Gary Thomas
Gary Thomas | Closer to Christ, Closer to Others
Ambrose (340-397), the Bishop of Milan, was one of the most influential ecclesiastical figures of the 4th century. I personally love his works but more importantly (and of course much more …
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Decades ago, while serving on a pastoral search committee, I listened to hours of sermons from people all over the country. One young applicant was certainly earnest, and he clearly aimed for …
When Pure Pleasure: Why Do Christians Feel So Bad About Feeling Good? came out in its German edition, the German publisher asked me a number of questions behind why I thought the book needed to be …
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Some friends of ours from up north—where there is actually snow in the winter and four distinct seasons throughout the year—visited our home in Houston during the late Spring. They borrowed our car to …
Imagine if you were told that everything you wanted most in life could be yours if you could scale this one mountain. You got in shape, gained strength, spent a lot of money to buy climbing gear, …
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I checked the car-seat buckle for the third time. Allison, our firstborn, was thirty-six hours old and about to come home from the hospital, and I was terrified at having a living and breathing human …
