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This is the best introduction to me and my writing.
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19 years ago today I repented of my sin and unbelief, and said Yes to Jesus for forgiveness, life, righteousness, and joy.
10 out of 10 would recommend.
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Pray with me? Tonight several non-Christian friends I love are coming over for dinner to chat about Confronting Christianity with me and
@RebeccMcLaugh
Praying that the Spirit would use our time powerfully for his good purposes
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I learned yesterday that
@SEBTS
has accepted me for the PhD program in Public Theology starting this Fall 🥰
I am so excited and expectant for what the Lord will do!
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Rejoice with me! It's my 18th re-birthday, the anniversary of when I said Yes* to Jesus for the first time.
*(technically it was more like "ok, fine" but ya know. still worth celebrating haha)
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Today I graduate from Gordon-Conwell’s Boston campus with a Master of Divinity
10 years, 30 courses
What I learned from my Chinese, Caribbean, African, Brazilian, Korean and African American fellow students and professors is what feels most precious.
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"Though her same-sex attraction hasn’t vanished, she believes Jesus is worthy of obedient trust."
That is my whole hope for this book: that you would taste and see that the Lord is good, in a way that would change your life. Thanks
@becketcook
&
@TGC
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Today is my 17th rebirthday, my anniversary of saying Yes to Jesus!
I get a celebratory cake with my family and celebratory BBQ lunch with my best friend. And celebratory Zoom meetings with my colleagues, obviously.
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Today is my 15th "rebirthday," my anniversary of being united to Jesus Christ by faith. Tweets can't express his kindness to me!
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Born Again This Way is meant to help same-sex-attracted Christians thrive in Jesus and also help others come alongside us
But the questions we’re asking are exceedingly relevant for every disciple, because we’re all embodied desirers
@CTmagazine
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Saturday read: Check out my
@CTmagazine
follow-up to "I Never Became Straight." It’s a story of how I take hold of Christ in the face of same-sex sexual temptation, and it's applicable to sexual temptation broadly too.
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It’s Born Again This Way launch day and I continue to pray that its readers will turn its pages saying - and *feeling* - “Jesus is beautiful”
That’s secretly what the book is all about.
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Update: It was a lovely, rich, real conversation about Jesus, the Bible, the church, and how one could possibly believe.
@RebeccMcLaugh
shared the gospel clearly and beautifully multiple times. Thank you for praying with us!
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For those wondering, this is still the best summary of where I fall on this topic:
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My book Born Again This Way came out one month ago today…what a long month it has been! My hope is no matter what temptations you face, this book could point you to the strength and beauty of Jesus in their midst
@CTmagazine
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15 years ago today, I was baptized by
@drjoshmoody
in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, at Trinity Baptist Church in New Haven, CT, when we still met in the Seventh Day Adventist building.
What a gift! My heart is thankful as I remember it today
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“[Jesus Christ’s] redemptive love thus fulfilled the creative task of Adam, to call things by their proper names”
—Oliver O’Donovan, Resurrection & Moral Order, 26
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This is an outrageously good Kindle deal for the best book you'll read all year: Confronting Christianity by
@RebeccMcLaugh
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Just received an invitation to sit for the
@SEBTS
PhD entrance exam on March 18!
I'm excited and thankful. Now, to exam prep...
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In the Boston Public Garden, overhead a girl excitedly retelling
@JohnPiper
's talk from the
@TGC
women's conference yesterday to her friend. So glad to catch a glimpse of the broad impact the conference will have even on woman who couldn't attend! Eager for 2020, too.
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This, then, is the heart of Christian asceticism: that every desire be considered in light of the treasure and person of Jesus Christ.
@CTmagazine
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Waiting for Born Again This Way to launch on Sunday feels **so much** like when I was waiting for my daughter to be born.
She was ten days late, though. I'm pretty sure that can't happen to my book...
@thegoodbookusa
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“The cross of Jesus means a total and costly identification with the world, on the one hand, and yet a radical separation from its idolatry, on the other”
Michael Goheen describing Lesslie Newbigin’s idea of true worship
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An American with a British publisher, and a Brit with an American one.
The extrovert in fiery red and the introvert in cool blue.
But really both books are about loving God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength - the best endeavor in any decade
I was excited for my book to come out in 2019 & I’m excited for
@RachelGilson
’s book to come out in 2020!
We took this photo last night to celebrate the turn of the decade. 🥰
If you liked my book, I think you’ll like hers a lot.
#bornagainthisway
@thegoodbookusa
@thegoodbookuk
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My family got Chinese take-out for my husband's birthday tonight.
My fortune cookie was ... empty...
