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Racial Justice: Peter, Paul and Race
Last fall on Twitter I made the claim that Paul confronted Peter (as recounted in Galatians 2:11ff.) out of a concern for racial justice as...
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Why I’ve Stopped Making Jesus Easy to Follow
It costs something to follow Jesus.
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Perspective Is Everything
Within the first few minutes of waking up, we determine the mindset we will have for the day. If we do not choose it, someone...
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Isaiah 53 Personalized for Sexual Abuse
Turn what you read into a prayer. Use the word of Scripture to help you articulate your pain, your questions, your fear, your anger…
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Tithe: Four Spheres That Need Your Financial Gifts
These New Testament passages illustrate giving to four groups to advance the gospel—the local church, family, the poor and missions.
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5 Essential Steps in Planting a Church or Launching a Ministry
Through the years I have been asked hundreds of times about what I would say are the critical steps in planting or launching a...
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The Mainstreaming of Sexual Fluidity
A recent U.K. study revealed that nearly half of all young people don’t think they are exclusively heterosexual.
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Christ’s Terms for Discipleship
Many popular teachings emphasizing prosperity, success and self-fulfillment have paid too little attention to cross-bearing as a necessary condition for Christian discipleship.