Blog, Podcast, YouTube, and Books by Ray Burns
Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutes Traditions tend to get a pass when we grow up with them. As Christians, we’re called to live in the world without being part of it (John 15:19), which often means not jumping off a bridge just because our friends are doing it. Is Easter, with its mix of Easter bunnies and a risen savior, […]
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Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutes What is our purpose in life? There are few questions that keep people awake as much as this. We wake up, we work, we enjoy what time we have left afterwards, then we prepare to do it again tomorrow. It can all feel so meaningless. Yet for the Christian, we are meant for a life
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Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutes (This article also includes a podcast discussion. Click the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Google podcast app.) This is a phrase you’ll see repeated often throughout this blog. The question is one of utmost importance for each Christian to answer. It’s easy for us to say what we believe,
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Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutes There are thousands of topics we could discuss regarding the Bible, politics, ethics, and a general Christian worldview. If God allows, we’ll do just that on this blog! But sometimes we all want a quick rundown of a topic. Rather than needing enough content to make us experts on a topic, it’s sometimes preferable to
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Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutes As a word nerd, it’s fascinating to see how language develops over time. Our vocabulary is filled with words whose original meanings have been lost to time. Something awful would fill us with awe. Meat was a broad term for “solid food.” And for Christians, worship is fast becoming a term that means little more
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Approximate Reading Time: 7 minutes We are defined by how we make others feel. Poor word choice between two people can lead to shattered relationships without a single clarifying question being asked. Celebrities have to put out fires because they didn’t word something perfectly on Twitter. The intent behind words is often meaningless as long as those words sounded offensive.
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Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutes The Movie I Never Want to Watch Again but Encourage Everyone to Go See This past week my wife and I went to watch the new movie Unplanned. We were invited by Agape Pregnancy Center who rented out the movie theater to show it to supporters of their ministry. Unplanned is a true story about
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutes Have you signed up for our mailing list yet? It will be one of the best ways to keep up with us as time goes on, so consider taking a moment to sign up! You can fill in the form to the right (or bottom of the screen on mobile), or read more about the
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Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutes When a Christian friend is in sin, the “right thing” can be difficult to discern. We want them to follow Christ, but we can’t condone what they’re doing. Our culture tells us not to make people feel bad about themselves, yet the Bible seems pretty harsh about some sins. What’s the right answer to a
Hard Truths from True Friends Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 8 minutes Amidst our culture’s continued pursuit of sexual freedom, Christians may have accidentally developed open marriages. We have slowly adopted the world’s standard of what constitutes adultery, and in doing so we open ourselves up to undermining our own holiness. We say we can look at someone we’re attracted to, even fantasize about them, as long
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