Gary Thomas
Gary Thomas | Closer to Christ, Closer to Others
Last week, we introduced the concept of approval addiction and talked about Dallas Willard’s teaching on “secrecy” to combat it. This week, we’re adding four more elements summarized by John …
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Paul states that it’s better to marry than to burn with lust, telling us marriage can be one of God’s remedies for sexual temptation. But just about every counselor knows and realizes that marriage …
Approval addiction will wrap you up like a spiritual spiderweb and destroy your freedom, joy and service. It’s deadly to a fulfilling life in Christ. In this excerpt from my book in progress on living …
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What’s so good about Good Friday? Calling this day “Good Friday” is a bit of an American spin. In Germany, it’s called Mourning Friday; in Italy, Holy Friday, and in Finland, “Long Friday.” That day …
“Pilate…had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified. The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called together the whole company of soldiers. They put a …
Many of you know I've been a fan and follower of Dr. Corey Allan for quite some time. I've gotten to read a manuscript he's working on about marriage, and I could barely contain my enthusiasm. There's …
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