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Rich Villodas

3 years

Wow. The Deeply Formed Life has been named the Spiritual Formation book of the year by Christianity Today ( @CTmagazine ) today. Thrilled!

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4 years

The first person in scripture to name God is Hagar. A woman. Single mother. African slave. She says “I have seen the one who sees me.” God calls her by name. Abram and Sarai do not. God has a way of exalting the vulnerable.

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The first person in scripture to name God is Hagar. A woman. Single mother. Egyptian slave. She says “I have seen the one who sees me.” God has a way of exalting the vulnerable.

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The first person in scripture to name God is Hagar. A woman. Single mother. African slave. She says “I have seen the one who sees me.” God calls her by name. Abram and Sarai do not. God has a way of exalting the vulnerable.

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If Jesus saved a seat for Judas at the table, and washed his feet, surely, by the grace of God, we can come to the table with fellow Christians we disagree with.

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3 years

Pastors are not CEOs. Churches are not corporations. Members of the community are not investors. We are shepherds. We are a new family. We are a community of servants.

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4 years

Some ideas to grow in prayer in 2020: 1) befriend silence 2) normalize boredom 3) embrace the truth that prayer is not something we master, but an act that forms us. 4) pray the words of others who have gone before us. 5) trust that God is always waiting for you with open arms.

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The first person in scripture to name God is Hagar. A woman. Single mother. African slave. She says “I have seen the one who sees me.” God calls her by name. Abram and Sarai do not. God has a way of exalting the vulnerable.

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3 years

And for all the Evangelicals and Charismatics who want to separate character from policy, this is what happens when you separate character from policies.

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3 years

Evangelical Christianity in the United States is often characterized by a deep desire to have “Christianity” pervade our culture but not have Christ permeate our being.

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2 years

Evangelical Christianity in the United States is often characterized by a deep desire to have “Christianity” pervade our culture but not have Christ permeate our being.

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The first person in scripture to name God is Hagar. A woman. Single mother. African slave. She says “I have seen the one who sees me.” God calls her by name. Abram and Sarai do not. God has a way of exalting the vulnerable.

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In the gospel of Luke, the prodigal son doesn't return home because of a renewed love for his father. He comes back home simply to survive because he ran out of money and is starving. And his father is perfectly fine with that. Just come home. God just wants you home.

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Adam and Eve hide behind a tree, naked, and covered in shame. Jesus hangs on a tree, naked, and conquers shame. The cross of Jesus is the great reversal.

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Evangelical Christianity in the United States is often characterized by a deep desire to have “Christianity” pervade our culture but not have Christ permeate our being.

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Twitter has been going on for over 2000 years. Just look at this verse in the Bible: The assembly was in confusion: Some were shouting one thing, some another. Most of the people did not even know why they were there. -Acts 19:32

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4 years

I am beginning to see that much of praying is grieving. - Henri Nouwen

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2 years

The Story of scripture in four phrases repeated throughout its pages: I love you. I am with you. Don’t be afraid. You can come home.

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1 year

My statement and retraction of my endorsement for Joshua Butler’s forthcoming book.

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2 years

Good Friday Reversals.

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In the gospel of Luke, the prodigal son doesn't return home because of a renewed love for his father. He comes back home simply to survive because he ran out of money and is starving. And his father is perfectly fine with that! Just come home. God just wants you home.

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4 years

If you are so tired of hearing about racism, imagine how tired people must be of experiencing it. - Dan LeBatard

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6 years

The biggest obstacle to Christian witness in the world is not secularism, but a Christianity unashamedly shaped by the flag, the gun, and the dollar.

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4 years

Evangelical Christianity in the United States is often characterized by a deep desire to have “Christianity” pervade our culture but not have Christ permeate our being.

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I used to argue with others who didn’t believe women could preach and pastor. So much energy wasted. Nowadays, I just train and provide opportunities for women to preach in our congregation. And when they do, hearts are changed, Jesus is glorified and the church is edified.

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4 years

Evangelical Christianity in the United States is often characterized by a deep desire to have “Christianity” pervade our culture but not have Christ permeate our being.

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In the gospel of Luke, the prodigal son doesn't return home because of a renewed love for his father. He comes back home simply to survive because he ran out of money and is starving. And his father is perfectly fine with that. Just come home. God just wants you home.

