Jesus, the authors of Scripture, and the early church all emphasized the Christian pursuit of virtue. Why don't we?
Tag: live in Love; find your true reward
Not for the Faint of Heart | Book Review
Presently strained relationships with parents and/or deep parental regret. Distorted views of God. Exvangelicals and deconversions. In The Myth of Good Christian Parenting, Marissa Franks Burt and Kelsey Kramer McGinnis posit a connection between these things: When promised everything from godly children to a happy home, evangelical parents had a choice: trustingly comply or risk … Continue reading Not for the Faint of Heart | Book Review
Consistency: Evangelism or Excommunication?
If your church practices Church Discipline, do you model Jesus?
Encouraging the Discouraged | 1 John 2:12–14
This post goes into detail regarding 1 John 2:12–14, considering such questions as "Who is being addressed?"; "What is the purpose of this section in light of the whole letter?"; and "Why are there no women in this passage?"
Why Does Life Hurt So Much?
A fresh assessment of the age-old question: "If God is all good and all powerful, why do bad things happen to good people?"
How We Live Matters
The 2000 film "Gladiator," a math teacher's aphorism, and the Christian doctrine of hell all reiterate that we must actively pursue virtue!
This is the Turning Point
Five reflections on Charlie Kirk, American politics, and Christianity in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
Heretical Love
Some people say it is heretical to preach love, but a work of the flesh is heresy (Galatians 5:20), and the Bible describes heresy as a lack of love (1 Corinthians 11:19).
The Christian’s Key Commandment | 1 John 2:3–11
This post goes into detail regarding the test John offers to gauge the legitimacy of a person's claim to know God.
1 John and Church Abandonment: A Personal Journey
This post describes both the personal reasons why an expositional series through 1 John is near and dear to my heart and the commentators who are influencing my perspective and preventing me from focusing this study on my own experiences.









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