Destined for Salvation

For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Spiritual GrowthJosiah PittsMay 21, 2020wrath, salvation, paul, epistle, thessalonians, destined, goal

Review: First Reformed (a Greatest Hits Article)

Ethan Hawke plays the tormented Reverent Ernst Toller, shepherd to the dwindling “tourist church” called First Reformed.

World / CultureEthan BoltonMay 14, 2020greatest hits

The Gift of Rest (a Greatest Hits article)

As Christians, it is paramount that we believe the truth that there was absolutely nothing we could do to earn God’s love and grace and forgiveness.

Spiritual GrowthStephanie KernsMay 7, 2020greatest hits

A Simple Way to Pray Without Ceasing (a Greatest Hits article)

Pray continually, Paul tells us, as if it weren’t already difficult enough to put the phone on do not disturb and commit just 30 minutes per day to prayer.

Spiritual GrowthJosiah PittsApril 30, 2020greatest hits

Lament as Prayer (a Greatest Hits article)

In lament, God has drawn near to me.

Spiritual GrowthMorgan PittsApril 23, 2020greatest hits

Confession (a Greatest Hits article)

If we confess our sins, God is faithful and will forgive us of our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Spiritual GrowthTeracyn RichApril 16, 2020greatest hits

The Wormwood Letters

There are two errors when it comes to demons: to pretend they don’t exist, or to obsess over them.

Spiritual GrowthJosiah PittsApril 9, 2020temptation, sin, fear, wormwood, letter, lewis, devil, demon

Knowledge with Love

Knowledge can feel like a safeguard against uncertainty, but it is toxic when it is not shared with love and respect for others.

Spiritual GrowthStephanie KernsApril 2, 2020knowledge, love, zeal, sin, empathy

Unless You Repent

How does something like COVID-19 fit into God’s plan to restore all things?

Spiritual Growth, World / CultureJosiah PittsMarch 26, 2020covid-19, coronavirus, repent, repentance, gospel, jesus, sin

I Know Whom I Have Believed

“I know whom I have believed / and am persuaded that he is able / To keep that which I’ve committed / unto him against that day.”

Spiritual GrowthShyla YoderMarch 19, 2020song, hymn, lyrics, spiritual, trust, knowing, believe, belief, faith

What Do We Want?

Be careful what you wish for, the old saying goes, because you just might get it.

Spiritual GrowthJosiah PittsMarch 12, 2020sin, wish, craving, want, desire, wishes, numbers, moses, rabble, heart, easy

Dis-Illusioned

The god or gods who disillusion us usually never existed to begin with.

Spiritual GrowthQuint PittsMarch 5, 2020devotional, sermon, disillusioned, faith, false, false god

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