What does it mean?!
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If you've been waiting around for an audio version of Born Again This Way, good news! I record this week.
Now just trying to keep the vocal chords intact while also homeschooling a kindergartner...
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"Many days, many nights, our sexual desires will feel like only a source of weakness. Yet when dependence is the goal, weakness is an asset."
Can't believe it's been exactly a year since
@CTmagazine
published this piece!
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😍 Thank you, Derwin!
Rachel Gilson has written a beautiful book. It is theological compelling, pastorally sensitive to the LGBTQIA community, and it erupts and overflows with Gospel-hope.
@RachelGilson
👏🏿🙌🏿👏🏿
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“I hadn’t deliberately chosen to worship my smartphone, but when you repeatedly bow your head to something, stroking it thousands of times a day, it begins to shine like an idol.”
Not saying you need to ditch your phone, but I loved this observation
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Is the gospel really good news for our gay loved ones?
If it is, can we who are captivated by Christ live like it’s true?
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We don't walk until May, so this is like the already/not yet part of graduation, obviously.
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As an introvert, sometimes I don't want to be approached at church (or anywhere). And often I do a bad job approaching.
But I would rather turn down a friendly engagement than have a newcomer not receive the welcome of the Lord. I'm eager to grow in these practices
I was grateful for the chance to write up Bryan’s rules of engagement at church for
@desiringGod
1. An alone person in our gatherings is an emergency.
2. Friends can wait.
3. Introduce a newcomer to someone else.
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When your friends are talking about you behind your back but its 🥰, not 😢
Also -- I'll have you know that 20 years ago, I was actually 14. Still not a believer yet, but at least literate LOL
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“Do we need yet another apologetics book addressing the most common indictments of Christianity? The answer in this case is a resounding yes."
@RebeccMcLaugh
has written a book worthy of the gospel, your time and this award. You'll want a copy for yourself and many to give away
Congratulations to
@RebeccMcLaugh
for winning Christianity Today's Beautiful Orthodoxy book of the year for “Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World’s Largest Religion”
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Prov.5:3 assumes “there will be a sweetness and a smoothness to the lure of sexual sin…you need to know how sexual sin works so that you can be prepared to fight it.”
Wise pastoral counsel from
@SamAllberry
's recent excellent book 7 Myths of Singleness
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My book pairs *really* well with this new one by
@SamAllberry
, and now you have a chance to win both!
It's time for the March GIVEAWAY!
This month we're giving you the chance to win all 3 of our March releases by
@SamAllberry
@RachelGilson
and
@timchestercouk
ENTER HERE:
The winner will be notified by email when the giveaway closes on March 18th.
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"We can’t ever get “too close” to Jesus. We cannot be betrayed by him. We can’t be exiled from him for expressing ourselves too strongly or too honestly."
@MegBaatz
will encourage you in Christ if you give her the chance
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UPDATE: Reading gospel-soaked sexual ethics while being closely listened to by a non-Christian is unnerving! Wonder what the Lord may do in his heart through many hours of this...
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"Naturally, I didn’t want to like it." 😂
Delightful review of my book, thank you Thomas!
I enjoyed 'Born Again This Way' by
@rachelgilson
It's a cracking little book.
Thanks to
@thegoodbookuk
for making it.
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My review of Transforming: The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians is out. May we embody biblical compassion and biblical faithfulness in this important conversation.
via
@CTMagazine
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Andrew and I would never have asked for his ailments, and we often pray for God to heal them. Nonetheless, living with them has brought many hard-won lessons that illustrate how we’re called to live as Christians in the world.
@CT_women
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This is my favorite I've written for
@desiringGod
, from last year. And I needed it today - because I need Jesus today. Perhaps it would help you, too.
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"Civil religion wears the form of the Antichrist, drawing the faith and obedience due to the Lord’s Anointed away to the political orders which should have only provisional authority under him.”
O'Donovan, Desire of the Nations. Timely reading...
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Choices by same-sex and opposite-sex attracted people to be condoned: repentance, faith, and joyful obedience to the Lord Jesus 😊
We all need the grace and truth of Jesus when it comes to sexuality. Loved chatting with Dr. Ashford!
SAME-SEX ATTRACTION: Friends, here is my interview with
@RachelGilson
about Christianity and same-sex attraction. We talked about her life story and about how to love same-sex-attracted people without feeling like we are condoning their choices. via
@SEBTS
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"a system that doesn’t need Jesus is not meaningfully Christian. If his sovereignty is replaced by human authority, and if the goal isn’t him but sex—or for silver medalists, virginity—would anyone even notice if Jesus slowly disappeared?" TBT
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@RebeccMcLaugh
Bavinck, RD v.III, section 323 "The same son who blithely accepts his father's inheritance refuses to pay his father's debts."
