Gary Thomas
Gary Thomas | Closer to Christ, Closer to Others
Would you like the Spirit of glory and of God to rest on you? The path might surprise you. According to Peter, it comes via persecution. The church in the West (not worldwide) has lived through some …
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Last week, we introduced the concept of approval addiction and talked about Dallas Willard’s teaching on “secrecy” to combat it. This week, we’re adding four more elements summarized by John …
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Approval addiction will wrap you up like a spiritual spiderweb and destroy your freedom, joy and service. It’s deadly to a fulfilling life in Christ. In this excerpt from my book in progress on living …
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What’s so good about Good Friday? Calling this day “Good Friday” is a bit of an American spin. In Germany, it’s called Mourning Friday; in Italy, Holy Friday, and in Finland, “Long Friday.” That day …
“Pilate…had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified. The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called together the whole company of soldiers. They put a …
J.I. Packer once wrote, “A half-truth masquerading as a whole truth becomes a complete untruth.” And that’s what we see with the message of a self-centered salvation today. Unfortunately, …
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