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Saved from What?

What does it mean to the “saved”? Different people answer this question different ways, and the answer to the question is as complex and vast as the Bible itself. Typically, folks define salvation according to the biblical notion as...

An Invitation to Rest

An essential aspect of Christian rest is rest from sinning. We’re able to be victorious over the task master of sin (the “sin nature”) through the sustaining presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives. In Romans 7:14–20, Paul...

He Makes Things Beautiful

Living in Haiti, I’ve learned that culture eats strategy for breakfast. It’s my job as the President of Emmaus Biblical Seminary to strategically plan for the short term and long term future of the school. My team and I regularly...

Big Plans

If you’re anything like me, when someone criticizes you or confronts you, you take on a defensive posture. That sort of reaction, as we all know, merely drives our heels more deeply into the ground of our stubbornness and pride—moving us away...

The Way to Die

Why did Jesus have to die the way that he did? We know why Jesus died. He died for political reasons. He was thought to be a potentially threatening freedom fighter for the Jews and the Kingdom of God. Anyone who hints at challenging Rome ended up...

Small Beginnings

One the problems that Jesus faced during his ministry on earth was people’s misconception of the Kingdom of God. They had certain expectations as to what the Kingdom of God would be like, but they were wrong. This is why Jesus spent much of...

Junk Drawer

Every family has a junk drawer. The junk drawer is home to the scissors, Scotch tape, postage stamps, dried up pens, dull pencils, rubber bands, fingernail clippers, paperclips, Post-its, the eyeglass repair kit, and of course, the phone charger. I...

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