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Don’t Pray for Persecution
One of the strangest concepts I have heard Christians repeat over the last few years has been that Christians should pray for persecution. Here’s the logic: The American churches are weak and full of...
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A Meditation on Lamentations
Too often we open the Old Testament to read and immediately default to the “this-is-for-Israel” mindset. While it is very true that God superintended the writing of the Old Testament books as...
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“You Are My People”–How Should We Live?
God said to Israel, “I will also walk among you and be your God, and you shall be My people” (Leviticus 26:12 NASU). The middle two phrases present an expression of the covenant relationship between...
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Give Thanks–Paul’s Prayers of Thanksgiving
Early in my Christian life I obtained Arthur W. Pink’s Gleanings from Paul: The Prayers of the Apostle (Moody 1967). That study of Paul’s prayers in Scripture kindled a spiritual fire in my heart and...
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Reading the Bible Prayerfully
Happy New Year, dear reader! It’s that time of year where we all make commitments that we know we’ll never keep. I’m only kidding of course (sort of!). Although there is nothing inherently different...
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7-Marks of a Youth Leader (reprise)
This weekend (actually tomorrow), I will with two of my youth leaders in Dallas at a Tough Mudder Event (if you have no idea what that is, click the link and find out how much I love my youth leaders...
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Peace-Loving Believers in an Age of Violence, Part 3 (Final)
Three fairly significant biblical examples appear to support a believer’s participation in the military:[1] Jesus’s approval of a king who waged war against wicked people (Matthew 21:33–41). In Luke...
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Youth Ministry Done Right
Almost 4 years ago, I began full-time youth ministry in a local church here in NW Arkansas. This is certainly not my first go-around with youth ministry in terms of leading and volunteering. However,...
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The Hand of Growing in Godliness
Working in ministry—and particularly youth ministry—the one question that I get asked often is “how do I grow in my walk with Christ? What practically can I do to grow in my faith?” Every time I am...
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Biblical Self-Control pt. 3
Before the holiday season (Thanksgiving and Christmas), I began a series of blogs concerning self-control. Once the holidays hit, I was doing what was necessary to keep my head afloat with ministry...
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