Until the Pattern Is a Person It Remains a Puzzle
|
Mar 27, 2018 |
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So What Are You (Really) Angry About?
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Mar 26, 2018 |
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On Shifting the Center of Gravity in Your Life
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Mar 25, 2018 |
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The Junior High Beast Within
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Mar 22, 2018 |
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Would the Real Me Please Come Forth?
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Mar 21, 2018 |
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How Behavior Management Stunts Your Growth
|
Mar 20, 2018 |
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The Two Groups Down at the Church
|
Mar 19, 2018 |
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The Challenge of Growing Up As a Grown-Up
|
Mar 18, 2018 |
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Why Down Is the New Up
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Mar 15, 2018 |
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Calling All Apostles, Prophets and Evangelists
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Mar 15, 2018 |
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One Body, Twenty-Something Thousand Denominations?
|
Mar 13, 2018 |
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Why Discipleship to Jesus Outside of Relationships with Others Is Not Discipleship to Jesus
|
Mar 12, 2018 |
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Are You Filled with the Fullness of God?
|
Mar 11, 2018 |
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Why Love Must Become More Than We Thought It Was
|
Mar 09, 2018 |
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Are You Aware of Your Inner Being?
|
Mar 07, 2018 |
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From Amazing Grace to Astonishing Grace
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Mar 05, 2018 |
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On Building Fireplaces
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Mar 04, 2018 |
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Those Walls of Hostility
|
Mar 02, 2018 |
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On Starting a Jigsaw Puzzle at the Center
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Feb 28, 2018 |
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On Picking Up Our Pieces and Making Our Own Puzzle
|
Feb 28, 2018 |
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On Starting Downton Abbey at Season 6
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Feb 27, 2018 |
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On the Importance of Getting the Question Right
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Feb 26, 2018 |
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Meet the Fellowship of the Holy Discontents
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Feb 23, 2018 |
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Would the Real Seekers Please Stand Up?
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Feb 22, 2018 |
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Only Two Kinds of People
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Feb 21, 2018 |
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Why God’s Plan Is Not For My Life
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Feb 20, 2018 |
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Are You Adopted?
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Feb 19, 2018 |
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Why Do We Think Spiritual Blessings Are Immaterial?
|
Feb 16, 2018 |
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Why the Bible Was Not Written for the World
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Feb 15, 2018 |
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On the Difference Between Living for Jesus and Living from Jesus
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Feb 14, 2018 |
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Banding Together to Sow for a Great Awakening
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Feb 13, 2018 |
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From Sentimental Nostalgia to the Travail of Love
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Feb 12, 2018 |
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The Marshes of Travail
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Feb 09, 2018 |
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From John 3:16 to 1 John 3:16
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Feb 08, 2018 |
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Faith Acts in Anticipation of Awakening
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Feb 07, 2018 |
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The Discipleship of the Imagination
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Feb 05, 2018 |
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The Banner of the Bible
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Feb 05, 2018 |
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The Perception Required to Sense Awakening
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Feb 02, 2018 |
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Awakening is Personal Experience Plus Public Reality
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Feb 01, 2018 |
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From Trickle to High Tide
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Jan 31, 2018 |
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Awakening Fundamental #3: The House of God
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Jan 26, 2018 |
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Between the Two Greatest Awakenings
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Jan 25, 2018 |
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From Vain Grandeur to Humble Beginnings
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Jan 24, 2018 |
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Awakening Begins with the House of God
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Jan 23, 2018 |
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Awakening the Saved From Their Sleep
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Jan 22, 2018 |
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The Necessity of Breath
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Jan 19, 2018 |
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Awakening Happens Suddenly and Slowly
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Jan 18, 2018 |
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Awakening is Not Spiritual Self-Improvement
|
Jan 17, 2018 |
