Category Archives: Following Christ

8 Identity Markers

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Wisdomforlife

Who am I? Why am I here? What should I do? Who do I serve? How should I live? Continue reading →

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Life is often a winding and troubled road

Posted on December 26, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

The point of many biblical stories is to help us feel in our bones (not just know in our heads) that God is for us in strange turns of life. Continue reading →

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All we need and more

Posted on December 24, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

So many titles for Jesus! Print the list and take one title each day to mediate on. Continue reading →

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Our hope in life and death

Posted on December 18, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

Worship the God who breaks in on the natural order for us and our salvation!. Continue reading →

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Profession vs. Possession of Salvation

Posted on December 16, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

It is questionable whether anyone who reasons, `Now that I am a Christian, I can live as I please’, has really been converted. Continue reading →

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What is the gospel?

Posted on November 5, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

Gospel-centered living happens when three tenses are continuously kept in view… Continue reading →

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Is repentance a one-time action?

Posted on October 29, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

I am always going into the far country, and always returning home as a prodigal, always saying, Father, forgive me, and You are always bringing forth the best robe. Continue reading →

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When you feel deserted

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

Do you feel forsaken? Abandoned? Deserted? There is hope! Continue reading →

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Two builders and a catastrophic storm

Posted on September 3, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

Sometimes a storm of crisis or calamity reveals what manner of person we are, for ‘true piety is not fully distinguished from its counterfeit till it comes to the trial’ Continue reading →

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Silence, Solitude, and Secrecy

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

Do we need renewed commitment to silence, solitude, and secrecy? Continue reading →

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