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In: Spiritual Formation

A New Kind of Christian [Egoism]
Lately I’ve been struck by how many seemingly mature Christians are “bent in on themselves” (to borrow from Martin Luther). While John Piper’s Christian hedonism, outlined in his now classic Desiring God, has merit (namely that believers are most satisfied with life when God is most glorified in them), I cannot get over how many I know who name Christ as Lord, but seemingly think only of themselves! It’s no surprise that those of this stripe are the least pleased with their life circumstances despite all the efforts to infuse pleasure into their existence. read more ➜

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In: Spiritual Formation

“If you think of this world as a place intended simply for our happiness, you find it quite intolerable: think of it as a place of training and correction and it’s not so bad.” – C. S. Lewis, God in the Dock, page 52. Givenread more ➜

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In: Bible, Genesis, Theology

After reading Genesis 38, several questions came to mind. Naturally, I conferred with a commentary (one of my favorite OT scholars) and found a wealth of insights. What follows is mainly from John H. Walton’s Genesis: The NIV Application Commentary, with my spin on a few things.read more ➜

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In: Bible, Hermeneutics

On Having the Right Conclusions But the Wrong Support A few days ago I received an e-mail from a dear friend who was encouraged by a message from John 11. Her pastor took verse 44b, where Jesus said, “Unbind him, and let him go” (NASB),read more ➜

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In: Apologetics

Many would agree that this present existence is not the optimum one. Something better must lie ahead. Everyone’s desire to live forever troubles virtually every known religion and the New Age is not excluded. “Something’s not right” is the lament of many religious beliefs andread more ➜

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In: Apologetics, Evangelism

Dear …….,                                                                                                         I have been wanting to write this letter to you for some time. A great deal of prayer and thought has gone into what I would like to say regarding our religious preferences. I am fully aware that we have points of disparityread more ➜