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Wearing a Mask?
For too long, the church has sometimes acted as if holiness means pretending. Pretending we are above struggle. Pretending we are beyond temptation. Pretending that if we just keep the right appearance, everything must be fine underneath. But that kind of pretending does not make us holy. It makes us hidden. And hidden things grow…
Teach Us to Number Our Days
Learning to live wisely in the gift of time “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” — Psalm 90:12 There are some verses you do not merely read. You live long enough to feel them. This is one of them. As I come to the close of year 88 and…
The Jesus Who Welcomes Us in Mercy Is the Same Jesus Who Reigns in Glory
There are times when we do not realize how much of our understanding of Jesus has been shaped by the pictures we carry in our minds. Most of us have one. We may never have painted it, never framed it, never hung it on the wall, but it is there all the same. It is…
Church & Gathering Redefined
There are some things that become clearer only after life has had its say. Scripture does tell us not to forsake assembling together. That matters. We were never meant to walk alone. We need fellowship, correction, encouragement, and the steadying influence of other believers in our lives. Left to ourselves, it is easy to drift.…
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