07/31/15 The Walls of Our Sin

READING: Isaiah 59-63 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: Many believers struggle with prayer, perhaps because they’ve often prayed prayers that remained unanswered. Isaiah 59 gives us one clearly…

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07/30/15 Rituals or Relationship?

READING: Isaiah 49-53 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: I suppose I need to be honest here. Sometimes believers, beginning with me, go through the motions of Christianity more than truly…

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12 Problems in the Church Restroom

I didn’t think I’d ever be writing a blog post on this topic, but here goes. In our church consulting work, our teams have seen recurrent problems with church restrooms. Here are some of the most common ones we’ve seen.

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07/29/15 He Was Wounded

 READING: Isaiah 49-53 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: Sometimes the Word of God just stops you in your tracks. You read it, and all you can do is meditate. You…

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Why Spouses Should Pray Together Each Day

According to Ephesians 5, Christian marriage is a picture of the way Christ loves the church. While the implications of this picture are many, at a minimum it calls me to pray for my spouse even as Jesus prayed for His church.

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07/28/15 Living in a Backwards Way

READING: 2 Kings 18:9-19:37; Psalm 46, 80, 135 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: What most catches my attention in these chapters (largely related to Hezekiah’s reign over Judah)…

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07/27/15 Weeping over the Nations

READING: Isaiah 44-48 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: I think today about the billions of people around the world who worship idols. While we in North America often…

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07/26/15 The Wonder of It All

READING: Isaiah 40-43 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: Sometimes you read the Word, and the truths just come to life. They stop us in our tracks and re-direct…

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