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Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesIt’s easy for us to overlook the full reality of Christ’s life on Earth. We often look at the miracles, the teachings, and the brutality of the cross. Yet in the midst of all of that is an incredible truth – the almighty God of the universe took on human flesh, yet didn’t take on […]
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Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesThroughout the Old Testament, Israel was always looking forward to their promised Messiah – the anointed One of God who would reclaim the world and redeem us from sin. We can look all the way back to Genesis and see that God always had a plan for our a rebellious group of people who could
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Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesHave you ever spent time looking for that perfect Christian resource, only to find a lot of things that at really good but not quite what you’re looking for? That’s the problem I’ve run into as my family prepares to celebrate our version of Advent. I tried finding a reading plan that gave 25 different
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Approximate Reading Time: 14 minutesHow do we know what “good” is? When we say something is unfair or unjust, what are we comparing it to? How do human beings not only know the difference between right and wrong but have the ability to choose between them? If a Christian is honest, we must point to God. But what about
Approximate Reading Time: 8 minutes(This article also includes a podcast discussion. Click the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Google podcast app.) Halloween can be a tricky subject in some Christian circles. Some see it as harmless fun while others think participating in it is to shake hands with Satan. I grew up with
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Approximate Reading Time: 7 minutes(This article also includes a 2-part podcast discussion. Click the play buttons below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Google podcast app.) Reading the Bible is hard. Understanding it can be nightmarish. It’s long, confusing, and says really weird stuff. Sometimes people can’t even agree on what a single sentence means! However, there’s
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Approximate Reading Time: 8 minutesExploring how Catholicism spawned from the early church has been quite the journey. It started as a request from one of my monthly Patreon supporters, but the more I dug into it, the more I realized how much we can learn. Although we disagree with the majority of the Catholic Church’s teachings, it’s important for
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Approximate Reading Time: 10 minutesAs we finish up the last of the “5 Solas of the Reformation,” we finally arrive at the answer to the major question: Why has God done everything He’s done? Whether it’s creating the world, sending Christ, or saving each individual person, there’s one simple reason that God does anything. And as people who love
Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutesAs we continue walking through the “5 Solas of the Protestant Reformation,” we now get to discuss why salvation is given by God’s grace, and not because we deserve it. Undeserved love There’s a way of viewing salvation that may strike many as odd, but it’s just as popular today as it was in the
Approximate Reading Time: 8 minutesLast 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