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The Bible is *more communal than individual. Jesus teaches us to pray "Our Father" not "My Father." Paul uses the phrase, "our Lord" 53 times, & "my Lord" only 1 time. "Jesus is my personal savior" is not found in Scripture. We are the people of God. We belong to each other.

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The Bible is more communal than individual. Jesus teaches us to pray "Our Father" not "My Father" Paul uses the phrase, "our Lord" 53 times, & "my Lord" only 1 time. "Jesus is my personal savior" is not found in Holy Scripture. We are the people of God We belong to each other

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I am beginning to see that much of praying is grieving. - Henri Nouwen #Ukraine

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It really is a curious evangelism strategy to despise the people you are trying to bring to Jesus.

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4 years

Pastors are not CEOs. Churches are not corporations. Members of the community are not investors. We are shepherds. We are a new family. We are a community of servants.

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4 years

Phil Jackson said the one difference between Kobe and MJ was this: Each game they both wanted to win more than anyone else. But when the game was over, Kobe lived like a normal person. MJ wanted to race you to the car. #Thelastdance

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One of the biggest obstacles to Christian witness in the US is not a “worldly secularism” as we often think of it, but a “Christian secularism” which is *uncritically* shaped by the flag, the gun, and the dollar, in the name of Jesus.

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Of all bad men, religious bad men are the worst. - C.S. Lewis

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Jesus's harshest words in the gospels were consistently aimed at religious leaders who focused on everyone's exterior behavior but never looked on the interior of their own hearts.

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The same bible that tells us to "rejoice always" has a book called Lamentations. We don’t have to choose one from the other. Good, healthy Christian faith is non-dualistic, able to hold multiple tensions together.

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To take the Lord's name is vain is not simply attaching a curse word to it. The more dangerous and insidious way of taking the Lord's name is vain is to use it to manipulate others for the sake of power and gain.

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I am beginning to see that much of praying is grieving. - Henri Nouwen

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Sabbath is one of clearest signs of the gospel of grace. You intentionally accomplish nothing and God still loves you. Such good news.

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When I became a Christ-follower at 19 my grandfather discipled me 2-3 hours a day, 4-5 days a week at the edge of his bed for 7 months before he died. This is me at 20 years old. I still remember our conversations on prayer, holiness and his love of Trinitarian theology.

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American notions of freedom are usually at odds with Christian freedom. American freedom says, “my freedom is mine to enjoy.” Christian freedom says “my freedom is for the purpose of serving my neighbor.” (Gal 5:13)

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The Bible is more communal than individual. Jesus teaches us to pray "Our Father" not "My Father." Paul uses the phrase, "our Lord" 53 times, & "my Lord" only 1 time. "Jesus is my personal savior" is not found in Scripture. We are the people of God. We belong to each other.

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I used to argue with others who didn’t believe women could preach and pastor. So much energy wasted. Nowadays, I just train and provide opportunities for women to preach in our congregation. And when they do, hearts are changed, Jesus is glorified and the church is edified.

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I love that the words “this is my son, whom I love, in him I’m well pleased” is spoken over Jesus before his ministry begins & not after the resurrection. It’s a powerful reminder that God’s love always comes before—& is never contingent—on anything we achieve or accomplish.

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If Jesus spent 8 hrs a day, every day, for 3 years w/his disciples, he would have spent over 8,000 hours w/them. And after all that time, they still had major gaps! 1 hour a week on Sunday will never change people. We need a life that abides in him, with the support of others.

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We keep Sabbath not because it makes us more productive at work. We keep it to resist the idol of productivity. We are more than what we produce.

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In the gospels you rarely see Jesus upset with "sinners." Rather, what you see is Jesus upset with people who don't think they are sinners. - Richard Rohr

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If Jesus spent 8 hrs a day, every day, for 3 years w/his disciples, he would have spent over 8,000 hours w/them. And after all that time, they still had major gaps! 1 hour a week on Sunday will never change people. We need a life that abides in him, with the support of others.

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It really is a curious evangelism strategy to despise the people you are trying to convert to Jesus.

