Tag: #faith
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Can You Read? Normalizing Ignorance & Coming Out of Hiding
Can You Read? The question itself is not rhetorical. I am so serious when I ask you, Can you read? Surely you can. You’re reading this. Disclaimer. Sometimes I mean things in the nicest way, but they may sound rude. This is one of those times. This blog is written for a specific audience. The…
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Holy Ground: Public Repentance
It’s like someone who cannot swim. God pushed me into the deep. “I was pushed hard, so that I was falling, but the LORD helped me.” (Psalm 118:13, ESV). He pushed me so that I was falling into the deep end of the pool. I guess this type of repentance and pruning is me learning how…
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The Necessary Thorn:What Sin Produces Within Us
In Romans 7:8, Apostle Paul declares: “But sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness. For apart from the law, sin lies dead” (Rom. 7:8, ESV). This is a heavy verse. Romans 7 carries tremendous weight as Paul describes unchecked sin, internal conflict, distorted desire, and the war between…