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Come Out From Their Midst by Shane Callicutt • May 22, 2023 • 1 min read • 0

  A short encouragement to be distinct from the world.

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Everybody’s Workin’ for the Weekend by Shane Callicutt • May 22, 2023 • 5 min read • 0

It's Monday, most people's least favorite day. I'm not an especially big Monday hater. Mondays have actually become one of my favorite days of the week. We typically have a staff meeting on Monday…

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A Word for Pastors by Shane Callicutt • May 4, 2023 • 7 min read • 0

4 He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive, - 1 Timothy 3:4 (ESV) This verse has been a weight on my soul ever since our first daughter was born in…

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Does He Break Our Legs? by Shane Callicutt • April 16, 2023 • 7 min read • 0

There's an apocryphal story that gets retold again and again from pulpits and in small-group Bible studies. It is retold and retold and seemingly just accepted as truth because someone they trusted…

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The King’s Grief by Shane Callicutt • April 13, 2023 • 6 min read • 1

This morning in my reading, I came to 2 Samuel 19. It's an interesting passage. King David's son, Absalom, has been killed, and, quite naturally, David is grief-stricken. Let's walk through this a…

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Manna is for Children by Shane Callicutt • March 9, 2023 • 7 min read • 2

10 While the people of Israel were encamped at Gilgal, they kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month in the evening on the plains of Jericho. 11 And the day after the Passover, on that…

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How Does the LORD Speak? by Shane Callicutt • March 6, 2023 • 10 min read • 0

For some reason, this question has been in my orbit a lot lately. How does the LORD speak to us? Now, I know that I've dealt with this question before, but only as kind of a sub-point to a different…

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The Divine Council by Shane Callicutt • February 20, 2023 • 11 min read • 0

While composing this article, Dr. Michael Heiser passed away from pancreatic cancer. I'm grateful for his ministry and how his content continues to help me understand the Second Temple understanding…

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I’m Drawing a Line in the Sand by Shane Callicutt • February 9, 2023 • 5 min read • 1

Friends, I'm not one to quickly jump on bandwagons. I like making up my own mind about things. I try to be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger. So when I say that I've been slow to draw…

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A Year Long Journey Through Hebrews by Shane Callicutt • February 2, 2023 • 2 min read • 2

It's February 2, 2023. I decided a few weeks ago to do a year-long study of the book of Hebrews. Then this morning, I decided I'd share that journey with you. Here's what this might look like. I…

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