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God Rested on the Seventh Day
Saturday, April 4, A.D. 33 began for the Jews at what we now consider six o’clock in the evening. It was the Sabbath, the seventh day of the week, which God commanded in the law of Moses to be kept as...
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Obedience Without Answers
It was the day of Preparation, and the Sabbath was beginning. The women who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid. Then they returned and prepared spices...
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Can’t Keep Jesus Down
Jesus was dead and buried, with a big stone rolled against the tomb, and the Pharisees came to Pilate to ask for permission to seal the stone and guard the tomb. Pilate responded, “You have a guard of...
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Leave Lent Behind — And Fast
Lent is over. For many, that means little to nothing. But for others, especially those of high church and more liturgical traditions, it can be both a letdown and a sigh of relief.It’s a relief because...
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Come to the Light and Really Live
We men love to think of ourselves as light-seekers, brave souls on the noble quest for the naked truth. But in Jesus, the Truth (John 14:6) gives us a hard dose of the naked truth to wake us from our...
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Homophobia Has No Place in the Church
“Young man, I appreciate your message, but you need to realize that most gay people are dangerous predators.”I had just finished sharing about my experience with same-sex attraction (SSA) at a church...
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Your Prayers Hang on Your Marriage
The Bible says that the way a man treats his wife might interfere with his prayer life. Is God not listening to you because you’re not listening to her?Watch Now
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Why We Teach Our Children to Be Christian
Before my wife and I put our children to sleep, we sing a song and pray.Recently, they started picking up our routine. My daughter sings along. My son mumbles noises shaped like the melody. They...
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A Peculiar Glory
God has provided a way for all people to know that the Bible is the word of God. Learn more about this new book by John Piper.Watch Now
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Four Warnings for Your Twenties
How far do you get into the Old Testament when you start to feel the friction of daily Bible reading? We know the resistance is good for us, like we feel when we exercise, but we often don’t enjoy it —...
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God’s Banquet in Your Desert
We experience times in the Christian life when worship seems as natural as breathing, when nothing seems easier than delighting in Christ. We enjoy seasons when our landscape is a garden full of life...
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Why Christians Love Diversity
God’s great goal in all of history is to uphold and display the glory of his name for the enjoyment of his people from all nations.If this is true — and I argue extensively that it is in chapter 1 of...
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Hope Will Put You to Work
Faith, hope, and love are some of the most basic activities of the Christian heart, but can you explain them to someone? Loving others well depends on defining our terms well.Watch Now
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I Slept with My Girlfriend — Now What?
Pastor John counsels a dating couple who have failed sexually. Listen Now
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Together in the School of Christ
Education is a popular topic in the news, and for good reason. Education is one of the most important influences on future generations. That is why the Bible has much to say about the topic....
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Enjoy a Good Laugh, Like God
Feel no ambivalence whatsoever about enjoying some good clean fun on April Fools’ Day. God loves a good laugh. And the devil gets way too much credit when it comes to humor, like he does with sex. But...
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Sin Deceives You to Destroy You
“Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul” (1 Peter 2:11). The word here for “passions” is simply the word for desire —...
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Discipleship in the Age of the Spectacle
I enjoy making the people I like uncomfortable, especially favorite theologians as I push them outside the comforts of their field of expertise to hear them address pressing contemporary issues.So when...
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Worship: Our Response to His Greatness
A number of years ago, I had the privilege of studying worship with Bruce Leafblad. He offered the following working definition of worship, and since that time it has been foundational to both my...
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Six Ways God’s at Work in You — At Work
You showed up to work today, but it feels like God didn’t. He feels remote and absent from what you do all day long. There are temptations all around, opportunities for cutting corners. No one else...
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