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Awakening Fundamental #2: The Spirit of God
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Jan 16, 2018 |
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Awakening Fundamental #1: The Word of God
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Jan 15, 2018 |
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The Big Question and the Bigger Answer
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Jan 13, 2018 |
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Blinded by the Darkness
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Jan 12, 2018 |
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Awakening Begins With Me
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Jan 11, 2018 |
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From the Valley of Dry Bones to the River of Life
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Jan 10, 2018 |
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The Journey of Awakening
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Jan 08, 2018 |
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A New Orbit
|
Jan 05, 2018 |
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What Does Your Favorite Christmas Story Say
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Jan 04, 2018 |
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The Dark Side of Christmas
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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Why Christmas is a Political Movement
|
Jan 02, 2018 |
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What Christmas Can Teach Us About New Year’s Resolutions
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Jan 01, 2018 |
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God’s Big Plan for Your Life
|
Dec 30, 2017 |
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Jesus’ Baby Book Moment
|
Dec 29, 2017 |
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Why We Need the Shepherds
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Dec 28, 2017 |
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Angels We Have Heard Below
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Dec 27, 2017 |
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Christmas in Mecca
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Dec 26, 2017 |
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Baby Steps
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Dec 25, 2017 |
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Not a Silent Night
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Dec 23, 2017 |
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Do You Know the Rest of the Story?
|
Dec 22, 2017 |
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The Scandal of the Manger
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Dec 21, 2017 |
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Why Mary Matters to Us
|
Dec 20, 2017 |
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The Real War on Christmas
|
Dec 19, 2017 |
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Why We Should Fast for the Holidays
|
Dec 18, 2017 |
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Why We Need To Power Down
|
Dec 16, 2017 |
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Why We Need Course Correction
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Dec 15, 2017 |
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Stopping for Directions
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Dec 14, 2017 |
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Why Advent Is Not Social Justice Awareness Month
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Dec 13, 2017 |
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Why Waiting Is Active
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Dec 12, 2017 |
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What Have You Been Doing All This Time?
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Dec 11, 2017 |
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Anticipating the Verdict
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Dec 09, 2017 |
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Why Joy Is a Defiant Act
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Dec 08, 2017 |
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Why We Have Apocalyptic Anxiety
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Dec 07, 2017 |
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The Reason for the Season(s)
|
Dec 06, 2017 |
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The Good Earth
|
Dec 05, 2017 |
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Happy New Year
|
Dec 04, 2017 |
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Who is Ready for a Reset? Welcome to Advent
|
Dec 01, 2017 |
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Getting the Band Back Together
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Jul 28, 2017 |
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When Jesus Loves You, But I Don’t Have To
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Jul 27, 2017 |
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Don’t Be That Guy
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Jul 26, 2017 |
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Dealing with Stranger Things
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Jul 25, 2017 |
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What Twitter Teaches Us About the Word of God
|
Jul 24, 2017 |
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Show Me, Don’t Tell Me
|
Jul 21, 2017 |
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Why Would I Do That?
|
Jul 20, 2017 |
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A Little Less Conversation, A Little More Action
|
Jul 19, 2017 |
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Are You Childlike or Childish?
|
Jul 18, 2017 |
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Let’s Give Them Something to Talk About
|
Jul 17, 2017 |
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What’s Your Story?
|
Jul 14, 2017 |
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Will I Ever Change?
|
Jul 13, 2017 |
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Why Who We Eat With Matters
|
Jul 12, 2017 |
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Divine Miracle or Divine Takedown?
|
Jul 11, 2017 |
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It Isn’t Over ‘Til It’s Over
|
Jul 10, 2017 |
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Where Are We All Going?
|
Jun 16, 2017 |
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A Most Difficult Project
|
Jun 15, 2017 |
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Are We of the World But Not in the World?
|
Jun 14, 2017 |
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Who in the world is the world? And what does it mean?
