Mistaken Identity
Figuring out who you are can be difficult. Am I a goofball with a penchant for melancholy? Sometimes I feel like a Vulcan clown. Getting your head wrapped around your identity in Christ can be difficult as well. Am I…
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Tag Archive: Evangelical
Sewing Good Seed
Strategy. Innovation. Goals. These words are not inherently bad. However, as they relate to spreading the gospel and making disciples, they can be incredibly problematic. The parable of the sower (Matthew 13:1-23) reveals that results are supernatural and organic. There is…
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Episode 18 – Overflowing Grace in our Social Justice Conversation
What if our conversations surrounding these issues were empowered by overflowing grace, defined by an abundance of joy, and motivated by earnest love? https://www.calvinistpicard.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Captains-Log-Ep.-18-92018-11.53-PM.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Evangelical Hubris
Knowing the source of all wisdom isn’t the same as knowing it all. Christians find themselves in the unique position of spiritual enlightenment, which has supernatural implications (1 Corinthians 2:6-14). Nonetheless, this knowledge should lead to maturity, not arrogance. There are three…
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Evangelical Empires
The Son of God walked into an upside-down world and revealed what the right-side up kingdom should look like: strength through humility, power through sacrifice, wealth through poverty, and life through death. It is no wonder He was accused of…
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Episode 2 – Politics
This episode is a brief analysis of how Christians can better engage in the arena of politics. https://www.calvinistpicard.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Captains-Log-Episode-2-Politics-112816-9.05-PM.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download