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6 Things Every Christian Should Know about the Minor Prophets

Many Christians find the last 12 books of the Old Testament—known as the "Minor Prophets"—well, boring! Why? First, they don’t see how the books relate to today. Second, they don’t know what was going on at the time. And third, the prophets…

Christian Living, Encouragement, Message Series

The Ultimate Reason Behind Unforgiveness

What's the ultimate reason behind unforgiveness? Part 5 of "Forgive Intentional Sin—Don't Just Manage Emotions." Forgiving without excusing is hard, so hard it sometimes seems unforgiveness won't ever let go. When I stopped excusing my mother’s…

Joseph had faith to forgive his brothers' betrayal

Christian Living, Encouragement, Message Series, Spiritual Practices

4 Sins that Require Faith to Forgive

How do we take hold of faith to forgive when forgiving is tough? Part 4 of "Forgive Intentional Sin—Don't Just Manage Emotions." Some sins are relatively easy to forgive: unintentional sins and minor wrongs, for instance. Other sins are much…

Confessing and forgiving in "Return of the Prodigal Son"

Christian Living, Encouragement, Message Series, Spiritual Practices

How Confessing and Forgiving are Inseparable

To forgive, combine confessing and forgiving as Jesus taught. Part 3 of "Forgive Intentional Sin—Don't Just Manage Emotions." Jesus said something astonishing in the Lord’s Prayer about confessing and forgiving. He said we should pray, Forgive…

Christian Living, Encouragement, Message Series, Spiritual Practices

Must I Forgive THIS Sin?

The first step towards forgiving is committing to forgive, but to do that, I need to know: must I forgive this offense? Part 2 of "Forgive Intentional Sin—Don't Just Manage Emotions." In my last post on What Forgiving Isn’t, I shared six…

Christian Living, Encouragement, Message Series, Spiritual Practices

What Forgiving Isn’t: 5 Stand-ins that Masquerade as Forgiving

Forgiving isn't always what we think it is. Part 1 of "Forgive Intentional Sin—Don't Just Manage Emotions." Forgiving isn't managing emotions. Most Christians know Jesus taught that we must forgive. But when anger and hurt linger, we sometimes…

Apologetics, Bible Perplexities, Bible Study, Psalms

Does God send good people to hell?

A reader asks this about good people: There seem to be a lot of good people doing kind things out there; it’s hard to believe they will be condemned to hell because the only way there is Jesus. I reconcile myself with knowing my Savior is…

Apologetics, Jesus in the Old Testament, Message Series

Conscience Says Abraham Wrong? Answering Rachel Held Evans, Part 5

Does God expect us to deny our conscience by accepting the story of Abraham’s near-sacrifice of Isaac? This is my fifth and final post addressing Rachel Held Evans’s October 2014 blog post, “I would fail Abraham’s test (and I bet you…

Elizabeth Bennet judging motives of Mr.Darcy

Apologetics, Jesus in the Old Testament, Message Series

Do God’s Motives Matter? Answering Rachel Held Evans, Part 4

If God’s defining characteristic is supposed to be love, why would he ask Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac? Do God's motives matter? In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet spurns Mr. Darcy’s marriage proposal despite…

Honest Prayers for Mama Bears: Review

What Happened on the Remarkable Passion Week

Forgiveness: When We Don’t Know How

6 Things Every Christian Should Know about the Minor Prophets

The Ultimate Reason Behind Unforgiveness

4 Sins that Require Faith to Forgive

How Confessing and Forgiving are Inseparable

Must I Forgive THIS Sin?

What Forgiving Isn’t: 5 Stand-ins that Masquerade as Forgiving

Does God send good people to hell?

Conscience Says Abraham Wrong? Answering Rachel Held Evans, Part 5

Do God’s Motives Matter? Answering Rachel Held Evans, Part 4

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