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2017
October
That Verse You Love: Christian, Jesus knocks on your door
That Verse You Love: You might be judging not wrong
September
That Verse You Love: Worry less about rain, more about God's kingdom
That Verse You Love: Christ strengthens you for what he wants
That Verse You Love: In context God's plan is good, not pleasant
August
That verse you love may not mean what you think it means
Rethinking America: A Christian response to Charlottesville and racism
Rethinking America: Church is the original social safety net
July
Rethinking America: Separation is for the church's protection
Rethinking America: The United States lack unity
Rethinking America: Biblical freedom means something different
Rethinking America
June
America is not a Christian nation
American Kerygma: Why we share the Gospel
May
American Kerygma: Book of Acts shows the power of Jesus' Message
American Kerygma: Americans love the new, but Jesus' message is old
American Kerygma: Only Jesus can fix things
American Kerygma: Jesus' Gospel vs. the American Kerygma
April
A Beautiful Death: Dead to one thing, alive to another
A Beautiful Death: Take up the cross, follow Jesus to work
A Beautiful Death: How to die to self at home
A Beautiful Death: Dead people don't care about being wrong
A Beautiful Death: Dead people rest
March
A Beautiful Death: Your stuff is not yours
A Beautiful Death: Death is separation. Die to sin.
A Beautiful Death: Die well in the end by practicing now
The Immutable God: He will redeem all creation
February
The Immutable God: God blesses even after he judges
The Immutable God: You are not good, but God still loves you
The Immutable God: God is Love
The Immutable God: Mercy-grace is constant, has a purpose
January
SPECIAL The Immutable God: God always cared about women, babies equally
The Immutable God: Justice is God having his own
The Immutable God: God is righteous, Jonah was not
2016
December
Work on what you believe on Christmas, not what you do
The Immutable God: Holiness belies purpose
The Immutable God: God is the creator, simply, profoundly
November
The Immutable God: God is a Trinity in both the Old and New Testaments
The Immutable God: God is infinite, infinity doesn't change
The Immutable God: In a changing world, God is always the same
Spiritual truths to guide our politics
October
Halloween: Every day is worth rejoicing
Women of the Bible: God has always loved and honored women
Women of the Bible: Esther understood there is no authority except from God
Women of the Bible: Hagar trusted the one who will not abuse us
Women of the Bible: Sisters share a strong bond, but Jesus makes it stronger
September
Women of the Bible: One’s faith often comes from our version of Lois
Women of the Bible: Man, woman intended by God to complement each other as team
Women of the Bible: Identify Mary Magdalene by her life in Jesus not her life before
August
Women of the Bible: Rahab found acceptance in Hebrew community
Women of the Bible: Mrs. Noah married righteous man, trusted him to follow God
Women of the Bible: Eve created as suitable helper, not subordinate
July
Who's the Devil?: Evil is always bounded by good
Who's the Devil?: Satan’s is interested in evil, not negotiations
Who's the Devil?: God has granted Satan a measure of authority on earth
Who's the Devil?: Satan was created with a purpose, so were you
June
Who's the Devil?: Satan was created
Our Heavenly Father can fix what's broken
Trust God with your terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day
May
Government and the Bible: God gives one reason to disobey
Government and the Bible: Trust God with the government
Government and the Bible: Government is for punishing evil and rewarding good
Arguing Well: When and where do you fight?
April
Arguing Well: What do you fight with?
Arguing Well: Who are you fighting?
Arguing Well: Why are you fighting?
