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Thoughts on The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill

Usually, I try to avoid “hot take” articles. If I’m addressing a trending cultural issue, I like to give a few weeks or months of space before addressing it. But I’ll break that pattern here because I recently finished listening to the twelve-part serial podcast The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill from Christianity Today …

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The Weeping King

Imagine the chaotic scene: a city in turmoil as enemies bear down on it. Preparations are being made hastily to flee the coming onslaught. To make matters more complex, the enemies are the other side of a civil war. They are not a foreign army. They are brothers and countrymen. Allegiances are shifting. Hearts are …

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Blessed are the Meek, Part 4: Meekness and Modern Culture

In this series on Matthew 5:5 we’ve explored biblical meekness in the character of God and in the Scriptures. Now we turn to the practical application in our current cultural moment. Our culture now, both inside and outside the church, is wrestling with the issue of power. Outside the church, the issues of power, privilege …

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