Still Sovereign, Still Near
Sovereignty is easy to sing about until two in the morning, when the doctrine and your life stop matching up. This post engages with that tension, and points to the one place it actually gets answered: the cross.
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Grace That Doesn’t Run Out
A word for anyone carrying grief that theology made heavier instead of lighter. I saw something online this week that stopped my scrolling. Someone had written something that was bold and confident and sure of itself. They declared that anyone whose final act on Earth was taking their own life has “no hope for salvation.”…
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The Gap Between Knowing and Feeling
If you’ve ever felt like you needed to get yourself together before you could really come to God — like He’s been keeping score — this is for you.
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Assurance, Not Chronology: Why Paul Says We’re Already “Glorified”
Romans 8:30 raises a question: how can glorification be past tense when we’re clearly not glorified yet? Paul isn’t giving us a timeline — he’s giving us assurance that God’s saving work will not fail.
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The Hidden Danger in Helping
Pastoral care is one of the greatest privileges in ministry, but it can quietly drift into dependency. Here’s how to recognize the signs and set loving boundaries that point people back to Christ.
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Create in Me a Clean Heart: When You Need a Do-Over
David didn’t ask God for a repair job. He asked for something brand new. That’s the kind of mercy God gives. Not a touch-up, but a total do-over.
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His Only Banner Over Me Is Love
When we wander, we don’t need to perform our way back to God. The banner He flies over His people hasn’t changed. It never will. It simply says: loved.
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When the Weight Won’t Lift: Fighting the Spirit of Heaviness with Praise
“…to give them beauty for ashes,the oil of joy for mourning,the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness…”— Isaiah 61:3 KJV We don’t talk about it much in church, but many believers know what it feels like to carry a spirit of heaviness. It’s more than a bad mood. It’s despair. It’s a weight….
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MD Anderson
Originally written in 2014. Updated April 2025. I’m in the cafeteria at MD Anderson Cancer Center. My mom is getting some tests done. To my left sits a group of Japanese doctors. They’re visitors. The only thing I know about them is that one of the female doctors gave up her chair so that our…
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Faith in the Storm
I’ve been sitting with Matthew 14:22–33 this week, and I can’t shake the image of Peter stepping out of that boat. Jesus had just fed thousands, the crowds were fired up, and He immediately sent His disciples away. Why? John tells us it’s because the people were about to force Him into kingship. Jesus knew…