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The Beautiful Mystery of the Trinity Printer view
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Topics: Awe, Doctrine, Experiencing God, God, attributes of, God, greatness of, God, majesty of, God, sovereignty of, Human limitations, Mystery, Theology, Trinity, Wonder
Filters: Christian Culture, Free
References: Genesis 1:26-27, Matthew 28:19, Luke 3:16, John 4:23-24, John 14:26, 2 Corinthians 13:14, 1 Peter 1:2
Tone: Neutral/Mixed

Here's the beautiful thing: you don't need to fully understand the Trinity to worship the Trinity, pray to the Trinity, and enter into the life of the Trinity.

They tell me that deep within the core of the sun, the temperature is 27 million degrees. The pressure is 340 billion times what it is here on Earth. And in the sun's core, that insanely hot temperature and unthinkable pressure combine to create ...


Teenager Diagnoses Her Own DiseasePrinter view
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Topics: Conscience, Depravity, Emotions, Guilt, Human condition, Humanity, Reflection, Repentance, Salvation, need for, Self-examination, Shame, Sickness, Sin, Sin, Original, Sinful nature
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References: Genesis 3, Romans 3:9-26, Romans 5:12, Romans 8:22, 2 Corinthians 13:5
Tone: Neutral/Mixed

For eight years, Jessica Terry, a teenager in Seattle, suffered from crippling stomach pain. When she wasn't doubled over from the cramping, she was often laid low by vomiting, diarrhea, and a high fever. And for those eight years, no doctor could figure out what was wrong with her. So Jessica decided to solve the mystery herself—and she did just that while in her Advanced Placement high school ...


Rob Bell on the Mystery of GodPrinter view
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Topics: Doctrine, Experiencing God, Human limitations, Idolatry, Intimacy, Knowing God, Knowledge, Mystery, Mysticism, Perception, Power, divine, Presence of God, Signs & Wonders, Sovereignty of God, Spiritual perception, Theology, Understanding, Worship
Filters: Christian Culture, Quotes
References: Exodus 20:1-7, Exodus 32:1-33:6, Deuteronomy 6, Psalm 145:3
Tone: Warn

The moment God is figured out with nice, neat lines and definitions, we are no longer dealing with God.

—Rob Bell, U.S. preacher and writer (1970–)


Mystery Author Describes Conversion Printer view
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Topics: Accepting Christ, Atheism, Awakenings, Born again, Conversion, Faith, Lostness, New life, New man, Old man, Rebirth, Receiving Christ, Redemption, Salvation, Science, Skepticism, Stumbling blocks, Surrender, Unbelief
Filters: Editor's Choice, Famous People, Free, Pop Culture, Quotes, Stories
References: Proverbs 3:5, Ecclesiastes 1:12-18, John 3:3, Acts 3:19, 1 Corinthians 1:17-31, 2 Corinthians 5:17
Tone: Commend

Andrew Klavan is a popular writer of mysteries—some of which have been made into movies (1999's True Crime and 2001's Don't Say a Word). He was recently interviewed in World magazine about how his writing interacts with his Christian faith. In the process, he described his conversion to being a follower of Christ:

"My life has been more like one of those Outward Bound programs where they drop ...


Death—the "Central Mystery" of JesusPrinter view
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Topics: Calvary, Christ, blood of, Christ, cross of, Christ, death of, Christ, life of, Christ, Messiah, Christ, only Savior, Redeemer
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Tone: Commend

Of the biographies I have read, few devote more than ten percent of their pages to the subject's death—including biographies of men like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi, who died violent and politically significant deaths. The Gospels, though, devote nearly a third of their length to the climactic last week of Jesus' life. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John saw death as the central mystery ...


