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What God Sees When He Looks at His Church

by Leah Baugh | The Bible is full of descriptions and metaphors of how God sees the church. Each one helps us to understand a facet of the church’s identity and God’s love, care, and communion with the body of believers...

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5 Ways God is Father to the Fatherless

by Leah Baugh | In an age when families are often split and there seem to be more single parents than ever, the concept of God as our Father loses meaning with many people today. Here are five ways God is a father to those who have earthly fathers and to those who do not...

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3 Ways Science Supports the Miracle of the Resurrection

by Leah Baugh | In the ancient world, eyewitness testimony and miracles were considered strong evidence to believe the truthfulness of something. When Moses asked Pharaoh to free the Israelites, he performed various signs to prove the power of God (Exod. 7:8–12). Likewise, the apostles argued that their faith was true because God raised Jesus from...

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God's Hidden Purposes in Your Suffering

by Leah Baugh | In one of my favorite sermons by Sinclair Ferguson, he points out that God is often working not just for our good but for the good of others through us. Sometimes in our American context, we can get a little wrapped up in our own little world...

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3 Mysteries of Preaching We Don't Appreciate

by Leah Baugh | Asking “What is preaching?” may seem like a pointless question. Isn’t it obvious? Before attending seminary, I didn’t think very deeply about the nature of preaching and sermons. However, after hearing my seminary professor talk about preaching...

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What is Real Repentance?

by Leah Baugh | “Repent and believe” has been the cry of preachers ever since the time of Jesus. However, repentance can seem mysterious and sometimes contradictory to the gospel...

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7 Spiritual Realities of God's Church

by Leah Baugh | The Bible is full of descriptions and metaphors of how God sees the church. Each one helps us to understand a facet of the church’s spiritual identity and God’s love, care, and communion with the body of believers...

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Does God Really Invite Everyone?

by Leah Baugh | There was once a great king who threw a wonderful and bountiful feast. He invited many people to come to the celebration of his son’s wedding. However, those he first invited rejected his invitation...