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I have been wanting to start a weekly series highlighting worship music and the powerful scriptural truths these songs convey. My plan is to have a Worship Wednesdays post up each Wednesday. This weekend in Church a pair of beautiful lines in the song Who Else from Gateway Worship really captured my heart: “There’s a…
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One of the most common critiques of modern evangelical Christianity, heard both from scholars like N. T. Wright and from Latter-day Saints, is that modern Christians are too focused on being in heaven with God and not focused enough on the resurrection and the new heavens and the new earth. This critique, especially from Wright,…
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One of the most relatable moments in the life of David is the story of David, Nabal, and Abigail. It is a moment where David is treated badly and responds with anger rather than restraint. In fact, Davis is about to respond with violence and kill not only the man who insulted him, but all…
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One of my favorite chapters in the Bible has long been Isaiah 6. This majestic vision that Isaiah has of the throne of God, where he sees angels singing, “Holy, holy, holy,” has always struck me. He is brought down to the dust in repentance, and then God cleanses him. It is such a powerful…
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This morning, we all learned about the unexpected and sudden death of Senator Lindsey Graham. A lot of political commentators will discuss his legacy and the complications of it, and I don’t want to add to that. I will note briefly, though, that I found the tributes from senators on the other side of the…
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I was studying some of the history in Kings and Chronicles today, especially in 2 Chronicles while listening to a sermon series that a local church has been doing on the Kings of Judah. There are some really fascinating and powerful stories here. It’s a section of the Bible I’ve neglected and that truthfully doesn’t…
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My youngest daughter recently performed in a theater camp production of Finding Nemo Jr. It was a delightful show that reminded me how much I’ve always loved the movie. One of my favorite scenes, both in the film and on stage, is the encounter between Marlin, Dory, and the sharks who are trying to become…
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In the last few days, I’ve seen several Latter-day Saints promoting a study that claims to provide “a neutral, text-driven framework” for evaluating which Church is most consistent with the Bible. The study assigns an objective “Bible Score” to 12 different faith traditions and concludes that the LDS Church “reproduces more biblical patterns” than all…
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Since Easter, I have repeatedly reflected on the story from Luke 24 of the disciples on the road to Emmaus and how it resonates so deeply with my own journey to coming to know Jesus. What stands out to me most in this story is that these individuals were genuine followers of and believers in…
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This Easter season, I’ve been reflecting a lot on Jesus’ journey to Golgotha—carrying the cross, then being publicly humiliated, spit upon, stripped, and lifted up as a public spectacle—and what that tells us about his Atonement. A Surprising Return to the Cross I was intrigued a few weeks ago when The Church of Jesus Christ…