|
Jun 13, 2017 |
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THE WEEKLY CHECK-IN
|
Mar 25, 2017 |
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THE WEEKLY CHECK-IN
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Mar 11, 2017 |
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THE WEEKLY CHECK-IN
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Mar 04, 2017 |
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THE WEEKLY CHECK-IN
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Feb 18, 2017 |
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THE WEEKLY CHECK-IN
|
Feb 11, 2017 |
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A Letter to Our Daughters
|
Jan 31, 2017 |
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Does Money Matter Too Much?
|
Jan 30, 2017 |
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It’s Not What You Know. It’s Not Who You Know Either.
|
Jan 29, 2017 |
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The Danger of Counterfeit Repentance
|
Jan 28, 2017 |
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Have You Ever Been Febreezed?
|
Jan 27, 2017 |
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Don’t Trust People Who Tout Their Own Wisdom
|
Jan 26, 2017 |
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The Way to Burn Your Enemies
|
Jan 25, 2017 |
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On the Houses That Build Us
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Jan 24, 2017 |
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The Secret to Reading Really, Really Well
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Jan 23, 2017 |
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The Mark of a True Friend
|
Jan 20, 2017 |
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When We Help the Poor We Worship God (and vice versa)
|
Jan 19, 2017 |
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Humble Yourself or Be Humiliated Later—Your Choice
|
Jan 18, 2017 |
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Why We Settle for Gold Plated Instead of Solid Gold?
|
Jan 17, 2017 |
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The Secret to Great Planning
|
Jan 16, 2017 |
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The Surprising Foundation for the Spiritual Life
|
Jan 15, 2017 |
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Why What You are Angry About Is Not Why You Are Angry.
|
Jan 14, 2017 |
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The Smallest Biggest Truth About Money
|
Jan 13, 2017 |
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Why The Cause of Your Anxiety Is Not The Cause
|
Jan 12, 2017 |
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The “One Other Person” Confidentiality Crusher Principle
|
Jan 11, 2017 |
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What is Your Coachability Quotient?
|
Jan 10, 2017 |
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Becoming a Shovel-Ready Person
|
Jan 09, 2017 |
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I Am Here To . . .
|
Jan 08, 2017 |
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The Practice of Treasuring
|
Jan 07, 2017 |
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Becoming Wealthy In Wisdom
|
Jan 06, 2017 |
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Becoming a Person of Divine Intelligence
|
Jan 05, 2017 |
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Becoming Fixated—In a Good Way
|
Jan 04, 2017 |
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Becoming Surrendered: Why Nothing is Better than Something
|
Jan 03, 2017 |
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Becoming a Seeker
|
Jan 02, 2017 |
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Becoming Teachable
|
Jan 01, 2017 |
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Getting Beyond the Lame Rank of a Webelo
|
Nov 25, 2016 |
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How Religious Leaders Can Be Worse than Satan
|
Nov 24, 2016 |
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Why We Don’t Get The Resurrection Like We Think We Do
|
Nov 23, 2016 |
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When a Rich Person Gets It Right
|
Nov 22, 2016 |
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The Problem of Women in Ministry and Why It’s Not a Problem
|
Nov 21, 2016 |
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When God Leaves the Building
|
Nov 18, 2016 |
|
The Obedience of the Cross
|
Nov 17, 2016 |
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On the Darkness Between Noon and 3PM
|
Nov 16, 2016 |
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Why You Weren’t There When They Crucified My Lord And Why I Wasn’t Either
|
Nov 15, 2016 |
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Have You Ever Met Simon of Cyrene?
|
Nov 14, 2016 |
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When There Is No Application
|
Nov 11, 2016 |
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The Problem with Familiarity
|
Nov 10, 2016 |
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The Seduction of the Crowd
|
Nov 09, 2016 |
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When Government Stands Trial
|
Nov 08, 2016 |
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Why Do People Commit Suicide?
|
Nov 07, 2016 |
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Now Discover Your Weakness
|
Nov 04, 2016 |
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Do You Believe in the Total Depravity of All Humanity?
