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Loving the LORD With All My Mind
I read this quote in A New Systematic Theology of the Christian Faith the other day: God is not simply a great sight, the object of speculative curiosity. The revelation of His glory and the whole theological process which legitimately follows from it is holy ground. We cannot stand as superiors over God or His…
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My Covering
I have spent some time reflecting on the what happened Sunday afternoon. That evening I read a portion from Piper’s Taste and See entitled, “Who Governs Thought and Tongue?” I didn’t really read with comprehension his entire meditation because my mind was preoccupied with the words of Proverbs 16:1 The plans of the heart belong…
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Healthy Questioning
We are a people who want to see results. We like to know that our efforts are not wasted. So, we’ve created all sorts of ways to count decisions for Jesus. To have to wait for fruit to grow in order to see if a profession of faith is real is not something most evangelists…
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The Gospel Motivates Me
Barbara Hughes elaborates on three other aspects of how the Gospel gives shape to our lives. She says that the Gospel defines us, the Gospel motivates us, and the Gospel satisfies us. Since her book is dedicated to so much more than explaining the ins-and-outs of how the Gospel affects our lives, she does not…
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A Healthy Exercise
Most of the time, I don’t really think about the gospel. I figure I know it and don’t need a review. I found that writing out the gospel yesterday caused me to really think about what God has done for me. For the last couple of days, I had to think about which verses to…
Leslie Wiggins 