Gary Thomas
Gary Thomas | Closer to Christ, Closer to Others
Running this morning in twenty-six-degree temperatures, with freshly fallen snow covering the trail, reminded me, “I’m not in Houston anymore.” It’s so easy—so easy—on a cold day, to say, “I can …
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Few things will impact your faith as much as how you feed your mind. Romans 12:2 makes it clear that transformation takes place through the renewing of our minds. In this video, I take a quick journey …
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More than we need anything, we need a savior/priest. The Magi's gift of frankincense has traditionally been used to proclaim that Jesus was born to be the final high priest. If you're in the mood for …
In my list of this year's favorite reads, my fiction choices admittedly betray a Susan Howatch obsession, and my nonfiction choices demonstrate a thirst to understand this world we live in. We're …
The fruit of outrage culture is often marked by a rotting sense of personal conviction. The best place, the most economical place, to stop evil is to root it out of our own hearts. Jesus' shocking …
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This has been a wonderful season of collaboration for me, and I'm eager to share my thoughts on it, as it might encourage some of you to ponder how we do life and ministry. There's no question that …
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