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By His Wounds, We Are Healed

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Julia

Happy Easter everyone (or Resurrection Sunday if you prefer). I had hoped to publish this yesterday, but it wasn’t quite ready yet. Yesterday we went to our respective churches and celebrated that Jesus is no longer dead and in the … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Reformation 500

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Julia

Today is the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, recalling the day Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on the Wittenberg Church door. Of course, other reformers came before him and many came after him. But this day in 1517 … Continue reading →

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Christmas Links: Theology of Carols and more

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Julia

It is December 21st. Four more days to Christmas. Are you ready?

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The Word: Prophecy and Fulfillment of Messiah’s Virgin Birth

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Julia

Yesterday, my pastor preached on the necessity and miraculousness of Jesus’s virgin birth. Cribbing from my sermon notes I just wanted to share some relevant Bible passages with you. Isaiah 7:13-15 “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too … Continue reading →

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Don’t Miss List: Hello, December Edition

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Julia

I picked up our Christmas tree last night, so I’m in a Christmas-y mood. That might be obvious with some, but not all, of this Don’t Miss List: Rev. Kevin DeYoung pleads with pastors: Don’t cancel Sunday services for Christmas! … Continue reading →

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The Word: Galatians 2:15-21

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Julia

We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners; yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order … Continue reading →

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The Word: Romans 1:14-20

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Julia

I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise. So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. For … Continue reading →

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The Word: Galatians 1:3-12

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Julia

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be … Continue reading →

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Hillsong Music: Popular Yes, but Is it Biblical?

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Julia

Hillsong is an enormous church network and through its music, the church reaches far outside of that network. Many churches use Hillsong songs on Sunday mornings. But I wonder how many of them ever stopped to examine the songs for … Continue reading →

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Don’t Miss List: Biblical Authority, David’s Greatness and A Question about Heaven

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Julia

For the Bible Tells Me So: Biblical Authority Denied Again Al Mohler Jr. brought up his concerns with Pastor Andy Stanley’s views about relying on Scripture and how it poses the same problem as theological liberalism did many years ago. … Continue reading →

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