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- 745How to Write a Good SentenceWhat makes a good sentence? Good sentences are true, clear, authentic, thoughtful, creative, well-timed, clean, loving, and glorifying to God.
- 746Are Parents to Blame for Prodigals?Does Proverbs 22:6 promise that children raised by godly parents will become Christians? Pastor John explains the proverb and points parents to their ultimate hope.
- 747Why Does God Allow Satan to Block the Gospel?God could destroy Satan at any moment. So, why has God allowed Satan to blind the minds of unbelievers from seeing the glory of Christ?
- 748How Can I Grow in Expressing Affection?How can Christians grow in expressing their deepest affections for God and others? Pastor John offers eight pieces of counsel for those who struggle to speak.
- 749The Prayer You Don’t Want AnsweredSometimes, God responds to our sinful requests with a merciful no. But other times, he gives what we ask, brings misery with it, and then amazingly works good through it.
- 750Mom’s Role in Raising BoysHow can a mom raise boys to become strong and godly men? Pastor John offers counsel for training up the next generation.
- 751Warning Our Children of RebellionParents have the God-given duty to warn their children not to rebel against Christ, and some of the most powerful warnings come from stories of failed rebellions.
- 752Ten Questions for Readers of EroticaHow should Christians think about sexually explicit material on the page rather than the screen? Pastor John offers ten questions for readers of erotica.
- 753Killing Lust with the Cross of Christ“Cross,” “nails,” “spear,” and “thorns” are words that evoke images in our minds — images with tremendous power to dispel lustful thoughts.
- 754What Shia LaBeouf Gets Wrong About JoyIs Shia LaBeouf right to say that Jesus experienced “maximum joy” as he died? Pastor John considers the joy set before Christ and the horrors of the cross.
- 755If I’m Not Elect, How Am I Guilty for Not Believing?If God has not chosen to save me, then why would he condemn me for not believing? Pastor John explains the kind of inability that does not remove responsibility.
- 756Satan, the ‘Prince of the Air’ — What Does That Mean?Why does Paul call Satan “the prince of the power of the air”? Pastor John explores the extent of Satan’s authority and Christ’s decisive victory.
- 757How Can I Convince Comfortable People to Embrace Christ?No matter how comfortable our friends and neighbors may seem, they are headed for hell unless they repent. So, what words might break through their comfort?
- 758God’s Purpose in Our BoredomOur boredom in this world is meant to point us to another world — a world where the infinitely interesting God will banish boredom forever.
- 759Taste Test Your Way to God’s WillPaul says that the renewed mind discerns God’s good will “by testing.” What does that testing look like in the thousands of everyday decisions we make?
- 760The Emotional Roller Coaster of Bible ReadingBible reading can bring comfort, but Bible reading can also bring fear. How can we rightly embrace both the comfort of God’s promises and the fear of his warnings?
- 761Resurrection Power for Our PainIn this fallen age, resurrection power does not keep us from pain. Instead, it brings life to others as we keep loving Jesus in our pain.
- 762How Your Heart Governs Your MindAt the root of our sin is not a mind ignorant of God’s ways, but a darkened love, a hardened heart, and a will bent away from God’s ways.
- 763The Next Generation of MissionariesThe local church’s task of sending and sustaining long-term missionaries rests on several deep biblical assumptions. Pastor John shares five.
- 764Is My Joy Commanded or Spontaneous?If joy in God is a gift from God, why does he also command us to rejoice? Pastor John takes us into a paradox that lies at the heart of the God-glorifying life.
- 765The Good Grace of Being AmericanAmerican citizens enjoy lavish blessings of common grace. Pastor John calls us to give thanks without giving away our far deeper allegiance to God’s special grace.
- 766Let the Bible Smash Your Bad TheologyIf you want more of your thoughts to become captive to Christ, open the Bible and pray, “Anything in my thinking that needs to be destroyed, destroy it.”
- 767On Repetitive Worship Songs“For his steadfast love endures forever” appears 26 times in Psalm 136. What might we learn from this psalm about the right kind of repetition in worship?
- 768Will God Judge People for Being Born Muslim?Will God condemn someone for being born into another religion? Pastor John responds to a former Muslim deeply worried about her loved ones.
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