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Everybody Heard, But Only Rahab Believed
Information about God is not the same thing as faith in God. This is one of the most uncomfortable truths in Scripture, because it means that familiarity wit...
July 4, 2026
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When Culture Knocks at the Door
There are seasons when the tension between faith and culture is manageable — a background hum that we learn to navigate with patience and wisdom. And then th...
July 2, 2026
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You Are Not What You Do
There is a temptation, deeply embedded in the way we organize our world, to define people by what they do. We hand out business cards. We answer the question...
June 30, 2026
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The Inheritance Was Already Written
There is a moment in Joshua chapter one that is easy to read past. God speaks to Joshua and says, simply, that He is about to give the land to the Israelites...
June 28, 2026
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Still Fighting for Someone Else's Land
There is a detail in Joshua chapter one that is easy to pass over on the way to the more dramatic parts of the story. Tucked into verses twelve through fifte...
June 26, 2026
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Passion Isn't Character
The closing verses of Joshua chapter one are stirring. Joshua has received his commission from God, has relayed the orders to the people, and now the people ...
June 24, 2026
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Covenant Before Conquest
The book of Joshua has a reputation problem. Read quickly and without context, it can appear to be a straightforward account of military campaigns — a nation...
June 21, 2026
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The Inheritance You Didn't Build
title: 'The Inheritance You Didn't Build' date: '2026-06-14' slug: 'the-inheritance-you-didnt-build' category: 'Teaching' categories: ['Teaching'] excerpt: '...
June 17, 2026
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Stop Making Yourself the Main Character
title: 'Stop Making Yourself the Main Character' date: '2026-06-17' slug: 'stop-making-yourself-the-main-character' category: 'Teaching' categories: ['Teachi...
June 14, 2026
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God Doesn't Do Detours
title: 'God Doesn't Do Detours' date: '2026-06-10' slug: 'god-doesnt-do-detours' category: 'Teaching' categories: ['Teaching'] excerpt: 'What looks like a di...
June 12, 2026
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Blessing Lives on the Other Side of Obedience
title: 'Blessing Lives on the Other Side of Obedience' date: '2026-06-12' slug: 'blessing-lives-on-the-other-side-of-obedience' category: 'Teaching' categori...
June 10, 2026
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You Don't Have to See the Whole Road
There is something in us that needs to know. Not just the next step, but the whole staircase. Not just where we are headed, but every turn between here and t...
June 9, 2026
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The Gate Nobody Wants to Take
There is something deeply uncomfortable about the image Jesus paints in Matthew 7:13–14. He is not standing at the end of His longest recorded sermon offerin...
June 4, 2026
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You Can't Fake the Fruit
Jesus says false citizens are recognizable by what their lives produce — and appearance has nothing to do with it.
June 2, 2026
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The Most Terrifying Sentence in Scripture
Jesus tells us it is possible to speak His name, serve His kingdom, and still hear Him say: I never knew you.
May 30, 2026
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Rock, Sand, and the Storms That Tell the Truth
The storms of life do not destroy the foundation — they reveal it. Jesus closes His greatest sermon by showing us what solid ground actually looks like.
May 28, 2026
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The Plank Goes First
There is a temptation that runs quietly through every Christian community, and most of us have fallen for it at one point or another. It is the temptation to...
May 26, 2026
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The Golden Rule Is Not a Platitude
Most of us were introduced to the Golden Rule before we were old enough to understand what a rule actually was. Treat others the way you want to be treated. ...
May 23, 2026
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Pearls, Pigs, and Reading the Room
Of all the lines Jesus delivers in the Sermon on the Mount, few have caused more confusion than this one about dogs, pigs, and pearls.
May 21, 2026
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The Discernment We Were Never Supposed to Abandon
Do not judge is one of the most misquoted lines in all of scripture — and misreading it costs us something essential.
May 20, 2026
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The Flashlight of Your Focus
The object of our sustained attention gradually forms us in its image — and Jesus is clear that no one can hold two priority-ones.
May 11, 2026
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Where Your Treasure Is
What we stockpile and where we store it reveals the true center of our hearts — and Jesus knew it before we did.
May 11, 2026
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God Is Not a Genie, and Your Prayer List Is Not a Spell
Prayer is not a mechanism. The length or volume of your words does not obligate God's actions. Jesus had something to say about that.
May 7, 2026
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The Bema Seat: Why What You Do in Private Actually Matters
Most Christians spend a lot of time thinking about one judgment. The one that determines where you spend eternity. And if you're in Christ, you've been told — c...
May 5, 2026
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Salt That Isn't Salty Is Just a Rock
When Jesus told His followers they were the salt of the earth, He wasn't paying them a compliment. He was describing a function — and warning them what happens...
May 1, 2026
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Stop Calling It Persecution
This one is going to sting a little. I'm saying that upfront because it stung me too when I worked through it. In Matthew 5:10-12, Jesus says this: *Blessed ar...
April 29, 2026
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You Can't Be a Bible Thumper and a Kingdom Citizen at the Same Time
There is a word that almost nobody hears in a positive light. Bible thumper. If you have ever heard someone use that phrase approvingly, I want to know where...
April 27, 2026
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Jesus Didn't Cancel the Old Testament — He Raised the Standard
There is a version of Christianity floating around that has quietly decided the Old Testament is optional. You've probably heard the argument in some form. Jes...
April 25, 2026
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The Biblical Definition of Adultery Will Make Everyone Uncomfortable Equally
That's intentional. Jesus designed it that way. In Matthew 5:27-28, He takes the seventh commandment — you shall not commit adultery — and does the same thing...
April 24, 2026
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Hate in the Heart Is Murder — And You Probably Know Someone You Need to Call
Let me put Jesus's words on the table plainly, because they don't get softer when you dress them up. In Matthew 5:21-22, Jesus takes the sixth commandment — yo...
April 22, 2026
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Your Life Is a Passport
Most people treat the Sermon on the Mount like a checklist. Blessed are the meek — check. Blessed are the merciful — check. Got that one, working on that one, h...
April 21, 2026
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