Waiting on the Lord
“The waiting is the hardest part…” Thus saith Tom Petty. But waiting also gets at the essence of faith. As we accept, receive,
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Tough Texts!
Over at the RTS Washington Faculty podcast, we are going through tough texts (and topics) in the Bible. I have loved learning from
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Imitating, Walking, and Giving Thanks
The Apostle Paul encourages us to imitate God by walking in love for the sake of Jesus Christ. What is the foremost expression
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The Lord, My Lord
I was up at Central Church in Manhattan recently and preached from the most quoted psalm in the New Testament, Psalm 110. The
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3 Things You Should Know about the Book of Leviticus
What relevance does the sacrificial system in Leviticus have for modern Christians? For one, they offer a vivid illustration of just what happened
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Reading Literature as a Follower of Jesus Christ
Reading the Scriptures, and literature in general, as a follower of Christ is a deliberate act and well worth it. In this episode
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Thinking about Wholeness
Some of you know that I have written a book entitled The Wholeness Imperative (you can find out more about that here and
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Reading the Psalter
I got a chance to talk about the psalms in general and Psalm 1 in particular with my friend Jim Thomas of The
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Three Phases of Spiritual Formation
I wrote this piece a few years ago and it still comes up from time to time. One of those times came last
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The King of God’s Kingdom
From a piece entitled, “The King of God’s Kingdom,” I wrote for the November issue of Tabletalk magazine: In the ancient world, the
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