The Hypocrisy of Hypocrites
The Modern Cliché There are few modern clichés as durable as the complaint, “I don’t go to church because it’s full of hypocrites.”…
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Deliberate Faithfulness
The Sacred Hours The contemporary world, with all its noise and urgency, conspires against the inner life. We are peculiarly susceptible to a…
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The Revelation of Spiritual Growth
The Paradox of Spiritual Vision There exists in the Christian life a peculiarity that unsettles many believers, particularly those who have walked the…
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Integral Care For The Righteous
Ezekiel records a brief but piercing accusation:“Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made…
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The Forgotten Doctrine
The Forgotten Doctrine The man or woman who does not read the scripture stands at a peculiar disadvantage before God, not because God…
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The Inestimable Gift of Tested Wisdom
The Question Every New Missionary Faces There comes a moment in every new missionary’s preparation when the idealism meets a troubling question: Am I…
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The Irony of Pious Disobedience
The Irony of Pious Disobedience There exists a curious phenomenon in the pious life: the moment when reverence becomes an obstacle to obedience,…
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A Case Study in Spiritual Malady
The Self-Inflicted Invalid Proposition: The believer who abandons the absolute authority of scripture for the fluidity of modern thought does not find freedom,…
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The Battleground of the Christian Life
The Mind: The Battleground of the Christian Life The greatest warfare facing the believer is not external but internal, not against flesh and…
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Young Man, Live with Purpose
An Exhortation to Young Men to Live with Purpose “I have been in the Christian ministry for over twenty years. I love my…
