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David Mathis

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Doulos Christou. Husband. Father of four. Senior teacher & Executive editor @desiringGod. Pastor @CitiesChurch. New book: A Little Theology of Exercise

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The first chapter of Hebrews tells us of the coronation that even the most impressive on earth (times ten) can only faintly anticipate. #full-audio" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">desiringgod.org/messages/the-s…
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7-min read / 15-min listen: What was “the joy set before him” on Good Friday? A meditation on the utter shame of the cross, and what joy and honor he sought to overcome it. desiringgod.org/articles/tree-…
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5-min read / 11-min listen: Too many times, I’ve let Easter sneak up on me, and then pass me by way too fast. Easter is 31 days from today. Here are five resurrection aftermaths we often overlook, and one way to make the most of the next month. desiringgod.org/articles/thirt…
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Friends in the Twins Cities, they had me at Narnia, Tolkien, and Hamilton. But dessert reception to follow? Come join us Feb 23, March 30, and/or April 20.
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15-min read: The United States was not a Christian republic at its start, so how in the name of Thomas Jefferson did it seem to become one by 1850? Two reasons, both of which we can pray for and work toward today: revivals and Christian virtue. desiringgod.org/articles/was-a…
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5-min read for a new year: “Our flesh keeps us on the couch, waiting for opportunities that appear to promise instant and immense impact. Those who constantly dream of the big victory often overlook the small decisions required to get there.” –Matt Bradner desiringgod.org/articles/start…
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5-min read / 10-min listen: Silly as it may sound, when I stopped checking the boxes in morning devotions, something started to change in my attitude toward God’s word. desiringgod.org/articles/dont-…
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5-min read / 11-min listen for Christmas 2022: To refuse to be ruled is to refuse the Messiah. He did not come to fit into our pockets. He came to win, protect, and own a people who are very happy — even thrilled — to be in his pocket. desiringgod.org/articles/we-lo…
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8-min read: new Christmas meditation from Sinclair Ferguson on the Isaiah 9 titles of Jesus, including “Everlasting Father”: “in Christ, we find a new father, a true father, and what is more, an everlasting father.” desiringgod.org/articles/belov…
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56-min listen: whatever your perspective on video games, this story is almost certainly not what you’re expecting. As a father of boys I found this especially fascinating. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rec…
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6-min read / 11-min listen: Perhaps recovering an often-overlooked attribute of God — his majesty — could help us unsettle sinners and freshly settle true saints. desiringgod.org/articles/aweso…
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