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Spiritual formation

Living God's 'Story' – two problems and a solution

Living God's 'Story' – two problems and a solution

As we explore what it means to live God’s ‘story,’ I propose two problems and a solution. Problem #1 We don’t know God’s ‘story’....

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Grasping God's 'Story'

Grasping God's 'Story'

The New Testament opens with a genealogy that is “shorthand” for God’s ‘Story’ up to that point (Matthew 1:1-17). Knowledge of this...

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Five questions for reading impact

Five questions for reading impact

As you read or listen intentionally to the Historical Backbone of the Bible, do you ask what it means for your life? If you've reached...

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A 10 Minute Tour of Genesis

A 10 Minute Tour of Genesis

A guided tour of an unfamiliar place can make all the difference. I’ve traveled to many foreign cities. Some of them are just a blur...

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10 Minutes with Samuel, Saul, and David

10 Minutes with Samuel, Saul, and David

As we approach 1000 B.C., God’s ‘Story’ shifts from the turmoil of Judges to the potential of Kings. In our survey of 1 and 2 Samuel,...

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Solomon to Exile in 10 Minutes

Solomon to Exile in 10 Minutes

Solomon represents Israel’s glory days; the Exile was a desperate time. Between these two are four centuries of national decline...

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10 Minutes with Ezra and Nehemiah

10 Minutes with Ezra and Nehemiah

I have a confession. It was hard work the first time I read the Bible from cover to cover. Finishing the Old Testament was...

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Five basic steps for learning God's 'Story'

Five basic steps for learning God's 'Story'

“How to assemble a jigsaw puzzle” is another title I could have used. One of the Christmas traditions of our family is a communal...

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Transitioning into growth

Transitioning into growth

Beginning a new year is a time for reflection and resolve. January is named after the Roman god Janus. Janus had two faces: one...

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40 years (or more) in 10 minutes (or less)

40 years (or more) in 10 minutes (or less)

Turning the page from Genesis to Exodus takes us forward almost 400 years. The descendants of Jacob, who was renamed Israel, have...

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Becoming More 'Like Christ' in Conflict

Becoming More 'Like Christ' in Conflict

Being “in Christ” is the pre-eminent factor of self-identity for the followers of Jesus. That was our conclusion in our previous post...

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Changing how you use your body

Changing how you use your body

The young woman pronounced that it was her body, and she would use it anyway she wanted. In our modern western culture, “it’s my body”...

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Changing How You Serve

Changing How You Serve

Brian felt dejected. He had just finished leading the adult Bible study at his church. He had studied the topic thoroughly, followed...

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Changing how you view the future

Changing how you view the future

If you knew your future, wouldn't that change your present? Recently, I was chatting with some Christians when the topic of future...

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What's really relevant?

What's really relevant?

In modern Western societies, it is fashionable to dismiss the good news of Jesus Christ as irrelevant. Other things appear more real...

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Why do bad things happen to good people?

Why do bad things happen to good people?

Why do bad things happen to good people? This is an age-old question. Many people attempt to answer this conundrum with simplistic...

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When you're angry with God

When you're angry with God

Have you ever been angry with God? What caused that anger? How did you deal with it? If you answered “yes” to the first question,...

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I call it heresy

I call it heresy

What is this heresy?  What can we do about it? A notable heresy A. W. Tozer writes in I Call It Heresy (pp. 9-10): “… a notable...

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What is a disciple?

What is a disciple?

To hit a target, first locate the bull's-eye. For the Christian, the target is being a disciple, and making disciples, of Jesus...

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How baptizing makes disciples

How baptizing makes disciples

How do we make disciples? In the last few posts we’ve asked some big questions about discipleship: What is a disciple? How can...

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