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Someone asked the 20th century Swiss theologian, Karl Barth when he was saved. Barth’s response: 33 AD 🔥

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On Holy Wednesday, Judas agrees to betray Jesus. Judas had been with Jesus for three years as one of his 12 disciples. It’s a painful, tragic event containing so many lessons. Here’s one of them: Being around Jesus doesn’t automatically mean we are being formed by Jesus.

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One of the reasons why many Evangelicals easily separate the President’s character from his policies is because this is regularly done as it relates to character & belief systems. For many, it doesn’t matter how you live, as long as you have the “right” beliefs. So destructive.

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4 years

People think that praying for those they have trouble loving or liking is a matter of warm sentiment. But for the Christian, it’s a matter of obedience. We pray for enemies, not because it feels good to do so, but because our Lord called us to be different than the world.

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In the 20th century (generally speaking), “Protestant Christians set out to make America Christian and ended up making Christianity American.” - Stanley Hauerwas

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When Jesus was tempted, scripture flowed from his lips. When Jesus was challenged, scripture flowed from his lips. When Jesus was crucified, scripture flowed from his lips. One of the ways to live like Jesus is to internalize scripture, so that when we are cut, it spills out.

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2 years

We bought a house! Excited for this next stage of our family’s life. 🙏🏽 So grateful.

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The same bible that tells us to "rejoice always" has a book called Lamentations. We don’t have to choose one from the other. Good, healthy Christian faith is non-dualistic, able to hold multiple tensions together.

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The Bible is more communal than individual. Jesus teaches us to pray "Our Father" not "My Father." Paul uses the phrase, "our Lord" 53 times, & "my Lord" only 1 time. "Jesus is my personal savior" is not found in Scripture. We are the people of God. We belong to each other.

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The prodigal son doesn't return with a renewed love for his father. He comes back simply to survive. And his father is perfectly fine with that. God just wants us home. #grace

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There’s a world of difference between being a pastor versus being a content creator who has the title of pastor. Pastoring entails proximity to people.

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We keep Sabbath not because it makes us more productive at work. We keep it to resist the idol of productivity. We are more than what we produce.

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The most important prayer for the Christian is not, "God bless America" but “Lord, Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven."

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Preached at a funeral tonight. I never tire of using this powerful image from theologian, Kosuke Koyama. Koyama imagined Jesus says this to those who see him upon death: “You’ve had a difficult journey. You must be tired, and dirty. Let me wash your feet. The banquet is ready.”

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I’ve heard people jokingly say that seminary didn’t prepare them to pastor through a pandemic. That is true. What’s more sadly true is most seminaries didn’t prepare pastors to address racism.

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A man from our church came up to me with a confession. He has not received holy communion in 3 months because of a struggle with sin. I had to remind him that the Lord’s Table is not a reward for the perfect, but a gift for the broken. You should’ve seen his eyes light up.🙏🏽

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One of the biggest obstacles to Christian witness in the US is not a “worldly secularism” as we often think of it, but a “Christian secularism” which is *uncritically* shaped by the flag, the gun, and the dollar, in the name of Jesus.

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I used to argue with others who didn’t believe women could preach and pastor. So much energy wasted. Nowadays, I just train and provide opportunities for women to preach in our congregation. And when they do, hearts are changed, Jesus is glorified and the church is edified.

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All that’s happening in the world reminds me of what the great preacher, Barbara Brown Taylor has said: We do not lose control of our lives. What we lose is the illusion that we were ever in control in the first place.

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It really is a curious evangelism strategy to despise the people you are trying to convert to Jesus.

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If Jesus spent 8 hrs a day, every day, for 3 years w/his disciples, he would have spent over 8,000 hours w/them. And after all that time, they still had major gaps! 1 hour a week on Sunday will never change people. We need a life that abides in him, with the support of others.

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Richard Rohr on liberals and conservatives. Oh my.

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The Good Samaritan story is not just an example of compassionate spirituality. It is a critique against religious passivity. If “church people” won't work for justice and mercy, God will find some other people who will.

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Christians can read the Bible every day and still have our hearts firmly against the ways of the kingdom of God. Unless we read scripture through the lens of the crucified Christ, our exegesis is dangerously subject to personal preferences and political allegiances.

