Real Love Requires the Right Kind of Hate

By Richard Parrish | April 8, 2025 |

“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.” (Luke 14:26 ESV).  In a world already filled with anger, do we really need Scripture seemingly urging us to hate our family?…

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When Our Desires Conflict With God’s Commands

By Richard Parrish | March 3, 2025 |

“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble…

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