Category: Christian Living
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The Application Trap: Why Obsessing Over “Doing” is Killing Your Growth.
The Bible isn’t a self-help manual. Shift your focus from forced application to Spirit-led transformation and rediscover the joy of simply being with Jesus.
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Soteriology Culture: Have We Made the Gospel Too Small?
Soteriology Culture: Have We Made the Gospel Too Small? Modern Christianity has created a “soteriology culture,” reducing the Gospel to a transaction for eternal life while neglecting the actual call to discipleship. This post argues that true salvation is not a “bait and switch” but an invitation to apprenticeship (talmid)—where grace opposes earning, but never…
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Devo: 1 John 1:5-7: Live in the Light
I do not know if any of you are like me, but when I make a mistake, I tend to make excuses and defend myself. Just the other day, my wife asked me to do the dishes and I forgot as I was watching the Miami football game. When she confronted me about it, I…
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Genesis 1: Find Your Value Beyond What You Do
Genesis 1 offers a profound narrative challenge to both ancient and modern worldviews. Unlike other creation myths, God creates man in his own image in order to partner with them in the stewardship of the earth. The climax of the creation story is actually the 7th day in which we find that our value is not…
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Learning from the Storm: How Jonah 1 and Mark 4 Point to Jesus’s Divine Authority
Learning from the Storm: How Jonah 1 and Mark 4 Point to Jesus’s Divine Authority Jonah 1 and Mark 4:35-41 have many similarities. The two stories are different in how the storm is stopped. God is the one who has the power to control the wind and waves. Jesus is God and this story supports that claim. The…
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Genuine Gospel Living In A Status-Driven World in Philippians
In Philippians, Paul challenges his readers to live “worthy of the gospel,” which means living as a citizen of heaven. Paul gives role models on how to live this way through the examples of Jesus, Paul, Timothy, and Epaphroditus. Each one models a life of humility, sacrifice, service, and placing others before themselves. Each one…