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  • Confession: A Daily Necessity for the Christian Life

    *Originally written in February 2021 Confession is absolutely essential to the Christian faith. You literally cannot be a Christian without confession. It’s a daily necessity. When people hear the word “confession,” many think of Catholicism: Sunday confession, priests, the confession box, etc. Whatever image you have when you hear “confession,” I want you to throw…

  • Hope and Grace in the Midst of Sin
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    Hope and Grace in the Midst of Sin

    Let’s go back to the first book of the Bible: Genesis. You may be generally familiar with the creation story of Genesis. However, this study isn’t going to focus on creation. Instead, we’re going to look at Genesis 3, which is an equally (if not more) important story in the Bible. Overview of Genesis 1-2…

  • Church Words: What is sin, holiness, and grace?

    Sin. Holiness. Grace. We see and hear these words in church and in the Bible all the time, but they’re pretty difficult to understand. What even is sin? What does it mean to be holy? And don’t even get me started on grace. Let’s take a deeper look at the meaning of these words in…

  • Meditations on the Gospel: Good Friday

    Today is Good Friday. The day we remember the death of Jesus. The humiliation, the pain, and the suffering that Christ bore for us. Good Friday, despite the name, is a somber day. The joy of the resurrection—Easter Sunday—is two days away, and it will be a day of celebration. But today we are quieter.…