Category: Devotional
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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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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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Understanding Genesis 1: A Theologically Revolutionary Text
We must read Genesis 1 from the perspective of its original ancient audience, rather than a modern scientific one. This post highlights that the creation account is a theological statement contrasting Israel’s God with other ancient Near Eastern deities. God creates the cosmos as a cosmic temple, his creation by speaking, and his subordination of…
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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…