Tag: Jesus
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Post 3 — What Really Happened in the Garden
Genesis 2:4–3:24 Genesis 2 slows down. Genesis 1 gave us the whole sweep of creation in a single hymn. Genesis 2 zooms in on one moment — on the making of the man, the planting of the garden, the naming of the animals, the making of the woman, the giving of one command with one…
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Post 2 — Reading Genesis With Fresh Eyes
Genesis 1:1–2:3 Here is an experiment worth trying. Read Genesis 1 aloud, slowly, out loud, and notice what is actually there before you notice what you have always been told is there. What you will find, if you let yourself read it fresh, is a text with an unusual amount of repetition and a very…
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Reading Genesis Well in a Loud Age A Blog Series on Creation, the Fall, and How to Think About Origins Without Losing Your Mind
Post 1 — Why I’m Writing This Series If you have spent any time in the corners of the internet where Christians talk about creation, you have noticed a pattern. Everyone is very sure. Everyone has a graphic. Everyone has a video. Half of it argues that if you accept an old earth you have…
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Standing in Christ Without Abandoning the Family
A Bible Study for Men Facing Spiritual Conflict in the Home Purpose This study is designed to help Christian men respond biblically when a wife, family member, or close friend is involved in witchcraft, Wicca, spell-casting, divination, occult spirituality, or another belief system opposed to the gospel of Jesus Christ. The goal is not to…
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But God. Reflection on Matthew Edwards sermon
But God: When Grace Interrupts Our Story Ephesians 2:1–10 Big Idea Every person has a story that begins with sin, helplessness, and death. The gospel is the story of what God has done—not what we have done. The two words “But God” mark the turning point of every believer’s life. Introduction Throughout Scripture, impossible situations…
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In His Own Voice
The Poems and Essays of Joshua Blake Hargrove 2000 – 2002 Edited by his father, John Hargrove PREFACE A Note from the Editor These are Joshua’s words as he wrote them. The spelling is his. The punctuation is his. The line breaks are his. Where a word looks wrong — discernity, Aurther, frusturated — it…
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DEEPER DIVE John 15 — Remain, Receive, Recognize
July 19, 2026 | | Sunday Deeper Dive TEACHING SEQUENCE 1. Remain in Christ (vv. 1–5) — The source of spiritual life and the necessity of dependent perseverance. 2. Receive the Father’s pruning (vv. 2, 6) — How to understand suffering, correction, change, and relationships. 3. Remain in Christ’s love (vv.…
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One more night
Journal It is after 2:00 in the morning. Tonight I find myself at a place where I honestly feel like nothing works anymore. I cannot fix anything. I cannot fix my wife’s eyes. I cannot instantly solve our financial problems. I cannot fix people problems. I cannot fix church problems. I cannot fix medical problems.…
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Jesus Christ: Fully God, Fully Human, and the Spirit-Led Life
Central Truth Jesus Christ is one divine person who possesses two complete natures: a truly divine nature and a truly human nature. He did not cease to be God when He became human, nor did His humanity merely appear to be real. The eternal Son took upon Himself a complete human nature and lived among…
