Rightly Ordered . . . Anxiety?
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“This article isn’t meant to be a discussion about mental illness or its treatment, but I’d like to consider what ordered anxiety might look and feel like in the life of a follower of Jesus.” - TGC
How to Put Up with Christians You Disagree With (Rom. 14:1–12)
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“I’m so struck by… the way [Paul] budgets his writing of Romans, spends about as much space and time talking about getting along together in our churches as he spent explaining the doctrine of justification by faith.” - TGC
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“Christ reminds us to not be alarmed, but to stay steadfast in Him.”
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“Future historians may refer to our moment as ‘the early days of World War III,’ but is this an extraordinary time of crisis? In one sense, we live in a remarkably peaceful time. There has not been a war between any of the Great Powers in generations.” - Breakpoint
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War and Peace with a Holy God
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“A million Neville Chamberlains leaning over balconies with hands outstretched, declaring, ‘We have achieved peace for our time’ would not ensure that human history is ever anything but one continuous Munich.” - RC Sproul
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7 Stabilizing Principles in a Chaotic World, Part 4
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Number 4: Significance/Permanence. Some things matter more than others. Care about those.
On July 19th, 2018, Michael Drejka confronted a woman in a convenience-store parking lot because her car was parked in a handicapped space. The woman’s boyfriend, Markeis McGlockton, came out of the store, saw Drejka in a hostile confrontation with his girlfriend, and pushed him to the ground. Drejka drew a concealed weapon and shot McGlockton in the chest, killing him.
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7 Stabilizing Principles in a Chaotic World, Part 3
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Number 3: Giftedness. You can’t do everything, but you can do something. Do what you can.
A consequence of providence is that God has directed in your life as well as in the life of the planet. Your conception, birth, and life circumstances are not random or accidental; they are purposeful, and better yet, those purposes come from a good and great person, whose interest in you is entirely benevolent.
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7 Stabilizing Principles in a Chaotic World, Part 2
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Number 2: Image of God. Everyone is infinitely valuable. Treat him that way.
God not only runs the world; he created it. From scratch. (Google ex nihilo sometime. The official meaning is “from scratch.”) All of it. Everything is from his hand, originally.
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Paul’s Prescription for Political Anxiety in 2024
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“Along with the breathtaking boasts and cheap-shot slander, the sense of panic will heighten as we’re told, once again, that this is the most important election of our lifetimes.” - TGC
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How is Christian confidence different from worldly confidence?
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“Christian confidence, at its heart, is a response to the Word of God. It is confidence that what God has said, He will do.” - Ligonier
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7 Stabilizing Principles in a Chaotic World, Part 1
(Editor’s note: Written in 2018, but doesn’t seem to have lost any relevance!)
Many of my Christian friends are angry. Or afraid. Or both. At least, that’s the way it looks in their posts on social media.
And that’s too bad, for several reasons—
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