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The Anchored Heart
I spoke at length last night with a Christian woman who admitted her occasional struggles with whether or not she has truly been saved. This is not a rare conversation ...
Read More Moving Out Of Nazareth
If God entrusted to me the ability to remove one thing from our hearts as His people, I think I would choose to revoke our sense of familiarity of Him. ...
Read More A Folk Song & God’s Sovereignty
There is a plane somewhere in the air right now which will eventually make its way to the Atlanta airport. On that plane is a seat reserved for me and ...
Read More Divine Mist & Human Sweat
For some reason I have several flash-memories of being in the back seat of a vehicle and traveling down I-85 as a little boy. My family lived in DeKalb County ...
Read More He Did Not Spill Your Sacrifice
Some of you reading today are wrestling with silent confusion about what God is doing with you. Inside of you there is some filter that makes you hesitant to ask ...
Read More Opting Out Of The Great Debate
Tedium drives me nuts. Arrogant Christians are a bore. Knee-jerk, reactionary emotionalism is saddening. Hostility over the truths of Scripture between those who genuinely love the Lord is one of ...
Read More When God Says No
Sometimes we desire something with intensity. It's not an issue of longing for the forbidden, some unlawful no-no; sometimes we want something that is good that seems reasonable, beneficial, healthy ...
Read More Things Are Way Too Big For You
I thought on the end of time this morning. Yes, I know, a rather impractical and lofty topic for such pragmatic people like we. Nonetheless, I allowed my mind to ...
Read More Why Are The Stars There?
I'm on day four of my time away and enjoying sunshine, sand and surf. The beach is beautiful, the family content and my mind and body being refreshed. Today's post ...
Read More Undiminished Hope
A year ago yesterday marked the beginning of a new way of living for the Lyle family. Most of you are familiar with our story but for those who are ...
Read More Important Christmas Questions
Perhaps one of the most tragic potentials for us who have been set free through faith in Christ is that we might arrive to a place in life where we ...
Read More Changing Lanes With The Lord
I awoke today in the will of God and that brought me relief before my feet ever touched the floor. Some people cringe when they hear the phrase "the will ...
Read More Big-God Theology
Several weeks ago I was speaking on the phone with the man who led me to Christ in the early 1990's. Scott Johnson was preparing to lead some in his ...
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