Yancey on Prayer and the Mystery of LifePrinter view
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Topics: Attitudes, Challenges, Circumstances and faith, Courage, Faith, Guidance, Help from God, Overcoming, Patience, Perspective, Prayer, Prevailing, Problems, Security in God, Strength, Tenacity, Testing, Tests, Trials, Valleys, Waiting on God
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References: Genesis 28:15, Exodus 33:14, Psalm 23:4, Isaiah 43:2, Luke 18:1, Philippians 4:6-7, Colossians 4:2, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, James 5:13
Tone: Commend

Life is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be lived. Prayer offers no ironclad guarantees—just the certain promise that we need not live that mystery alone.

—Philip Yancey, author of Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference?


"Hope Raises No Dust"Printer view
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Topics: Atonement, Blood of Christ, Christ, Christ, cross of, Christ, our righteousness, Cross, Crucifixion, Deliverance, Easter, Editor's Choice, Faith, Forgiveness, Forgiveness, divine, Forgiveness, human, Good Friday, Gospel, Grace, Guilt, Help from God, Hope, Jesus Christ, Justification, Love, Overcoming, Pardon, Perspective, Receiving Christ, Redemption, Repentance, Righteousness, Salvation, Savior, Security in God, Sin, Trust
Filters: Christian Culture, Famous People, Quotes, Stories
References: Psalm 25, Psalm 42, Psalm 71, Psalm 130, Isaiah 53, Matthew 9:13, Matthew 26:17-28:20, Mark 2:17, Mark 14:12-16:20, Luke 5:23, Luke 18:13, Luke 22:7-24:43, John 9:25, John 13:1-21:25, Romans 3:21-26, Romans 4:18, Romans 5:8, Romans 8:18-27, Ephesians 2:8-10, 1 Timothy 1:15-16, 1 John 1:9
Tone: Commend

Someone dear to me once gave me a little cross adorned with roses. It bears the inscription, "Hope raises no dust." I looked at that phrase and tried my best to penetrate its mystery. I didn't want to look stupid, so I didn't say anything. After pondering it for a little while, I just had to get to the bottom of what it meant. It had been written on a cross, so it had to mean something! When I typed ...


"Mystery Men": Dealing with AngerPrinter view
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Topics: Anger, Anger, human, Arguments, Conflict, Emotions, Fighting, Movies, Patience, Rage, Self-control, Self-discipline, Strife, Temper, Vengeance, Work
Filters: Movies & TV, Pop Culture, Stories, Work & Career
References: Psalm 37:8, Proverbs 20:3, Proverbs 29:11, Ecclesiastes 7:9, Matthew 5:22, Ephesians 4:26-32, Colossians 3:8, James 1:19-20
Tone: Neutral/Mixed

Mystery Men is a movie about a gang of misfit superheroes attempting to find their place among the more established heroes and villains of the world. Their ringleader is Mr. Furious, whose superpower springs from his "boundless rage." By day, however, Mr. Furious goes by the name Roy and works in a junk yard.

In the following scene, Mr. Furious arrives to work late after a difficult night of fighting ...


Embracing UncertaintyPrinter view
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Topics: Choices, Christian life, Decisions, Dependence on God, Direction, Discernment, Faith, Future, God's Will, Guidance, Human limitations, Mystery, Perspective, Questions, Trust, Uncertainty
Filters: Christian Culture, Editor's Choice, Humor, Stories
References: Exodus 13:21, Exodus 15:13, Psalm 23:1-3, Psalm 48:14, Psalm 139:10, Proverbs 3:5-6, Proverbs 4:11, Matthew 28:20
Tone: Commend

In his book In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day, Mark Batterson talks about the joy that comes through unexpected things—a lesson he learned while on vacation with his family in Orlando, Florida:

One morning we were sitting at a stoplight in our rental van. The light turned green, and the car in front of us didn't go, so I decided to give them a little "love tap" on the horn. But when I hit ...


Aquinas on ExplanationsPrinter view
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Topics: Agnosticism, Atheism, Belief, Doubt, Experiencing God, Faith, Lostness, Maturity, Mystery, Perspective, Questions, Skepticism, Trust, Unbelief
Filters: Christian Culture, Church History, Famous People, Quotes
References: Numbers 13:1-14:44, Ephesians 3:14-21
Tone: Neutral/Mixed

To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.

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