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Category: THEOLOGY
The Best Preacher for You – Stephen Witmer
In our COVID-remapped world, commutes and work and family rhythms have been permanently altered. So have attitudes toward church participation. I spoke recently with a woman passionately committed to her…
Why Did Jesus Institute the Lord’s Supper on the Passover?
As the book of Exodus begins, Israel has been in Egypt for more than four hundred years (cf. Ex. 12:40). They are now in bondage under an oppressive Pharaoh. The…
Chosen by God: Available in Spanish
No Christian can ignore the topic of predestination, for the word appears on the pages of Scripture. The question, therefore, isn’t whether we believe in predestination but what we believe…
Break the Hardness in Me: A Holy Week Prayer for the Heart – Gerrit Scott Dawson
The mother of a first grader asked me if she could have a minute. “I’m concerned about what’s going on in Sunday school.” I asked what she meant. “Last week…
Is Work a Blessing or a Curse? – John Piper
God gave work as a blessing in the beginning, but we live now on the other side of the fall. So is our work today a blessing or a curse?…
Alistair Points Us to Three Hymns for Easter
When you listen to music, do you focus on the melody or the lyrics? Certain people are able to carry the tune and remember the words, but my limited research…
Hymn: “Jesus Loves Me, This I Know” by Anna Bartlett Warner
Jesus loves me, this I know,for the Bible tells me so.Little ones to him belong;they are weak, but he is strong. Refrain:Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me!Yes, Jesus…
Wallpaper: Through His Spirit
“If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies…
What Is Maundy Thursday?
Many Protestants have attended churches that have had focused worship services on Good Friday and Easter Sunday. However, in Protestant churches that do not strictly adhere to the liturgical calendar…