One of the most bizarre things I ever saw as a young child was actually seeing a chicken run around after its head was cut off. You hear about it, but it’s so bizarre to actually see. When pain and …
Building and Preserving a Cherishing Marriage
What’s the difference between a sick marriage and a healthy marriage? How does contempt slowly creep in and poison a once precious relationship? In this sermon, delivered after a Cherish …
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Verses to Pick You Up When Your Face Has Hit the Floor
If you’ve missed our previous posts on comfort, God’s Comfort for Parents of Prodigals and Praise to the God of All Comfort. This post is mostly Bible verses, but as one reviewer …
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The Silent Murderer
Last week’s two posts focused on Richard Baxter’s insightful thoughts on sloth. It reminded me of a chapter from a book I wrote over a decade ago, and this week, I’d like to share that chapter with …
Praise to the God of All Comfort
When I was a young Christian and asked to speak, I ran toward the convicting verses in the Bible. I wanted people to be catapulted into repentance. Tears of regret were my favorite sign of God’s …
Don’t Even Think About Retiring Until You Read Richard Baxter
There's so much talk about early retirement, or reaching your "retirement number" in your senior years, but how does God view retirement? It's shocking to me that some of Jesus' harshest words seem to …
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