|
Nov 03, 2016 |
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When Silence is Not Quiet
|
Nov 02, 2016 |
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When a Kiss Is More Than a Kiss
|
Nov 01, 2016 |
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Wake Yourself Up!
|
Oct 31, 2016 |
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The Will of God and the Willfulness of People
|
Oct 28, 2016 |
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The Last Supper in Three Words
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Oct 27, 2016 |
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Can Jesus Be My Savior and Not Be My Lord?
|
Oct 26, 2016 |
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Why It’s Time To Lose the Calculator
|
Oct 25, 2016 |
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How to Become Unfamiliar with the Familiar.
|
Oct 24, 2016 |
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Why Jesus Is Not For the Poor—He Is the Poor
|
Oct 21, 2016 |
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The Severe Mercy of a Pre-emptive Judgment
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Oct 20, 2016 |
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When ‘Leaving a Light On’ is the Wrong Thing to Do
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Oct 19, 2016 |
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Venture Capital and the Kingdom of God
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Oct 18, 2016 |
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The Difference Between Readiness and Preparedness
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Oct 17, 2016 |
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Why Are We So Distracted?
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Oct 14, 2016 |
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Jesus, Noah, and the New Ark
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Oct 13, 2016 |
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Do You Believe Jesus Is Really Coming Back?
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Oct 12, 2016 |
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All We Need Is (White Hot Holy) Love
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Oct 11, 2016 |
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Is It Time for Your Temple to Be Demolished?
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Oct 10, 2016 |
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When My Willingness Meets God’s Longing
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Oct 07, 2016 |
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Inside-Out vs. Outside-In
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Oct 06, 2016 |
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My 4 Rules for Discipleship to Jesus
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Oct 05, 2016 |
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Are You In Touch With Your Inner Pharisee?
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Oct 04, 2016 |
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Why Jesus Hates Hypocrisy and Why We Should Too
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Oct 03, 2016 |
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Can Love Really Be the Answer?
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Sep 30, 2016 |
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The Fundamental Fundamentals of Discipleship to Jesus
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Sep 29, 2016 |
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On The Hopelessness of Democrats and Republicans
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Sep 28, 2016 |
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The Pain of Hosting a Party
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Sep 27, 2016 |
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The Two Major Movements of the Gospel
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Sep 26, 2016 |
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LET’S TAKE THE DAILY TEXT TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
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Sep 25, 2016 |
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Facing the Cold, Hard, Harsh Truth
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Sep 23, 2016 |
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Will There Be Baptismal Certificates In Hell?
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Sep 21, 2016 |
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Why Aren’t the Poor At Home In Our Churches?
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Sep 20, 2016 |
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Three Words That Can Change the Way We See Jesus
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Sep 19, 2016 |
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When We Mistake Charity for Compassion
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Sep 16, 2016 |
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If I Get a Tattoo. . .
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Sep 15, 2016 |
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When We Don’t Know What We Are Asking
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Sep 14, 2016 |
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When Jesus Takes You Aside
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Sep 13, 2016 |
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Why God Is Not Fair And Why That’s Fair
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Sep 12, 2016 |
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Remember the Sabbath
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Sep 11, 2016 |
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Is It Possible to be Too Heavenly Minded?
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Sep 09, 2016 |
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Everybody Wants to Go To Heaven. Nobody Wants to Die.
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Sep 08, 2016 |
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The Only Qualification That Will Ultimately Matter Matters Now More Than Ever
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Sep 07, 2016 |
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On Gender, Marriage, Divorce, and the Questions of Our Time
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Sep 06, 2016 |
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Is Forgiveness Unlimited?
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Sep 02, 2016 |
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Whatever Happened to Church Discipline?
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Sep 01, 2016 |
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Finding a God Who Enters into Our Lostness
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Aug 31, 2016 |
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When Jesus Supports the Death Penalty
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Aug 30, 2016 |
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When Jesus Gives an Ultimatum
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Aug 29, 2016 |
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Will Jesus Pay My Taxes?
