"You serve a savior whose heart was broken by the needs of people. And whose body was broken for their good. Something is broken in your heart if you say you are passionate about the truth while being uncompassionate towards people." - Joshua Mack
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"You serve a savior whose heart was broken by the needs of people. And whose body was broken for their good. Something is broken in your heart if you say you are passionate about the truth while being uncompassionate towards people." - Joshua Mack
This is a slow crafting of God in our image — and such a god is not the True God.
God's revelation is unquestionable. There remain no agnostics or atheist among the revelation of God.
This is the blockbuster we all deserved. I can't wait to watch it with my kids.
The solution to our hyper-individualism is a commanded community — the church. The greatest community in all of history is found in the Scripture — the church.
For the last 2 1/2 years, I've kept a Spotify playlist of songs I have literally listened to 100 times in a row.
So today I have Blake and Matthew with me to discuss the Canadian 80s pop-synth rebirth.
In a moment of Postmodern rendering of song lyrics, these go out as words I will never be able to sing to our lost child.
But what about giving my ear to music for no other reason than to appreciate it as music? Had I forgotten how to sit and listen and enjoy the thing for its own sake?
Not quite "folk" and I certainly wouldn't classify it as "Americana," Twenty Something brings joy to my ears. This album has dominated my rotation for the last two weeks.
SPOILER ALERT: The movie is on Amazon Prime now; if you haven't already seen it, stop here and do so.
Unhappy. Staring straight in the face everything you would prescribe for joy and
“But is it [Christian belief] true? And here we pass beyond the competence of philosophy." - Alvin Plantinga
It is a story about friendship, duty, ethics, and the struggle of man to become more. I can’t wait to watch it again.
As both Hebrews and Ezekiel will show this new covenant brings a unique relationship to the Holy Spirit.
Freedom found in Jesus Christ and in the word of the gospel, man can be reunited to God and obedient.