Nate Walker Nate Walker

Parenting Teens

As we treat them like fellow adult Christians, we give them the chance to start acting like that as well.

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Brant Bosserman Brant Bosserman

How Does God Forgive Sinners?

Believe it or not, for centuries the most brilliant human minds spent more time pondering this question than they spent in pursuit of the natural sciences.

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Rob Rayburn Rob Rayburn

My Life in Great Books: An Introduction

Years ago I prepared a list of “Desert Island Books” at the request of several wanting to know what I considered essential reading for an English-speaking Christian.

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Nate Walker Nate Walker

Does God Send Harmful Spirits?

Saul was possessed by a demon that was sent by God. Did the Lord put a murderous spirit within Saul? If God is not “the author of sin”, how can he cause Saul to act in this sinful way?

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Nate Walker Nate Walker

How to Discuss the Bible (Without It Going Off the Rails)

I have used this method in a variety of settings, such as a home group for non-Christians or around the dinner table with my children. In every setting, it has birthed rich explorations into life, theology, and God. Here’s how to use it, and how to invite others to study the Bible with you.

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Nate Walker Nate Walker

Why Do You Need to be Baptized to Take The Lord’s Supper?

Many evangelicals who visit our church are caught off guard when, every Sunday,  we say that you have to be baptized to take the Lord’s Supper. I was recently asked why we do this, and since others likely have this same question, I thought it would be helpful to answer it here.

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Nate Walker Nate Walker

What Should I Do if My Husband is Addicted to Pornography?

A friend was asked this question recently, and asked me how I would answer it. He knew a woman whose husband had besetting problems with pornography. I assume other women in our church are in the same situation, so I thought I’d construct my thoughts and share them with you.

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Nate Walker Nate Walker

Can God Have Regret?

If God is unchanging, how can he change his mind? How can he grieve and have regret? This past Sunday, I received some follow up questions after the sermon on a particular set of verses in 1 Samuel 15:10-35.

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Matthew Boffey Matthew Boffey

The Truths We Eat

Several Sundays ago I received a text from my mom during church. “Call me as soon as the service is over, please.” I had a hunch it was about Grandma.

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Nate Walker Nate Walker

Cremation or Burial for Christians?

I was having a conversation recently with friends about whether they were planning to be cremated. At one point, one of them said, "Christians need to think about this more." The topic rarely comes up in preaching, so I thought I'd offer four guiding principles here.

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Brannon Ellis Brannon Ellis

Can These Bones Live?

The Valley of Dry Bones in Ezekiel 37 is one of the most vivid prophetic visions in the Bible.

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