Dane Ortlund
@daneortlund
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Saint, husband, dad. Shepherd at https://t.co/54NQsEY5Gd. I write, preach, and fish. Stumbling my way to heaven with Jesus' arm around me.
Naperville, Illinois
Joined July 2008
Ephesians 1 - Christ is seated in heaven. Ephesians 2 - You are united to Christ. Ephesians 3 - You are therefore as safe and secure as Christ is.
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Wonder and thanksgiving are closely related. Richard Bauckham
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This is so evil. An automated message to someone who can no longer respond. F-YOU I cannot even reply.
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Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. Proverbs 4:23
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“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or dismayed before the king of Assyria and all the horde that is with him, for there are more with us than with him. With him is an arm of flesh, but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people took
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"He is called a lion for his great power, victory, and glorious conquests; he is called a lamb for his great love, pity, and compassion; for that merciful, compassionate, condescending, lamblike disposition of his; for his humility, meekness, and great patience, and because he
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One is sometimes (not often) glad not to be a great theologian; one might so easily mistake it for being a good Christian. C. S. Lewis
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Edmund Clowney: "On one occasion I had tea with Martyn Lloyd-Jones in Ealing, London, and decided to ask him a question that concerned me. 'Dr. Lloyd-Jones,' I said, 'how can I tell whether I am preaching in the energy of the flesh or in the power of the Spirit?' 'That is very
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"We will hear you again about this" (Acts 17:32). What a beautiful goal for every preacher. It may not be the best sermon. And some may still hold out from collapsing into the arms of Jesus. But there is enough clarity and surprise and truth--and personal "reality with God" (to
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Either that's why, or this otter was made by One with more laughter, delight, and humor than any of us knows. Reductive materialism is flat and boring. Theism gives us an uproariously gleeful creation due to an uproariously gleeful Creator. This otter is a sacrament (small s).
An otter juggling a stone. Researchers believe this behavior may be related to hunger, as otters anticipate food and become excited. 📽: rosierockets https://t.co/XzJFVY90vp
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The greatest answers to atheism are not the great philosophical defenses for God (ontological, teleological, cosmological arguments) though these, to my mind, are powerful and ultimately irrefutable. But emotionally, for atheists, the problem of evil (generally) and their own
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This tiny book is my best attempt to communicate the gospel. I'm seeking to grow in personal evangelism and am using it to that end. Perhaps it would serve you or your church. It's short enough that the entire text is viewable on Crossway's product page: https://t.co/eOeSxRn0QR
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In this booklet, Dane Ortlund offers a clear, accessible explanation of the wonder of the gospel, prompting readers to acknowledge their sins, believe that Jesus’s death paid the price “once and for...
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My invitation to anyone in the western suburbs of Chicago, in these times of upheaval: https://t.co/LBOlHSX9KA The real Jesus. Unflinching Bible teaching. Honest answers to honest questions.
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Astounding, and deeply gratifying, to see (1) Charlie's own voice amplified in the wake of his release, and (2) a thousand other voices emboldened to laud the beauty of moral sanity. God be praised.
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God became human so that humans could become again, in reality, human. Augustine
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The higher a man lifts up himself, the farther he is from God. The lower a man humbles himself, the nearer he is to God. Brooks
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"I know now, Lord, why you utter no answer. You are yourself the answer. Before your face questions die away." C. S. Lewis, Till We Have Faces
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