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Aug 26, 2016 |
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The Difference Between Sympathy and Empathy and Why It Makes All the Difference
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Aug 25, 2016 |
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Faith Doesn’t Work; Jesus Does
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Aug 24, 2016 |
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Are You the Kind of Person Jesus Can Trust?
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Aug 23, 2016 |
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This Little 97 Billion Candle Power Light of Mine
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Aug 22, 2016 |
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The Way Jesus Plays Texas Hold-em
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Aug 19, 2016 |
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The Biblical Journey of Peter to Pan
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Aug 18, 2016 |
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The Deadly Toxin of Christian Cynicism
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Aug 17, 2016 |
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On Signs From God—When It’s OK and When It’s Not
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Aug 16, 2016 |
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Why There is Always More Than Enough
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Aug 15, 2016 |
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The Many Layered Mysteries of Miracles
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Aug 12, 2016 |
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When Jesus Throws You a Bone It Doesn’t Mean You’re a Dog
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Aug 11, 2016 |
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Eating and Drinking vs. Righteousness, Peace, and Joy in the Holy Spirit
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Aug 10, 2016 |
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How to Deal with Reverse Judgment
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Aug 09, 2016 |
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The Rules, the Rule, and the Ruler
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Aug 08, 2016 |
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Jesus Is the Kingdom
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Aug 05, 2016 |
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Why There Is No Conflict Between Scripture and Science
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Aug 04, 2016 |
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What If What We Think of as “the Church” Isn’t Really THE CHURCH?
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Aug 03, 2016 |
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The Way from Open Wounds to Glorious Scars
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Aug 02, 2016 |
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The Difference Between a Kingdom and a Fiefdom
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Aug 01, 2016 |
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Why it’s a Problem when Jesus is from your Hometown
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Jul 29, 2016 |
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The Difference Between Thinking I Understand and Actually Understanding
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Jul 28, 2016 |
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How to Find Something and Still be Looking for it.
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Jul 27, 2016 |
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Hands to the Plow—Eyes on the Horizon
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Jul 26, 2016 |
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Why Small is the New Big
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Jul 25, 2016 |
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The Problem with Premature Weeding
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Jul 22, 2016 |
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When a Parable is More than a Parable
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Jul 21, 2016 |
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What Steve Jobs Learned From Jesus
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Jul 20, 2016 |
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The Critical Distinction Between Posture and Posturing
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Jul 19, 2016 |
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The Mysterious Kingdom of Heaven
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Jul 18, 2016 |
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Is Blood Really Thicker Than Water?
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Jul 15, 2016 |
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Would the Real Satan Please Stand Up
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Jul 14, 2016 |
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Beware of the NIDS and the SIDS
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Jul 12, 2016 |
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Bearing the Cross vs. Strapping on a Suicide Vest
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Jul 11, 2016 |
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How Religious Fundamentalists Kill God—And Why
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Jul 08, 2016 |
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Fundamentalism: When Faith Goes Rogue
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Jul 07, 2016 |
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Is Jesus Too Good To Be True?
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Jul 06, 2016 |
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There’s Much More to the Gospel Than the Forgiveness of Sins
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Jul 05, 2016 |
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Why Humility Is Not What I Thought It Was
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Jul 04, 2016 |
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The Kind of Deals God Makes with People
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Jul 01, 2016 |
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On Cynical Crowds and Character Building Communities
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Jun 30, 2016 |
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Taking the Deep Dive of Discipleship or Channel Surfing with the Crowd?
