One of the final prayers of Jesus before His crucifixion: “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that [...]
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I read Francis Chan’s Crazy Love recently. The fourth chapter of that book is a killer. Talks about what it means to be lukewarm. I dare you to read that chapter and come away unscathed. I couldn’t. In that chapter, “Profile of the Lukewarm,” Chan says this in regard to the parable of the sower: [...]
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Tagged Assumptions, Good Soil, Honesty, Judgment, Riches, Self-Examination, The Other Guy, Truth
I’ve known a lot of Christians in my life. I’ve known them to pursue many different courses. Sadly, I’ve known too many who diverged from the narrow way. I’ve known Christians who went seeking for spiritual gifts, but they lost their focus on Jesus and fell into error. I’ve known Christians who went seeking for [...]
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