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What better way to grab people’s attention than to lean into the controversy in the text?
Ryan Huguley • 8 Hours or Less
Our innate longing for meaning compels us toward a transcendent, while our longing for pleasure draws us to the mundane.
Paul M. Gould • Cultural Apologetics
As I pray, I try what Commander Bugsly does. He shared with us after his time of prayer in the morning, before he gets off his knees he visualizes the Holy Spirit putting the armor of God on him. He said it helps him understand every day that not only do we have a flesh that desires things of this world, but we have an enemy that hates us and wants
... See moreCody Bobay • Soulcon Challenge
After the workout, compliment one of your teammates for something that individual did well. When we see something commendable in others, whether in attitude or action, a Christ-honoring thing to do is point it out and praise it. Anything that even remotely mirrors one of Jesus’ many excellencies is deserving of affirmation.
Brian Smith • The Christian Athlete
Two Commands and a Purpose NEGATIVE COMMAND: “DO NOT BE CONFORMED TO THE PATTERN OF THIS WORLD . . .” “Do not be conformed” • Passive voice • Imperative • Present tense Expanded Translation: “Stop allowing yourselves to be molded by the influences and pressures of this present world system.” POSITIVE COMMAND: “. . . BUT BE TRANSFORMED BY THE
... See moreChip Ingram • True Spirituality
For this reason, I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have
... See moreKevin • A Complete List of the Apostle Paul’s Prayers in the Bible
But the Bible sees God as the supreme good—not the individual or the family—and that gives us a view of marriage that intimately unites feeling and duty, passion and promise. That is because at the heart of the Biblical idea of marriage is the covenant.
Timothy Keller • The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God
Remember, the point of Christianity isn’t to learn a lot of truths so you don’t need God anymore. We don’t learn God in the abstract. We are drawn into his life.
David Powlison • A Praying Life
Loyalty “For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice, and in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings” (Hosea 6:6).