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Jun 29, 2016 |
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When Jesus Doesn’t Fit Our Box
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Jun 28, 2016 |
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On Jesus, Pete Rose, and the Clergy-Laity Dichotomy
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Jun 27, 2016 |
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Why Apostolic Hospitality is the Responsibility of the Guest
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Jun 24, 2016 |
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When Family Becomes God
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Jun 23, 2016 |
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Why Jesus May Not Value Your Family Values
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Jun 22, 2016 |
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What to Do When the Gospel Seems Harsh
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Jun 21, 2016 |
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Why the Followers of Jesus Need Not Be Afraid of Terrorists
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Jun 20, 2016 |
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The Disciple’s Quandary
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Jun 17, 2016 |
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Why Being Unprepared May Be the Best Preparation of All
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Jun 16, 2016 |
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The Shortest Sermon We’ve Never Heard
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Jun 15, 2016 |
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Was There a Luther in There?
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Jun 14, 2016 |
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The Secret to Ending Compassion Fatigue
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Jun 13, 2016 |
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What to Look for When You Don’t Understand What’s Going On
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Jun 10, 2016 |
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On the Difference Between the Miracles and THE MIRACLE
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Jun 09, 2016 |
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On the Nature and Necessity of Desperate Faith
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Jun 08, 2016 |
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Why You Probably Don’t Fast and Why That’s O. K.
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Jun 07, 2016 |
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Church: When the Lights Are On But No-one Is Home
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Jun 06, 2016 |
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The Problem with “God Always Has a Reason” Thinking
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Jun 03, 2016 |
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Why Aren’t Miracles Happening in Our Backyards?
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Jun 02, 2016 |
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Do You Believe Jesus Actually Stilled a Storm?
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Jun 01, 2016 |
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Why Commitment is Overrated
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May 31, 2016 |
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Why the Main Thing Must Become the Only Thing
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May 30, 2016 |
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The Difference Between Power-Down Authority and Lifted-Up Authority.
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May 27, 2016 |
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The Difference Between “If It’s Your Will,” and “If You Are Willing”
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May 26, 2016 |
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A Different Kind of Perfect: The Incomprehensible Possibility of Your Life
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May 25, 2016 |
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The 4-Question Test of Your Life
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May 24, 2016 |
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10 Observations on the Most Harrowing Verse in the Bible
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May 23, 2016 |
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8 More Reasons The Middle Way Is The Wrong Way
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May 20, 2016 |
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Why the Middle Way Is the Wrong Way
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May 19, 2016 |
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The Most Important Question You Will Ever Answer
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May 18, 2016 |
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19 Reasons To Step Up Your Asking, Seeking, Knocking Game
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May 17, 2016 |
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Lessons On Evangelism From My Hog Farm To Yours
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May 16, 2016 |
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The Terminal Cancer of Judgmentalism and the Cure
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May 13, 2016 |
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Eight Reasons Why I Judge Other People
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May 12, 2016 |
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Why God-First Prioritizing Does Not Work
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May 11, 2016 |
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The 3 Most Practical Words Ever Spoken and 15 Reasons Why
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May 10, 2016 |
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The Secret of Being an Abundance Person
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May 09, 2016 |
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Two Kinds of People: Which One Are You?
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May 06, 2016 |
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Ever Had Two Bosses?
