Be anxious for nothing?!

“Be anxious for nothing”?! That’s what Philippians 4:6 tells us to do. How? Is anxiety involuntary? Can it be controlled? Is it physiological? Is it mental and spiritual immaturity or worse—weakness? I don’t have all the answers—no human being does. But, I know two clear, indisputable biblical truths: First, we live in a corrupted world […]

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The Plan

I’m writing to three different people: the curious, the Christian and the shepherd. I have a minimum of 743 projects started, but at the present I’m working on three. Here is a brief introduction to each — just so you know what will be coming each week: The Curious Not everyone shares my faith. I […]

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The Way of Wisdom in the Education of our Children

My church — CityChurch Lawrence — recently spent a couple gatherings discussing the way of wisdom as it relates to the education of our children. We discussed several passages including Deuteronomy 6:4-9, Ephesians 6:1-4, Romans 12:1-2, Titus 2 and many others. The following list is a list of the primary principles we identified. We would […]

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The Scandalon

The cross is an unlikely choice for the symbol of a religion. The Jews have the Star of David as their symbol; the Buddhists a Lotus flower; Muslims display a Crescent and star. These symbols were beautiful or good from the beginning. The cross was a horrible form of execution. Max Lucado understands: “Would you […]

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