Let me begin by saying that your definition of “Accountability Groups” [from here on, AGs] may differ from what I’m talking about here, and that’s okay. I’m just going to examine a particular aspect of AGs—one which much personal experience has led me to believe is pervasive in Evangelicalism today—but it may not be a [...]

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There are a lot of times when I feel like a pretender, and I’m afraid someone’s going to find out all about me and realize I’ve been faking this whole Christianity thing. I’m just guessing here, but there are probably a lot of Christians who feel the same way, like they’re barely scraping by in [...]

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Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God, rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist . . .
When he had washed their feet and put on his [...]

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Today we commemorate one of the most extraordinary events in the history of the cosmos—the crucifixion of the God-man, Jesus the Messiah. Extraordinary in part because it is at once among the WORST and GREATEST events ever to take place. WORST because it was the conspiracy of all humanity to kill the most righteous man, [...]

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In church yesterday, as part of our corporate confession of sin, we sang a song by Joseph Hart. Below are the lyrics and some commentary. My hope is that this post sheds some light on our sin nature and the good news of the full assurance of pardon we can have in Christ.
Come, [...]

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