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Book Review: The Hole in our Holiness by Kevin DeYoung

What’s a Christian to do when they have passion for their “personal relationship with Jesus…

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Phil Robertson, Homosexuality, and True Christian Love

The Controversy

Phil Robertson, one of the stars of A&E’s hit show “Duck Dynasty” has been…

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What's Missing in the Discussion on Pope Francis as TIME's Person of the Year?

On December 11, TIME Magazine named Pope Francis 2013’s “Person of the Year”. They cited Francis’s…

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Book Review: Finally Free by Heath Lambert

Finally Free: Fighting for Purity with the Power of Graceis a truly biblical, gospel-centered,…

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My New Heart for Missions

It started 3 months ago while I was reading Don’t Waste Your Lifeby John Piper. Chapter 9: “The…

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy this time of family, food and fun.

This Thanksgiving, may we all reflect

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Hauling Trash

Regret and shame are two words that continue to surface in my prayer life lately. Why? I know I’ve…

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Book Review: Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction by Dr. Mark R. Laaser

I’ve written a couple times about (a part of) my story on this blog.

I Have a Confession to Make

My…

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Clinging to the Cross in Prison with Cancer

She’s been falsely accused, and now sits in prison for the lies someone else told. Away from her…

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Book Review: Gods at War by Kyle Idleman

Like his first book, Not a Fan, bestselling author Kyle Idleman challenges the Christian to a more…

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A Few Things Gay People Should Know About Christians

Last week, I wrote a piece called A Few Things Christians Should Know About Gay People. This week, I decided to turn the tables. What are some things gay people should know about Christians? As much as homosexuals don’t want to be painted with a broad…

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When I Just Don't Feel Like Reading My Bible

It’s 11:00 pm as I write this. I’ve been up since 6:30 am. After a day of work, I ran errands,…

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A Few Things Christians Should Know About Gay People

Having been on both sides of the issue(I hate to use the word “sides”, which makes it seem like we are at some kind of war with each other), I’d like to share just a few things Christians should know about gay people. Much like the Pharisees (who Jesus so…

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Book Review: A Praying Life by Paul E. Miller

Prayer is something that has been a struggle for me since I became a Christian. I always wonder: Am…

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My First Jury Duty Experience

Seeing as my last few posts have been about how busy I’ve been, I must confess I was less than…

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Blogging Silence

Hey readers,

I’ve been (unsuccessfully) trying to get a post published every Monday and Friday.…

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Book Review: Celebration of Discipline by Richard J. Foster

As soon as I realized the author was a Quaker, I thought Oh boy, what did I get myself into here?I…

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