Fully Alive in Christ!

"The glory of God is man fully alive… ." wrote St. Irenaeus. Whoever believes that Jesus Christ is the Lord and the Savior of the world, and turns from sin to put faith in Christ to forgive sins and grant eternal life, will have the Spirit of God living inside of him or her. When this happens, we awaken from the gray world of disappointed dreams and taste what it really means to be alive. This blog is about the experience of being truly alive and how Christ satisfies our deepest longings.

Monday, March 29, 2010

Husbands, Love Your Wives

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I just posted here on Pastor John Piper's announcement that he is taking an eight-month leave of absence from all public ministry to fo...

John Piper Steps Back From Public Ministry

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Pastor John Piper announced to our church on Saturday and Sunday that he has asked for an eight month leave of absence from our elder board...
Friday, March 19, 2010

The Encouragement of the Old Testament - Genesis

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Reading through Genesis has shown me a lot about God's power and faithfulness, which has greatly strengthened my faith that God can and ...
Thursday, March 11, 2010

The Encouragement of the Old Testament - Psalms Part 2

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Another way that the Psalms and Lamentations have encouraged me is how they express confidence in God's faithfulness and His goodness. ...
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The Encouragement of the Old Testament - Psalms

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I used to think the Old Testament was not as important as the New Testament. I have to confess I saw it more as historical background, and t...
Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Don't Waste Your Bible - Any of It

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One foundational truth of reading Scripture is that you need the whole Bible. I mentioned here that you shouldn't discourage yourself b...

Where I'm Going Next With This Blog

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I have been generally focusing on the things I identified here as turning points in my life and faith, while interspersing other thoughts t...

If You Struggle With Joy, You're Not Alone

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A central purpose in my writing this blog has been to encourage Christians who aren't experiencing satisfaction in their relationship wi...
Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Some People I Treasure

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Our church seems to be blessed with people who blog and have really insightful things to say. I get a lot of encouragement out of reading th...
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Monday, February 22, 2010

What It Means to Live By Faith in Christ

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I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by fa...
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Monday, February 15, 2010

How Do Christians Live the Life of Faith?

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What inspired me to put my previous thoughts on the blog today about whether the Christian life is hard or easy was a great post by Adrian...

Is Christian Life Hard or Easy?

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I was thinking about Jesus' words the other day that His yoke is easy and His burden is light ( Matt. 11:28-30 ), and comparing that wit...
Friday, February 12, 2010

Two of the Most Important Thoughts on Pleasure

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Since I've been talking about letting go of our desires in order to find our deepest desire satisfied in God, this seems like the time t...

Our Fear of Letting Go of Our Pleasures

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To sum up the last post , you were designed and created to find your satisfaction in God, because that is the only place a living being can ...
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Don't Settle for Half-Hearted Religion

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Ray Ortlund shared a very short, powerful insight from his father at The Gospel Coalition blog that is right on point with the problem I ad...
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

A Little Bible Reading Can Go a Long Way

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Don't get discouraged about Bible reading by thinking there's a quota you have to meet. You don't have to get through the whole...
Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Why You Feel So Thirsty and Empty

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Once you believe in Christ as Lord and Savior, reading your Bible every day is the gateway to satisfaction in God. I am not saying that miss...
Saturday, January 30, 2010

Two Essential Secrets to Bible Reading

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One of the reasons that many people view Bible reading as a chore is that we often go about it the wrong way. First, we do it just like we ...

Bible Reading Made Easy

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The way I started reading my Bible every day was by reading Proverbs. My father-in-law suggested it because there are 31 chapters, so you ca...
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Saturday, January 23, 2010

Don't Get Discouraged If You Don't Feel It

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I want to make clear at the outset that this was a process. For example, I didn't just wake up one day and decide I really wanted to re...
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Anthony Bushnell
Minnesota, United States
Born alive at age 18. I had a childhood without church and didn't believe in God until He saved me seven weeks before my 19th birthday. Christ changed my life forever, but it was years before I really discovered the fullness of joy in God. I write to encourage others. I love teaching. I am grateful to be a husband and a father of three. I also practice law, volunteer with Christian Legal Society, and lead a small group at our church. And I really love to read.
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