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Stephen Duarte
Nov 196 min read
Themes in Proverbs: Wisdom in Relationships
The book of Proverbs provides the Christian with much-needed wisdom. There are a variety of topics that Proverbs address. Each topic has...
Jason Ching
Nov 122 min read
No Sense Pretending
Mark 2:15–17 (ESV) 15 And as he reclined at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners were reclining with Jesus and his...
Daniel Ruben
Sep 308 min read
No, Not All Sins are Equal
“All sin is sin.” It’s a common response to the question of whether God judges all sin the same. Generally, saying that “all sin is sin”...
Stephen Duarte
Aug 123 min read
The Infinite God Wrote Your Story
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” (Eph...
Brian Borgman
Jul 95 min read
Emotional Fortresses
"A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city,And contentions are like the bars of a citadel." Proverbs 18:19 This Proverb...
Ken Hansen
Jun 207 min read
Is it Time to Ditch the SBC?
"The liberals are taking over!" "The institution is rotten to the core!" "Misogynists continue to oppress women!" "The seminaries have...
Ed Romero
Jun 133 min read
Christ Will One Day Relieve Us (Revelation 1:7)
The battle rages on, dear Christians. But take heart. Christ will deliver us. After the doxology in the previous verse, wherein He calls...
Stephen Duarte
May 293 min read
Themes in Proverbs: The Fear of the Lord
The book of Proverbs provides the Christian with much-needed wisdom. There are a variety of topics that Proverbs address. Each topic has...
Jason Ching
May 62 min read
The God of Doubters
Jude 22 (ESV) And have mercy on those who doubt; Our most basic charge as Christians: Trust him. Trust the Lord who made us, loves us and...
Stephen Duarte
Apr 124 min read
Pursuing Excellence
Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your...
Brian Borgman
Apr 64 min read
Marriage & Spiritual Warfare: Prayer
“Pray at all times in the Spirit,” Eph. 6:18 In counseling, there is a fear of sounding trite, using well-worn clichés, saying something...
Ed Romero
Mar 272 min read
All Glory Be to Christ (Revelation 1:5b-6)
John writes in Revelation 1:5b-6, To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood and made us a kingdom, priests to his...
Jason Ching
Mar 86 min read
How does Biblical meditation work?
I’m bad at faking things. I suppose this is good for a pastor, but it’s also awkward sometimes. For example, if someone makes a joke and...
Stephen Duarte
Feb 266 min read
Absent Member, Suffering Body
Starting with the Wrong Question “Why should I attend the assembly of the saints if the pastor is teaching something I already know?”...
Brian Borgman
Feb 145 min read
Marriage & Spiritual Warfare: Sword of the Spirit
“And the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God,” Eph. 6:17b You have heard it said that when in danger it is either “fight or...
Ed Romero
Dec 19, 20232 min read
Christ the Faithful and Glorious (Revelation 1:5a)
After having just blessed his audience with grace and peace from God the Father and the Holy Spirit (called here "the seven spirits"),...
Jason Ching
Oct 13, 20233 min read
You're Not Meant to Fight Alone
"And I looked and arose and said to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, 'Do not be afraid of them. Remember...
Brian Borgman
Sep 7, 20235 min read
Marriage & Spiritual Warfare: Helmet of Salvation
“And take the helmet of salvation,” Eph. 6:17a Marriage is emotional. So many of the components of married life are emotional components....
Stephen Duarte
Aug 24, 20237 min read
Love Defined by the Law
It is important that we know what love is. Is there a standard to know what is or isn’t loving?
Ed Romero
Aug 17, 20232 min read
Grace and Peace From God (Revelation 1:4)
After a brief prologue, the author of Revelation, John, starts to address the seven churches for whom Christ gave him messages.
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