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Let Us Adore Him
Advent is not just about acknowledging Jesus, but adoring him. Christmas is not first about witness, but about worship. So, come, all ye faithful. Come, joyful and triumphant. Let us adore our...
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When Laughter Is An Act of Defiance
When you finally get the news, you hope you’ll be ready. You never know until the moment arrives, until you’re finally confronted with the long-awaited reality.A few weeks ago, my mom called to tell me...
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When a Sword Pierces Your Soul
Simeon had a painful message for Mary. But she discovered that for those who trust God, he uses soul-piercing events to unleash more grace, salvation, and joy into the world than we could have ever...
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An Opportunity to Give
Dear Friends of Desiring God,I am writing this after returning recently from Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates. What an education! I feel like I just took an immersion course in Middle East...
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Is It Sin to Experience Same-Sex Attraction?
There is no way around it. Dealing with same-sex attraction is messy.There are many issues that, at least on the surface, do not seem clear. Take this question, for example: Is same-sex attraction...
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You Will Never Be the Same
Most evangelicals these days just want a gospel Snuggie. Wrap us up. Hold us tight. Numb us until we can feel nothing but hazy contentment. Go to sleep with a big smile on our face. We’re halfway into...
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Good and Evil Are Not Equals
Don’t give Peter Jackson all the credit. He wasn’t the first to desire an adult version of J.R.R. Tolkien’s children’s story The Hobbit. According to author and scholar Colin Duriez, it was actually...
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Where Does True Love Come From?
How is love generated in our lives? The apostle Paul tells us in 1 Timothy 1:5, “The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.”Love Overflows...
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This Is Not Worth Quacking About
Did A&E know what would happen when it suspended Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson? Whether it was intentional or not, they are cashing in on trillions worth of free advertising.Perhaps it’s...
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The Greatest Blessing Mary Received
Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! (Luke 1:42)Mary was unique in human history. It is absolutely true. She was “blessed among women” (Luke 1:42), and among men as well....
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Top 10 Books of the Year — Chosen by You
It’s that time of year. The lineups are out.The last few weeks of December present a nice opportunity to do a little inventory on the past twelve months, including the best books you’ve read. If you’ve...
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Mary’s Model for Mothers
For a mom living in an age where definitions of motherhood have become plastic, my radar is up for solid models of godly motherhood. We must not overlook one such model — Mary.Many women were loved and...
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World, Get With the Program: Joy! Joy! Joy!
Isaac Watts wrote a book on logic and 750 hymns, including “Joy to the World.” That’s my kind of person! Lucid logic for seeing truth, and a living soul for feeling it and singing it. This is what we...
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The Real Festivus Miracle
December 23 is circled on my calendar. It’s marked as a day to take a deep breath, refocus, and head into Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with a fresh sense of what this frenzied season is really...
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The Kinds of Gifts That Keep on Giving
In the next few hours, you will probably have more stuff than you’ve had all year — some expected, others a surprise; some practical, others sentimental; some useful, and others not as much.You may...
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Five Truths About the Incarnation
Christmas is about the incarnation of Jesus. Strip away the season’s hustle and bustle, the trees, the cookies, the extra pounds, and what remains is a humble birth story and a simultaneously stunning...
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Football and the Warrior Instinct
One of the last things we need is for young men to think that masculinity is defined by tackles and touchdowns. That would be bad. But it would also be bad if the world were bleached of tackles and...
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Christ Cannot Be Stopped
Cross is a new student conference on missions. It begins this evening.This conference is a dream come true for me. I give four reasons for why in my message tonight. So I won’t give them here. You can...
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Your Most Courageous Resolution for 2014
Pursue love. (1 Corinthians 14:1)Resolutions are good things. They’re biblical: “may [God] fulfill every resolve for good” (2 Thessalonians 1:11). And I think developing New Year’s resolutions is a...
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Are You Pastoring Your Pastor?
Some of the least pastored people in the world are pastors.These men work long, unpredictable hours, addressing every physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual issue under the sun, sacrificing...
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