Arguing Well: We should fight the right way for the right reason
March
Lessons From the Early Church: Don't let stuff get in the way
Lessons From the Early Church: Persecution meant growth and health
Lessons From the Early Church: God’s glory should motivate churches’ decisions
Lessons From the Early Church: Thinking universally will lead to a better Church
February
Lessons From the Early Church: Early Christians focused on God
Love during the hard times is the best kind of love
The Recent Creation: Evolution contradicts what we know about the gospel
January
The Recent Creation: Human value is evidence for creationism
The Recent Creation: Earth moves fast
The Recent Creation: Creation is God-determined, not self-determined
Sometimes we don't see the pain
The Gospel can solve racial division
2015
December
Sin causes racial tension
Reasons for the Bible: Jesus is an Historical Fact
November
Reasons for the Bible: The Bible is Consistent
Reasons for the Bible: Science Works
October
Reasons for the Bible: God is Smarter than Us
Objections to the Bible: Cultural Relevance
Objections to the Bible: Christians don't follow the Law
Objections to the Bible: Missing Books
Objections to the Bible: Supernaturalism
September
Objections to the Bible: Slavery
August
Objections to the Bible: Copy of a copy
Objections to the Bible: God does "bad" stuff
Objections to the Bible: People do bad stuff
Objections to the Bible: It was written by men
July
Basics: Share eternal life
Basics: Give generously
Basics: Enjoy the people God loves
Basics: Serve the people God loves
June
Basics: Worship God
Basics: Breathe prayer
Basics: Struggle with Scripture
May
Basics: Stand in the right place
Rethinking Jesus: Jesus wept
Rethinking Jesus: Jesus didn't need religious liberty laws
Rethinking Jesus: Jesus wasn't married
April
Rethinking Jesus: Jesus makes the party better
Rethinking Jesus: Jesus was poor
Rethinking Jesus: Jesus was the God-Man
Rethinking Jesus: Jesus actually died and actually rose
March
Rethinking Jesus: Jesus never gave up
Rethinking Jesus: Jesus didn't do everything he could do
Rethinking Jesus: Jesus was probably bullied
February
Rethinking Jesus: Jesus cared more about bad people than good stuff
Rethinking Jesus: Jesus cared more about why than what
Rethinking Jesus: Jesus had the perfect response
Rethinking Jesus: Jesus got angry differently
January
Rethinking Jesus: Jesus did not speak in tongues
Rethinking Jesus: Jesus was always on time
Consider the gap between Jesus and us
2014
September
Rethinking Jesus: Jesus' response to circumstances and people consistent, easy to understand
Rethinking Jesus: Who we say Jesus is matters more than anything else in our lives
August
Relationship with God through faith is your best feature
Share the best things with your pastor and teachers
July
Develop a right view of who you are in front of God and humility comes naturally
June
When propositional truth becomes personal truth, it's important, powerful
For true freedom, the Holy Spirit must live inside and guide
May
Life isn't fair, but it can be blessed
Don't let Saturday be just a gap
April
Don't complicate your relationship with God
March
Inconvenient truths about us mean magnificent things about God
God's promises matter more than your deeds
February
The gospel is easy to believe, hard to live out
The gospel is not fair
January
James makes his final 3 exhortations
2013
December
Christian joy can make tough holiday season easier to bear
We cannot know what is unknowable
November
What once brought us joy loses some shine after finding God's grace
Selfishness is biblical foolishness
October
We all are evaluated by the way we talk to and about other people
Explaining saved by faith alone principle
September
Our own actions put us on wrong side of scale weighing goodness
Think you're not good enough for church? That's exactly why we want you
August
Do what God says instead of shooting your mouth off
July
Good things come from God, the bad things come from somewhere else
June
What are you praying for?
Are you wise, or just a wise guy?
May
You need trouble
Did you know Jesus was homeless?
I am a religious extremist
April
The Gospel is our focus in every moral quandary
March
Is fear controlling your faith?
God didn't make Hell for you.
February
What to do if he forgot Valentine's again
Husbands, don't forget context!
January
Don’t submit to the tyrant “bully-god”
Doing good in the new year
2012
December
Do you like the baby Jesus the best?
November
The hard lesson my daughter’s namesake learned
Recognize you are a slave in service of Christ
Our service members model a higher truth
October
What does a giving culture look like?
This nation's savior is only found in the Bible
Are you ready to give an answer?
August
Let's talk about sex.
My Own 'Light and Momentary' Troubles
July
Ask not what your church can do for you
May
Time has come for $5 words
April
Exchanging a conservative voice for biblical perspective
Upward Glances Devotionals
2013
January
UPWARD GLANCE: Soli Deo Gloria
UPWARD GLANCE: Solo Christo
UPWARD GLANCE: Sola Fide
UPWARD GLANCE: Sola Gratia
UPWARD GLANCE: Sola Scriptura
UPWARD GLANCE: The 5 Solas
2012
December
UPWARD GLANCE: The Day After Christmas According to Mary
UPWARD GLANCE: Christmas According to St. Nick
UPWARD GLANCE: The Gifts of the Magi: Myrrh
UPWARD GLANCE: The Gifts of the Magi: Frankincense
UPWARD GLANCE: The Gifts of the Magi: Gold
UPWARD GLANCE: That Famous Love Verse
November
UPWARD GLANCE - Blaine only survived 17 minutes
UPWARD GLANCE - Hunger and Thirst
UPWARD GLANCE - Something New
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