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Moses’ Veil: Living with an Unveiled Face in 2 Corinthians 3
Moses’ veil is more than an ancient detail. Explore 2 Corinthians 3 to see how the Spirit invites us to live with an unveiled face and lasting freedom.
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Spiritual Defilement: The Enemy’s Tactic When All Else Fails
To understand spiritual defilement, we can look at the strange tale of Balaam the “mercenary prophet.”
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Preventing Team Division: The Playbook for Conflict & Unity
Think of ‘Scrat’ from the Ice Age films trying to wedge an acorn into a sheet of ice. That tiny pressure point eventually causes an entire tectonic plate to shift.
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Overcoming Despondency
John Bunyan, in his classic work Pilgrim’s Progress, famously described this psychological state as the Slough of Despond. He described it as a treacherous, miry bog where “many fears, and doubts, and discouraging apprehensions” naturally gather and settle. Overcoming despondency like this takes more than a quick-fix pep talk or well-meaning platitudes from friends!
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Navigating Doubt
During my formal training for the ministry, I went through a season where I genuinely doubted the existence of God. I was actively preparing for a lifetime of Christian service, studying theology, and yet internally wrestling with the terrifying thought that the God I was preparing to serve might not even be there – navigating…
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Overcoming Spiritual Distraction
The Ice Cream Strategy Andrea and I learned early on in parenthood that distraction is a masterful child management tool. If you have ever tried to navigate a public park with a toddler, you will recognise this scene, which has its parallels in the realm of spiritual distraction. (This is the second instalment of The…
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When Your Lateral Career Move is Actually a Divine Setup
The Move You are staring out of the window on the morning commute, looking at your schedule for the day, and wondering if any of it actually matters in the grand scheme of things. In Christian circles, we often talk about “calling” as if it is a booming voice directing us to a dramatic, sacrificial…
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The Devil’s Playbook (Reclaiming your Spiritual Focus)
The Devil’s Playbook (Reclaiming your Spiritual Focus)