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Biblical Foundations

Biblical Foundations: Can I Be Born in the Wrong Body?

The Bible passages behind this conversation about identity, the body, truth and how Christians should treat other people.

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Biblical Foundations: What Really Matters When Everything We Rely On Is Shaken?

The Bible passages that ground what I’ve been saying about suffering, God’s presence, the Holy Spirit and the hope that what is broken will not remain broken forever.

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Biblical Foundations: What Would It Mean to Trust Jesus?

The Bible passages behind what I’ve been saying about trusting Jesus, salvation, the resurrection, the work of the Holy Spirit and what it means to begin following Jesus.

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Biblical Foundations: Why Do I Keep Some Thoughts and Feelings to Myself?

The Bible passages that ground what I've been saying about being known, human value, sin and God's love.

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Biblical Foundations: Why Jesus?

The Bible passages behind the claims that Jesus reveals God, that faith is trust rather than blind hope, that sin must be dealt with because God is just, and that the resurrection validates what Jesus claimed about himself.

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Biblical Foundations: Why Does God Allow Suffering?

The Bible passages behind what I’ve been saying about God’s love, human freedom, sin, a broken creation, suffering, redemption and God’s promise to put things right.

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Biblical Foundations: I’m Not Convinced — Where Do I Start?

The Bible passages behind this article’s approach to questions, doubt, seeking, evidence, Jesus and the eyewitness claims surrounding the resurrection.

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Biblical Foundations: Can One Person Ever Be Enough?

The Bible passages that ground what I’ve been saying about human relationships, our value, God’s love and why no other person can carry the whole weight of who we are.

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Biblical Foundations: Why Does the Approval of Others Matter to Me?

The Bible passages that ground what I've been saying about approval, correction, human value and grace.

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