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• Questions of Faith
  by Jamie Johnson
  What is faith? What is the basis of our faith? What are the fundamentals of the faith? Where do works fit in?
  (December 3, 2019)
• Burn the Ships
  by Jamie Johnson
  A good reminder: What ships do you need to burn? What false havens do you run into instead of Him and His Word the Bible? Let them go. And in doing so, you will be freed to minister and follow Jesus. It's time to burn the ships and move forward in Christ.
  (November 21, 2019, update from the original posted September 6, 2015)
• Study Guide: Matthew 2:13-23: Flight to Egypt and Herod Slaughtering Babies
  by Jamie Johnson
  In this study guide, I dive deeper into the text, using observations and interpretations, asking questions, finding answers in the Scriptures and original Greek text, and drawing application for today.
  (November 17, 2019)
• What Mask Do You Wear?
  by Levi Lusko
  A quiz (from Levi Lusko's book I Declare War), which explores the masks we wear when we're hurting. Yet, you are a "person who is made and loved by God. The truth is, your mask is holding you back. When you put on a mask, you are masking yourself off from God’s blessing."
  (November 14, 2019)
• "Be still and know that I am God"
  Beauty for Ashes -
  Hope and Healing in Jesus Christ
  
  (October 10, 2019)
• Lies About You
  Mark Hancock, CEO, Trail Life USA
  "God may be calling you to reject some lies and embrace some truths. He may be calling you to engage where your resume doesn't qualify you, or your lineage doesn't qualify you, or your experience doesn't qualify you. Listen, if what you are doing can be accomplished in your own strength, you have to ask yourself if it's worth doing anyway. He's not after what you can do for Him. He's asking what you will let Him do through you and in spite of you. It's time to hug God tighter, pursue the things you feel called to but have convinced yourself you can't. And by the will and power of Christ, beyond what you're able to accomplish yourself or even believe about yourself, you can believe the truth. He is the ultimate source of what is true about you. Believe that." (October 4, 2019)
• Social Justice & the Gospel
  links from Grace to You and The Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel
  
  (September 17, 2019)
• Being Biblical is being Christlike
  by Jamie Johnson
  Some claim that the Bible can get in the way of following Jesus. However, can one be truly Christlike without being Biblical? Can one be truly Biblical without being Christlike? Christlike is Biblical and Biblical is Christlike. They are inseparable. How else would we know the Person of Christ without the Bible? Why would Jesus stand against His Word?
  (September 16, 2019)
• The devil wants... vs. Jesus wants...
  @ThyKingdomCome
  
  (September 4, 2019)
• Encourage or Exhort?
  by Jamie Johnson
  Whoever has the gift of encouragement needs to exhort and encourage. Whoever has the gift of exhortation needs to encourage and exhort. Exhortation and encouragement are 2 sides of the same coin. One must not just comfort, but speak truth. And one must not just speak truth, but do so in love.
  (September 1, 2019)
• What in God's Name is happening in Christianity?
  by John L. Cooper
  "Is it any wonder that some of our disavowed Christian leaders are letting go of the absolute truth of the Bible and subsequently their lives are falling apart? ... I implore you, please please in your search for relevancy for the gospel, let us NOT find creative ways to shape Gods word into the image of our culture by stifling inconvenient truths. But rather let us hold on even tighter to the anchor of the living Word of God. For He changes NOT."
  (posted here August 12, 2019)
• 6 quick reminders from Galatians
  a post from Warriors of God
  
  (August 12, 2019)
• Don't Kiss the Truth Goodbye
  by Jamie Johnson
  In view of Joshua Harris' renouncing his faith, take warning: We need to get our eyes off of ourselves and onto God. We need to look to what the unchanging Word of God -- the Bible -- says, not the masses. We need to build our identity and foundation on Jesus Christ. We need to listen and ask questions, but do so with the truth of Scripture in mind. We change and we transition, but in the process, don't kiss the truth goodbye.
  (August 2, 2019)
• Which child is this?
  by Jamie Johnson
  I've read in the Bible where Paul writes that he put away childish things. And I've read in the Bible where Jesus says to let the children come unto Him. So, we are to do away with childish things while being childlike. An exploration of the Greek words for children adds insight to the question, "Which child is this?"
  (July 28, 2019)
• Got Understanding?
  by Jamie Johnson
  What other languages do you know? How do you learn them? You learn them from someone who knows the language or from a book (written by someone who knows the language). It's similar when it comes to spiritual matters.
  (June 12, 2019)
• When the Bible says, "Do not lean on your own understanding..."
  from Jesus Is the Way Ministries
  
  (June 12, 2019)
• By the grace of God...
  a quote from John Newton
  
  (May 22, 2019)
• Disappointment
  by Jamie Johnson
  During times of disappointment, our hearts can hurt, but they can also be fertile. Sometimes, the best place to be is to be looking to God with a broken heart. Sometimes, we feel so far down, we can only look up to Him. Though difficult emotionally, it is a good place to be spiritually.
  (May 16, 2019)
• That's My King!
  by S.M. Lockridge
  An excerpt from the famous sermon by the late S.M. Lockridge (from the 32nd Annual National Youth Conference in Santa Clara, California) describing Jesus.
  (April 10, 2019)
• Failed Philosophical Arguments
  by Jamie Johnson
  Addressing philosophical arguments such as the following: Can God create a stone He cannot lift? Does that question disqualify God being all-powerful? How can evil exist in a world God created? Does God experiences what we experience, if not, does that mean He is not all-knowing, and if so, does it mean He can be sinful?
  (April 5, 2019)
• Ten Reasons the Formerly Churched Left Their Churches
  Thom S. Rainer
  
  (April 3, 2019)
• Truth in the age of feelings...
  a quote from John Piper
  
  (March 26, 2019)
• Tactics - a summary
  by Jamie Johnson
  My summary of tactics inspired by the book Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions by Gregory Koukl.
  (March 21, 2019)
• We all have value and can be used by the Lord
  A video showing the truth of our value despite our background while reminding us that we aren't the message. He is.
  (March 14, 2019)
• Faith is...
  John Piper
  
  (March 9, 2019)
• Speaking to the LGBT Community With Grace and Truth
  by Cissie Graham Lynch
  Cissie Graham Lynch shares how to love those in the LGBT community without compromising Biblical truth.
  (February 2019)
• Abortion Violates the Image of God
  by Jamie Johnson
  Abortion denies seeing one knit together in the womb as being a person created in the Image of God and elevates humanity to a place of acting as God in determining personhood....
  (January 24, 2019)
• Why have a church home?
  Reasons why one should go to church as shared by Glenvale Church of God
  (December 29, 2018)
• Beyond the First Two Decades: 2018
  2018 Highlights of this Web Site.
• The First Person to Recognize Jesus
  A graphic posted by Reformed Christian Voice Radio showing the first person to recognize Jesus, a timely painting for the Christmas season.
  (December 15, 2018)
• Explaining the empty tomb: Did Jesus rise from the dead?
  by Justin Steckbauer, The Christian Post
  Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
  (December 3, 2018)
• 11 Diagnostic Questions For Your Heart
  by Authentic Manhood
  11 diagnostic questions, adapted from David Powlison's book, Seeing with New Eyes, to give you insights that may help you identify possible idols in your life.
• Our Only Infallible Rule
  by Burk Parsons
  Don't just read the Bible. Study it. Be not only a hearer of the Word, but a doer.... and a studier.
  (November 26, 2018)
• Thankful Heart
  by Petra
  During Thanksgiving and throughout the year, it is good to have a thankful heart. Enjoy the song Thankful Heart.
  (November 8, 2018)
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