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Blog posts on diverse topics, biblical insights, and the most popular episodes from
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Which Title Would You Pick?
Volume one of my two-part series on what the Bible says about overcoming anxiety (Peace through Faith) was released in February. The second volume, which focuses on trusting God, is due out later this year. I'd love your help on choosing a title. Of the two options...
Why Have You Forsaken Me? Did the Father Turn His Back on Jesus? – Mark 15:34
The Father didn’t abandon Jesus in the sense of rejecting him. God accepted the sacrifice Jesus was offering and was pleased by it.
Got Grace? – Sermon on 2 Peter 1:1
The Holy Spirit inspired them to say some form of “Grace to you” 31 times. If it’s that important for us to get more grace, why do we so seldom ask God for more grace in our prayers for ourselves and others?
End Anxiety with Promised Peace
Trust is one of those biblical terms that is so common that it can lose its meaning. We often “trust” God in general, but not in particular. We trust him for the big things someday but not the little things right now. We entrust our eternal destiny to him, but we have no idea what it means to trust him today from noon to three.
Chapter 10 Seeing God’s Kindness
Anxiety is your soul guarding against a threat. Gratitude is your soul welcoming blessing.
36 Scriptures for Encouragement
What do you do when you don’t know what to say? God knew what to say. Why not send a text once a day with some encouraging passage of Scripture?