Gary Thomas
Gary Thomas | Closer to Christ, Closer to Others
“Sticky sin” describes moral issues that tend to stick around. We fall, and then we fall again. Or we finally get victory, and then collapse into pride because of our victory. Or we use one sin …
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Baby number two didn’t present quite the same challenge to Debra and John’s marriage as did baby number one. John had awakened to the reality that raising kids is a lot of work. He already knew …
Dr. Juli Slattery presents a compelling case that sexuality was intentionally created by God to be a metaphor teaching us about His covenant love. I interviewed Juli for a seminary class, but the …
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I was blown away reading a book (A Christian Directory) that Richard Baxter wrote 350 years ago, because as he describes Satan's strategies to corrupt and ruin a society, Baxter sounds like he's …
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Unlearning the Need for Comfort, Part 2 This is week two of the chapter on unlearning the need for comfort and learning the need for afflictions. You should read the first part before reading this …
May I please brag about my wife Lisa? She's earned it. Lisa has been so amazing this month. I had two events back-to-back in Missouri two weekends ago. Lisa was with me but had to leave midway …
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