Guilty as Charged. Acquitted by Blood.
Most people think of Jesus as Savior. Fewer think of Him as Advocate. But 1 John 2:1 is plain: "we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ
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You Can't Pray Away the Butterflies
You stand up to preach, and there's a war going on that nobody can see. Dry mouth. Butterflies you can't pray away. Thoughts scattering. A split
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Halfhearted Has a Price
That's the unspoken motto of too many institutions — and too many hearts. Say it out loud. Cheaper not to care. You can hear the boardroom that birthed it.
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You Know Exactly How to Do It
Most of us waste years waiting for permission we already have. We tell ourselves that real change belongs to somebody else. The pastor's job. The elder's
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Baptized With Better Names
Most of us aren't struggling with whether to murder someone. The battle is whether we'll call our pride pride. That's where self-deception lives — not
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The Trick Question at the Heart of Calvinism
There's a question that comes up more than you'd think — usually delivered with a tone that's meant to end the conversation before it starts:
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Walking in the Light Isn't Sinlessness
There's a reason John uses the present tense. "The blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin." — 1 John 1:7 Not cleansed.
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You're Still at the Shore
God never called His people to live afraid, eyes fixed on every shadow. Wisdom recognizes danger. But fear isn't wisdom — it's a counterfeit. Scripture doesn'
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They Had Opinions. John Had Weathered Hands.
The false teachers didn't lack conviction. They lacked calluses. They had opinions about Jesus. Persuasive ones. Convincing ones. Sometimes ones that sounded like scripture. But they didn'
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