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May 05, 2016 |
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What Disciple Makers Can Learn from Marketers
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May 04, 2016 |
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The Two Truths about Money
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May 03, 2016 |
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How I Baby-Stepped My Way Into Fasting
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May 02, 2016 |
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The Most Sobering (and Neglected) Text in the Whole Bible
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Apr 29, 2016 |
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The Lord’s Prayer: An Adventure in Missing the Point
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Apr 28, 2016 |
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Why the Shortest Prayer Usually Wins
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Apr 27, 2016 |
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Rescuing Prayer from Unceasing Ambiguity
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Apr 26, 2016 |
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Why “Giving God the Glory” May Not Work Like We Think
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Apr 21, 2016 |
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The Deadly Secret of the Matryoshka Doll
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Apr 20, 2016 |
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Why You Really Can Be Perfect (in a different kind of way)
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Apr 19, 2016 |
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How Power Loses to Powerlessness
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Apr 18, 2016 |
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Why Our Word Must Become Our Bond
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Apr 15, 2016 |
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Marriage, Divorce, and the Rule of God vs. the Rules from God
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Apr 14, 2016 |
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Why Sin Requires Invasive Surgery Now
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Apr 13, 2016 |
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The Greatest Impediment to the Kingdom of God
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Apr 12, 2016 |
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Why Anger Can’t Be Managed
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Apr 11, 2016 |
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The Difference Between External Image Management and the Internal Imaging of God
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Apr 08, 2016 |
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The Secret to True Greatness
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Apr 07, 2016 |
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Why the God of Law and the God of Grace are the Same God
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Apr 06, 2016 |
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Jesus and the Constitution…Sort Of
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Apr 05, 2016 |
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Why Nominal Christians Aren’t Christians
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Apr 04, 2016 |
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Why Happiness Is The Truth
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Apr 01, 2016 |
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The Problem with Righteousness Beyond Religious-ness
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Mar 31, 2016 |
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Why Giving Peace a Chance May Not Be the Best Approach
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Mar 30, 2016 |
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Stop Trying to Be Pure Hearted. There’s a Better Way.
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Mar 29, 2016 |
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Why Mercy Means So Much More Than, “Please Don’t Hurt Me.”
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Mar 28, 2016 |
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From Appetite Suppressant to Appetite Displacement
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Mar 25, 2016 |
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Why “The Meek” May Not Be Who We Think
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Mar 24, 2016 |
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Lesson #2: Mourning and the Comfort Beyond Comfortable
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Mar 23, 2016 |
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Lesson #1: I Know I Can’t
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Mar 22, 2016 |
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Teaching, Proclamation, Healing: Why Two Out of Three Is Bad
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Mar 21, 2016 |
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Shepherds vs. Fishermen, and Why It Matters
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Mar 18, 2016 |
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The Shortest Most Powerful Sermon Ever Preached
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Mar 17, 2016 |
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Why Money is the Most Dangerous Thing in the World
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Mar 16, 2016 |
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Learn to Eat God’s Word Or You Will Wind Up Eating Your Own Words
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Mar 14, 2016 |
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Why We Can’t Obey God Apart From Jesus
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Mar 11, 2016 |
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Something In The Water
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Mar 10, 2016 |
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The Lower Way of the Greater One
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Mar 09, 2016 |
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The Problem with Being a Methodist or a Baptist or a . . .
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Mar 08, 2016 |
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The Powerful, Painful Birth Pangs of Awakening
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Mar 07, 2016 |
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Why Repent May Not Mean What You Think
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Mar 04, 2016 |
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A Lesson for Disciples from The Bachelorette
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Mar 03, 2016 |
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The Unbridled Brutality of Our Race
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Mar 02, 2016 |
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What’s With All These Refugees?
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Mar 01, 2016 |
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Why People “Tip” God
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Feb 29, 2016 |
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The Politics of Jesus: From Political Stagecraft to Kingdom Statecraft
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Feb 26, 2016 |
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The Truth about Your Horoscope
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Feb 25, 2016 |
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How Our Small Dreams Can Thwart the Dreams of God For Us
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Feb 24, 2016 |
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Why Shame Never Works—and What Does
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Feb 23, 2016 |
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Why the Problem of Faith is the Problem of Reason
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Feb 22, 2016 |
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The Astonishingly Implausible, Unfathomably True Story of The Gospel
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Feb 19, 2016 |
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“Are We Rolling Downhill Like A Snowball Headed for Hell?”
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Feb 18, 2016 |
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The Unbelievable Mess of Jesus’ Family Tree
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Feb 17, 2016 |
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Thank God For Ram?!
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Feb 16, 2016 |
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Why You Can’t Join Someone Else’s Family
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Feb 12, 2016 |
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Untitled Episode
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Feb 11, 2016 |
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THE SIXTH DAY EXERCISE for November 28, 2015
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Nov 28, 2015 |