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With these pages, our goal is to equip Bible teachers and students with high-quality, in-depth studies and devotions. Everything provided here will be completely free—not only free to download, but also free to use, republish, share, or adapt as you see fit. Until we get underway we’ve posted articles that…
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The Sacred Container: Balancing Confidentiality and Community
The health of the body of Christ depends on a delicate equilibrium: the freedom to be vulnerable and the safety to be trusted. When believers gather to bear one another’s burdens, they are stepping into a sacred space where the deepest wounds of the soul are exposed. Yet, without the…
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The Sanctuary of Shared Burdens: Creating a Culture of Vulnerability and Joy
(This article could have turned into a unprofitable rant. Thankfully I did not go there. This topic is heavy upon my heart.) All too often, the modern church presents a sanitized version of the Christian life, where suffering is viewed as a sign of weak faith or a problem to…
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God’s Saints Have This Peculiar Joy
There is a distinct quality to the joy of the believer that the world cannot replicate, nor can it understand. It is not the fleeting happiness that depends on favorable circumstances, good health, or the absence of trouble. Rather, it is a deep, settled gladness that persists even in the…
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The Medicine for the Sick: Understanding “Unworthy Manner” Without Fear
The fear surrounding the Lord’s Supper often stems from a misunderstanding of what it means to be “unworthy.” If we teach that one must be morally perfect or spiritually advanced to partake, we contradict the very purpose of the meal, which is to feed the hungry and heal the broken. …
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The Table of Grace and Truth
There are moments in the life of the church when the invisible becomes visible, when the promises of God take on a tangible form that the eye can see and the hand can touch. For the new believer, who often walks the narrow path between the fear of rejection and…
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Grace That Trains: Holding Holiness and Assurance Together
As a pastor for over 33 years I’ve recognized this tension that every faithful pastor and teacher must hold with both hands. Lean too far toward grace and the hearer whispers, “Shall we go on sinning?” Lean too far toward holiness and the hearer sighs, “I can never do enough.”…