The Forgiveness of Sins Is Bigger Than You Think
Every week, in churches all over the world, people say the same line without really hearing it anymore: “We believe in the forgiveness of sins.” It…
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Effective Biblical Counseling
Can a Christian trust psychology at all, or does helping people really mean throwing out everything Freud, Rogers, and Maslow ever said? Larry Crabb, a clinical psychologist writing to fellow Christians, argues…
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On the Identity of a Christian
Somewhere along the way, we got told that finding yourself is the great project of a human life. Look inward. Follow your heart. Curate a self, brand it, defend it. It’s exhausting,…
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On Becoming a Christian
Ask most people how you become a Christian and you’ll get some version of the same answer: pray a prayer, ask Jesus into your heart, get your ticket punched for heaven. It’s…
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Born Again Isn’t What You Think It Is
There’s a particular smirk that crosses people’s faces when you say the words “born again” out loud. You’ve probably seen it. Maybe you’ve done it yourself. In Britain especially, the phrase has…
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What is the Kingdom of Heaven?
Ask most Christians what “the kingdom of heaven” means, and you’ll get some version of the same answer: it’s where you go when you die, assuming you’ve believed the right things or…
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On being in Christ
There’s a phrase Christians use so often that we’ve stopped hearing it. It shows up at the end of emails from church friends. It closes out prayers. Paul drops it into his…
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What is the meaning of Salvation?
Somebody asks you, “Are you saved?” You probably know exactly what they mean. They want to know if there was a moment — an altar call, a prayer, a decision — after…
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Surprised by Hope
What actually happens when you die — and what are Christians really hoping for? If your answer is “going to heaven,” N.T. Wright thinks you’ve absorbed a story that’s more Plato than…
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The Christian Life on Earth
Ask most Christians what happens when you die, and you’ll get a fairly confident answer: you go to heaven. Ask what the Christian life is for, in the meantime, and the answers…