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First record of Born Again This Way in the wild! At the
@DallasSeminary
bookstore, spotted by friend Daniel Mattern 😊
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Jesus's love will always be more satisfying:
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@DZRishmawy
This is also a plug for how valuable single - that is, unmarried - pastors can be. It was not for nothing that Paul commented that "the unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord...but the married man...his interests are divided." Rightfully divided. But divided, still
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So excited to go to my first
@TGC
conference this week. I was honored to write the TGC review of conference speaker
@jenniferwilkin
’s new book In His Image. Check it out--even better, read the book yourself! You’re sure to be blessed and challenged.
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"Christians of color are not weapons in a war between white conservative and white liberal Christians. Theologians of color are just that — theologians who can reason and learn for themselves."
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I received
@JasmineLHolmes
's new book yesterday and I'm so excited to read it that I'm tempted to skimp on my entrance exam reading!
I'm a white mom to a white daughter, but this topic is important for all of us, and I'm eager to listen and learn
@ivpress
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This is a fun example of how words that aren't *quite* translatable can make encountering God's word in the original even more delightful. Worth the watch and only 2:42 - you've got the time
Today's Daily Dose of Hebrew video: Deuteronomy 6:5
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I felt less like an author of this article, and more like a recipient.
“it can be easy for Christians to read God’s law like it’s the Apple ‘Terms of Service.’ But what if God’s law is less like terms of service and more like wedding vows?”
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“May our sons in their youth
be like plants full grown
our daughters like corner pillars
cut for the structure of a palace” Psalm 144:12
Boys fruitful, beautiful. Girls strong, in places of power.
God's vision for his daughters and sons is glorious and expansive
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“our worth as human beings does not depend on or derive from what we do or accomplish or produce; we are, each of us, infinitely valuable just because we are created in the image of God.”
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My contribution to
@CTMagazine
’s Lent series this year. The theme I was assigned was death to self; little did we know how very applicable that would feel in this Lenten season especially.
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“All too often Christ is viewed as a consolation prize when we are denied our desires.” From
@aimeebyrdhwt
's Why Can't We Be Friends.
I think this is true, sadly. Let's live such that Jesus is revealed as the true treasure our desires point to, without denying his good gifts
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“Every unmortified sin will certainly do two things: It will weaken the soul and deprive it of its vigor. It will darken the soul and deprive it of its comfort and peace” John Owen
Sin weakens and deprives; Christ strengthens and provides
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"When a black person extends radical forgiveness, we see the grace of the gospel. But when we ignore a black person’s call for justice, we cheapen that grace. Both are acting like the God we serve; we need to listen to them both." Amen,
@dorenawill
We are deeply moved by a brother’s forgiveness. Are we also moved by a mother’s pain?
Honored to write this for
@CTmagazine
.
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"And it’s true—if half of millennial evangelicals thought that sharing their faith was morally wrong, the future of evangelism would be in serious trouble.
But that isn’t quite accurate."
@TGC
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Great piece on the work and perspective of
@jude3project
founder Lisa Fields by
@JasmineLHolmes
.
Rethinking Apologetics for the Black Church via
@CT_Women
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“I commit myself to God and his mercy, believing, without any doubt or mistrust, that by his grace and the merits of Jesus Christ...I have and shall have remission of all my sins and resurrection of my body and soul”
from a Reformation era will
#amstudying
#entranceexam
@SEBTS
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It’s easy for people to misunderstand why I left a life of romantic and sexual relationships with women. Is
#NationalComingOutDay
also for me?
@desiringGod
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"Society would tell me that if I feel it, I must do it. Yet I declare I am owned by Jesus Christ and am slave to him alone. What language best assists me in this fight, this declaration? What language best helps me support others?"
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Are you a ministry leader in greater Boston who wants to promote the thriving of same-sex attracted Christians and cast a positive vision for God's words on sexuality? Come hear from Ed Shaw and
@SamAllberry
Nov 19!
@LivingOutOrg
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Hey! My book is in this Challies giveaway with some other awesome new
@thegoodbookusa
titles, check it out
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Should we say "gay Christian"? Should we say "same-sex attracted"? What are the pros and cons of each? Is either one right or wrong? There's no one I'd rather have this conversation with than my friend Greg Coles
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I don't normally use devotionals, but I just finished the Judges portion of
@thegoodbookusa
's "90 Days in Judges, Galatians, & Ephesians," and it was so good for my heart. It caused me to confront myself, and to worship God.
