Blog, Podcast, YouTube, and Books by Ray Burns
Approximate Reading Time: 7 minutes We all have certain beliefs that shape our lives. They affect where we spend our time and money. They impact where we go or what we enjoy. Often, our convictions even cause us to sacrifice other things in order to follow them. And there are times when those sacrifices can seem too great, or the […]
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Approximate Reading Time: 8 minutes Last time we discussed that it’s faith, and nothing else, that saves us. Now let’s discuss who we put that faith in, and why only Christ, through the work He did on the cross, is what saves us. Why solus Christus had to be defended We’ve been walking through everything that led to Christianity splitting
Approximate Reading Time: 10 minutes As we continue our look into the 5 “solas” of the Protestant Reformation, let’s discuss why being saved by faith isn’t just an opinion about salvation, but the only thing that makes sense. What is faith? I’ve done a 5 part series that digs deep into what “faith” really looks like (check it out here).
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minute Today I finish my discussion on the Trinity by closely examining the role each person plays in our lives. If you’ve ever wondered what, exactly, the Holy Spirit does, take time to listen to how big He really is in our lives. This is also a pretty big milestone as a podcaster! I read that
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Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutes When we look back at how the early church developed into the Catholic Church, much of it boils down to one simple problem: Christians weren’t encouraged to read the Bible. The church authorities, whether the pope or his bishops, were instead the ones who were in charge of reading the Bible and telling everyone else
Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutes (This article also includes a podcast discussion. Click the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Google podcast app.) Grumpy. Bad temper. Short fuse. We have many cute names to assign to our anger, and those names make it so easy to excuse our behavior. We don’t want to take the
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Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minute Check out the new episode where I discuss anger from a biblical perspective, and what we can do to stop being angry or bitter in the future.
Why You Get Angry (and How to Stop) – New Podcast Episode Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 7 minutes Thanks to technology, the Coronavirus hasn’t kept many Christians from the blessing of weekly teaching from their pastor. For many, this isn’t much different from regular “church” where we sit down, listen to a sermon, and leave. If anything, it’s a nice break to eat cereal and sit in our pajamas while our pastor speaks.
Watching a Sermon Isn’t Church (But It Works for Now) Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minute Check out the new podcast episode! Grab your Bible and join me as we dig into Jeremiah 29:11, see ways we may misunderstand the verse, and get a glimpse into how incredible our God truly is.
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Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutes Some people are loving their increased time at home. Others are struggling with the new dynamic. And if the humorous posts on social media are anything to go by, parents and spouses are driving each other nuts. I wanted to share some of my previous articles that will, I hope, give some perspective to those
Articles to help you during a quarantine with your spouse, your kids, and your own heart Read More »