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When You Are Rooted and Grounded in Christ's Love
Archival Post
Paul, longing for the church to become fully united to the love of Christ, has prayed for the Spirit to build up our inner person and for Christ to settle in our hearts through faith. Here, he continues his request by asking that the love of Christ would establish us.
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How to Teach Your Kids God's Word
Archival Post
The Holdridge Family Minivan is one of my favorite places on earth. As the odometer whirls, so do the conversations. Together, we traverse. Short trips. Long trips. Happy ones. Grumpy ones. And as we go, so do our words. Time to check-in. Time to laugh. Sometimes, time to teach.
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God Prunes, Sometimes With Community
Archival Post
It has been said that God did not design marriage primarily for our happiness, but for our holiness. In other words, although there is wonder and joy to be found in marriage, God designed it in a way that demands growth.
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Agedness and Aloneness Have Their Fruitful Place
Archival Post
Attractive people. Youth. Fashion. Glam. Prosperity, partying, and big old vacations. The world system tries to subtly -- or with a sledgehammer -- convince us the young life is the best one. But agedness and aloneness have their uses.
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7 Lessons From Growing Pains In the Church
Archival Post & Podcast
A few years into the new church age, Jerusalem was still its only location. It would take a decade or so for the gospel to break into the Gentile world, and the early years of the church were mainly spent growing and forming in the same city in which Christ died and was buried and rose and ascended. As the number of believers increased, so did the complexity of ministry.
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Many Desperately Need the New Family of the Church
Archival Post
Family and friends may stand at a distance, but God’s people do not. They are a new family and people-group for the wayward sinner. When Christ and his blood come rushing in to heal the repentant, a new member is added to the family. Angels sing.
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I Am Only a Youth
Archival Post
Jeremiah might be my favorite prophet. With endurance and steadfastness, he pushed and pulled with the nation of Israel, but also with God. His road, like all the prophets', was hard. The people would reject him, over and over again, and he had to say hard words.
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God's Aid for the Overwhelmed Heart
Archival Post
God is Father to every believer in Christ. As "Abba, Father," He loves to hear His people. He never tires of our concerns. He invites us to cast all our care upon Him, for He cares for us.
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Make Dead Friends
Archival Post
While writing to the church about the proper handling of liberties, Paul encouraged his readers to develop a lot of dead friends. What I mean is, he thought the endurance required for the Christian life requires a relationship with the characters of the Old Testament.
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Adopt the Right Attitude for Body Life
Archival Post & Podcast
Paul saw the church as a body. When healthy, the body can run and jump and move with ease. When sick, the body is hindered from moving the way the mind wishes.
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