All that to say, I recommend it highly.
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“Our cultural stereotypes and mores do not exhaust the goodness or vision that God has entrusted in our sexed bodies.”
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Can viewing same-sex friendship through the lens of spiritual family bless us, protect us, and help us thrive in Jesus? Laurie and I think so, and want to share our conversation with you
More on this in chapter 5 of Born Again This Way!
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Better than Eden by
@saysNancyGuth3
will teach you to read the Bible with Jesus-soaked wisdom, joy and hope. Check out my
@TGC
review to see how. Even better, pick up the book yourself!
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“God may ask us to turn our lives into pictures of his truth, even pictures that require us to deny our own desires and sometimes rights.”
Y'all, read Christina Hitchcock's new book, The Significance of Singleness: A Theological Vision for the Future of the Church.
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I had a *great* time with
@jamie_ivey
on her podcast - she asked excellent, needful questions, and I can tell you she's an exceptional host!
Check out our conversation:
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TL;DR? Buy Embodied and read it!
But I think the interview is pretty good too...
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We’re a guild of Christian women who seek to advance a shared commitment to orthodox belief and practice across cultural, denominational, and racial lines. Read the interview to find out more!
@ThePelicanProj
@CT_women
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What if we approached sexuality with pastoral honesty? Perhaps we could serve the church and world in ways we never imagined.
@Fathom_Mag
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We have the freedom to communicate the truth, just as Jesus did, that sexual sin is dangerous for our souls. But we’re also invited to offer this truth in the context of Christ’s saving grace, forgiveness, and love.
#tbt
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Literature was my first love. Reading
#OnReadingWell
by
@KSPrior
is like spying on a conversation my heart has been working out with books for decades, put into print by someone else. Eerie. Delightful.
It’s worth a pre-order
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If you want a hard copy of my new book Born Again This Way, this would be a great way to get it!
Amazon has made the decision to not fulfill book orders until mid-April, but we’re still shipping out orders every day. Browse our current specials here:
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My husband and I have been so blessed by my single best friend, who is like a third parent to our child. Church is family: we serve and bless each other.
@HollyStallcup
's recommendations are practical and urgent. And most importantly, Christ-like.
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What then is a proper response for a Christian? Kondo is meeting a real need, a true problem some of us (though certainly not all) have. Perhaps we can see past the magnetic Marie towards a gospel solution.
@desiringGod
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Talking with
@PrestonSprinkle
is always a blast :)
My latest podcast with
@RachelGilson
“Born Again This Way”
Fascinating convo about sexuality and Christianity!
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We can read God’s law like it’s the Apple “Terms of Service.” We scroll and click “yes” so that we can move on to something else — agreement without emotion.
But what if God’s law is less like terms of service and more like wedding vows?
@desiringGod
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"We need to be delivered from our temptations, but we need to be forgiven for our sins."
Notice the repetition of *need*: without Jesus, we are lost.
So thankful for
@SamAllberry
and his posture in this
@desiringGod
piece:
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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
Today is a great day to reflect on living up to this together
Remembering the 9000 black continental soldiers that helped win freedom for the very country that enslaved them...hoping for a more perfect union.
#Happy4th
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“And [Moses] said to [the LORD], “If your presence will not go with me, do not bring us up from here.” Ex. 33:15
I want to have this heart. Even more, I want to have this presence.
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"Good theology provides the vision that guides and motivates those who desire God. Good theology fosters the love of God without which no one becomes good." - David Clark
@SEBTS
#amstudying
#entranceexam
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And here's some thoughts on language in the conversation:
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This piece by
@challies
is spot on. If you’re curious or excited about Born Again This Way, now would be a great time to pre-order!
@thegoodbookusa
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“Paul was not literally on Jesus’s cross with him that Good Friday. But Jesus’s death in literal history was just as much Paul’s crucifixion as it was the Lord’s.”
What about you?
@CTmagazine
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African Americans Hit Hardest By COVID-19 But Most Likely To Say Faith Has Grown
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Saturday read: My thoughts in
@christandpc
on how appreciation of excellence can blind anyone, including Christians, to evil:
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@wesleyhill
's address to
#Revoice18
last night meditated on John 8, just like my piece on from
@CT_women
this week. No matter where we fall in this conversation, we each have plenty to learn from Jesus about grace and truth. Let's drink deeply today
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If you've wanted to know how to love your transgender neighbors, to understand them, but haven't known where to begin, I hope this piece will help.
Our transgender neighbors need to hear about the God who made us, the sin that distorted us, the Savior who redeems us, and the world that will one day restore us.
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