Ray Burns

I love Christ, my wife and four kids, the Oxford comma, and board games. Although saved at 18, it took 10 years for me to stop chasing idols and find true satisfaction in Christ. God's given me a passion for teaching and writing, and with that a deep burden to be my creator's instrument in giving His people a profound, unshakable relationship with their savior.

3 Reasons Legalism Is So Appealing

Approximate Reading Time: 9 minutes(This article also includes a podcast discussion. Click the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Google podcast app.) The gospel is equal parts liberating and offensive. When we realize the depths of our own sin, we find freedom in Christ offering the gift of salvation, free of any requirements on

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Should Christians Keep the Sabbath? Part 3: Christ

Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutesIn Part 1 we discussed that the Sabbath command was intended specifically for Israel, as a memorial of God rescuing them from Egypt. This would be important to remember during both times of trial and prosperity, knowing God didn’t abandon His people. In Part 2 we looked at 3 biblical reasons why Christians today aren’t

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Introducing “My Family” series

Introducing “My Family” series

Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesThe best piece of advice I can give to new parents is “Consider what sort of adult you’re creating right now.” It’s easy to focus on surviving the terrible 2s, adolescence, and pre-teen years, but before we know it we’ll have a fully-formed human being capable of adult thoughts and actions, trying to find their

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Who Gets the Best Side of Us?

Approximate Reading Time: 7 minutesWake up. Go to work. Come home. Eat. Sleep. Repeat.  This is the Monday-Friday pattern of the average American, and over time it becomes a steady, though monotonous, routine. After 8-10 hours at work, exhaustion sets in and we’re ready for the day to be over. But then we check the mail and get a

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The Funniest Verse in the Bible

Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutesChristians aren’t too well known for their humor. To be fair, the Bible isn’t really either. Yet there is a particular verse that always strikes me as funny, even years after happening upon it. And perhaps it speaks more of my own sense of humor because this verse is found it one of the least

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Should Christians Keep the Sabbath? (Part 1: Origins)

Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutesIf you’ve only been exposed to mainstream Christianity, the title may seem very silly. Many believe that we do keep the Sabbath, we’ve just moved it to Sunday instead of Saturday. It may surprise many to learn that the Sabbath is a very special thing that most Christians don’t truly keep. Before we discuss whether

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