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One of the biggest obstacles to Christian witness in the US is not a “worldly secularism” as we often think of it, but a “Christian secularism” which is *uncritically* shaped by the flag, the gun, and the dollar, in the name of Jesus.

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No matter how you vote, you are welcome in our church. I just ask that you would commit to see politics thru Jesus & not Jesus thru your politics; that you would be curious about why your brothers & sisters see things differently. And that you would live humble, prayerful lives.

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5 truths about Sabbath: 1. Sabbath is not a reward for hard work 2. S. is a reminder that our work will remain incomplete 3. S. is a day that moves us from production to presence 4. S. reminds us that we are not God 5. S. points us to the deeper rest we need found in Christ.

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Sabbath is one of clearest signs of the gospel of grace. You intentionally accomplish nothing and God still loves you. Such good news.

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We keep Sabbath not because it makes us more productive at work. We keep it to resist the idol of productivity. We are more than what we produce.

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Nice to watch a presidential speech without telling my kids to leave the room. Seriously.

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In the gospel of Luke, the prodigal son doesn't return home because of a renewed love for his father. He comes back home simply to survive because he ran out of money and is starving. And his father is perfectly fine with that! Just come home. God just wants you home.

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Jesus' harshest words in the gospels were consistently aimed at religious leaders who focused on everyone's exterior behavior but never looked on the interior of their own hearts & the systems of hurt they perpetuated.

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Evangelical Christianity in the United States is often characterized by a deep desire to have “Christianity” pervade our culture but not have Christ permeate our being.

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God. With. Us. Not, God with those who agree with me. Not, God with my political party. Not, God with just my denomination. Not, God with those who I like. God With Us

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Fake Christian persecution is insufferable.

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It really is a curious evangelism strategy to despise the people you are trying to bring to Jesus.

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Fake Christian persecution is insufferable.

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The more I preach (and pastor), the more I realize that no matter what I’m preaching on, I must offer a word of comfort and hope to the people listening. People are experiencing too much fear and pain to go a week without hearing a concrete word of hope from God.

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After shouts of Hosanna, Jesus enters the temple & clears out those who have used religion to exploit people. He then welcomes the blind & lame in the temple & heals them. Holy Week reminds us that Jesus has a furious & passionate love for those the world has little regard for.

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John the Baptist is one of my fav ppl in scripture. He knew who he wasn't (I am not the Messiah) & he knew who he was (I am a voice in the wilderness). Every day I need to get clear in my soul who I am & who I am not. Otherwise I find myself living a life God never called me to

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In our minds holiness is usually about what we abstain from. But Jesus saw holiness as what you give yourself to. (Namely, justice, mercy, compassion, love & hospitality.) In the end, the holiest people are the ones who love well.

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Ending prayers with "In Jesus' name" doesn't mean anything if the content of the prayer doesn't reflect Jesus' character.

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I used to argue with others over whether women could preach or not. Nowadays, I just train and provide opportunities for women to preach in our congregation. And when they do, hearts are changed, Jesus is glorified and the church is edified.

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In the gospels you rarely see Jesus upset with "sinners." Rather, what you see is Jesus upset with people who don't think they are sinners. - Richard Rohr

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Successful ministry at the expense of a failed marriage is not successful ministry.

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Adam and Eve hide behind a tree, naked, and covered in shame. Jesus hangs on a tree, naked, and conquers shame. The cross of Jesus is the great reversal.

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In the gospel of Luke, the prodigal son doesn't return home because of a renewed love for his father. He comes back home simply to survive because he ran out of money and is starving. And his father is perfectly fine with that! Just come home. God just wants you home.

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Sabbath is one of clearest signs of the gospel of grace. You intentionally accomplish nothing and God still loves you. Such good news.

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The biggest obstacle to Christian witness in the US is not secularism, but a Christianity unashamedly shaped by the flag, the gun, and the dollar.

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The gospel of grace is not, God hates you, but if you trust in Jesus’s death, God will love you. No. It’s: God has always loved you, and most fully demonstrates that love through Christ dying for you.

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American notions of freedom are usually at odds with Christian freedom. American freedom says, “my freedom is mine to enjoy.” Christian freedom says “my freedom is for the purpose of serving my neighbor.” (Gal 5:13)

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