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The Good News of Wonder
(This reflection is one of the short chapters excerpted from a larger project I’m currently writing on the multifaceted beauty of the Gospel) The Source God is the God of wonder. “Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable” (Ps. 145:3). From the vastness of galaxies to the Continue reading
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The Good News of Love
(This reflection is one of the short chapters from a larger project I’m writing on the multifaceted beauty of the Gospel, which happens to contain a chapter on each of the four Advent themes. Each week of Advent, I’m sharing a different “facet” of the good news through the themes of Hope, Peace, Joy, and Continue reading
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The Good News of Joy
(This reflection is one of the short chapters from a larger project I’m writing on the multifaceted beauty of the Gospel, which happens to contain a chapter on each of the four Advent themes. Each week of Advent, I’m sharing a different “facet” of the good news through the themes of Hope, Peace, Joy, and Continue reading
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The Good News of Peace
(This reflection is one of the short chapters from a larger project I’m writing on the multifaceted beauty of the Gospel, which happens to contain a chapter on each of the four Advent themes. Each week of Advent, I’m sharing a different “facet” of the good news through the themes of Hope, Peace, Joy, and Continue reading
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The Good News of Hope
(This reflection is one of the short chapters from a larger project I’m writing on the multifaceted beauty of the Gospel, which happens to contain a chapter on each of the four Advent themes. Each week of Advent, I’m sharing a different “facet” of the good news through the themes of Hope, Peace, Joy, and Continue reading
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The Law of Liberty: Rediscovering the Beauty of Obedience
Introduction: Misunderstandings Steal Our Joy We don’t usually associate “law” with liberty. In fact, for many Christians, God’s law feels like the opposite of freedom, more like a weight to carry than something to enjoy. Many Christians have a rich focus on grace, and rightly so. But too often, our focus on grace leads us Continue reading
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Is Jesus Useful—or Is He Beautiful?
Introduction: The Beauty That Changes Everything The Gospel is incredibly useful. What could be more useful or practical than a perfect solution to humanity’s greatest problem: our sin, our guilt, and separation from God? Through Jesus Christ’s life, death, and resurrection, God has provided everything necessary to save us from our terrible problem of sin. Continue reading
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Loving God and Marriage: A Precious Picture
Introduction Marriage is one of the richest and most meaningful parts of life. For both the religious and the secular, committed romantic relationships between a man and a woman shape much of how we understand love, purpose, and stability. Marriage — and the family it forms — stands at the foundation of any coherent society. Continue reading
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Do I Love God Enough to Long for Heaven?
(a continuation of “Do I Love God for God?”) Let’s be honest, how often do we actually think about heaven? I mean really think about it? Not just a vague awareness of it, but truly dwelling on it. Deeply longing for it with genuine excitement. An aching desire to be with God forever. Is that Continue reading
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Do I Love God for God?
Most Christians would say they love God. It’s the right answer, the expected answer, and one we rarely pause to examine. But here’s the hard question I’ve wrestled with—and I invite you to wrestle with it too: Do I love God… for God? Or do I love Him for what He gives me? There’s a big Continue reading
God-centered Living 