Blog, Podcast, YouTube, and Books by Ray Burns
Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutesThis Sunday, the famous basketball player Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash. Although all death reminds us of our mortality, the sudden death of a well-known person tends to cut through the noise. It makes us stop and realize how easily and unpredictably our fragile forms
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Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteFinally on the mend I’m still not back to 100% health, but I’m doing so much better than I was last week. Unfortunately, I still have two sick little girls, so it’ll take some time to get ahead on writing. However, I’m excited to get back to this ministry this week. Upcoming articles Use Death
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Approximate Reading Time: 7 minutesWe hate sin. Each sin is why Christ had to go to the cross, it grieves the Holy Spirit within us, and our choice to sin hurts our relationship with our Heavenly Father. We hate sin, and we hate when the temptation to sin comes knocking. And yet despite our constant desire to give in
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Approximate Reading Time: 8 minutesTrue, biblical faith is a 3-part process. Last time, we discussed why we must have something to put our faith in. As Christians, our faith isn’t in a what but in a person – Jesus Christ. Yet believing He’s real isn’t enough – if we’re going to walk by faith, we have to know it’s
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Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s been 47 years since the Roe v. Wade decision legalized abortion in America. According to realtime estimates on NumberOfAbortions.com, over 61 million lives have been lost to abortion since 1973. Nothing in the history of the world comes close to this loss of life, with the Holocaust being closest at about 10% of that
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Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteRecovering from a rough week Like I said last week, my house was getting sick and I had no idea how much writing I’d be able to get done. It turns out the answer to that was “not much.” Everyone is recovering well, so now I can get back to trying to get ahead on
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Approximate Reading Time: 10 minutes(Click here for the podcast version of this article)Â In our culture, prayer seems to be equal parts completely natural and totally alien. We find it easy to call out to God during distress and heartache, while at the same time struggle to last more than a minute in our daily prayers. This may be
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Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesWe all have reasons that we struggle with our Bible reading. Sometimes we can feel like we read the same verses over and over again, making no progress as we try to understand what’s being said. Maybe what we’re reading feels detached and empty because we can’t relate to these ancient people. Perhaps it’s just
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Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteHave you seen my Instagram recently? Any ministry comes with its struggles. For me, one of the worst parts of existing in an online space is the importance of being present on Instagram. I completely understand why people enjoy the platform, but it just doesn’t click with me. Is the age of 34 still too
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Approximate Reading Time: 9 minutesSince starting this blog in March, I’ve done a lot of writing. Some articles I loved, some not so much, but the goal has always been to bring glory to Christ by encouraging His people to keep moving onward in their faith. As we enter a new year, I thought it would be fun to
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