We’re not just waiting for December 25. We’re waiting for eternity. The time before Christmas can become a focus on what we don’t have; but it can help us remember that what we really need is coming. By Betsy Childs Howard, on the Crossway blog. Advent is about more than waiting for Christmas. The word …

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More on God’s grace and our response from Bryan Chapell. The phrase ‘done before do’ or something like it seemed very familiar, but I can’t see a past post using exactly that form. Here’s the text of the video clip. Getting the Order Right When you see the message of grace unfolding in the Bible …

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Christianity flourishes at the margins, not when it controls. Jared Wilson: Christian mission has always thrived by surging in the margins and under the radar. When we somehow get into positions of power, the wheels always come off. This is pretty much the way it’s always been. I once heard Steve Brown relate this story …

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Kathy Keller in a collection of messages by various people on Nehemiah, God’s Word, Our Story. Nehemiah is interpreting the present events and his own situation and gifts in light of God’s Word and in light of the main themes of the Word. He doesn’t need to ask for a sign, lay out a fleece, …

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