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  • No One Seeks God—the reality of being a finite creature and the shortfall of human religion

    No One Seeks God—the reality of being a finite creature and the shortfall of human religion

    This piece comes from a reading of John 1:9-13. Whether Christian, Jew, Muslim, Hindu, Atheist or something else, there is something we all treasure immensely—life. People work to preserve their lives and give their lives meaning. Much of our human religion is the result of us simply trying to live fulfilling lives on this earth.…

  • First Corinthians Devotional Commentary

    First Corinthians Devotional Commentary

    Note From the Author Thank you for using this free resource. Below, you will find my brief notes on every verse in Paul’s first letter to the Church in Corinth to give some additional insight into your personal study of Paul’s letters, use in sermon preparation, or help as you lead your family in worship.…

  • Gospel of John Devotional Commentary

    Gospel of John Devotional Commentary

    An expository devotional commentary on John’s Gospel by Andrew P Cannon.

  • My Church is Better Than Yours

    My Church is Better Than Yours

    On Sunday at ASBC, I started John 3. I’ve been preaching through John’s gospel since October, and I’m still only to Chapter 3. That’s funny, but working through it slowly really does produce more fruit. Here at the beginning, John has made human depravity very clear to his audience. Jesus would not entrust Himself to…

  • The Sovereignty of God, Trump, and the IRGC

    The Sovereignty of God, Trump, and the IRGC

    The way we as Christians think through the wars of this world is interesting to me. There are a great many things to be said about the moral justification (or not) of actions taken by world leaders against other world leaders and nations. There are many things to be said about how some people conduct…

  • Armageddon: The Iranian Conflict and End Times

    Armageddon: The Iranian Conflict and End Times

    Well. I finally saw the word used in association with events currently at play in the Middle East. In her post, Coston claimed that, in the last battle, the nations wouldn’t necessarily fight against Israel but against Christ. I have to say, I have never actually seen such a narrative in the text of Scripture.…

  • Another Holy War

    Another Holy War

    I hate war. I don’t know all the facts, and I have a feeling much of the information is being withheld for security reasons. Of course, we have all the social media experts providing their less than two-cents worth. Government officials are providing contradictory information, and we are all seeing one version of the war…

  • Preparing the Way

    Preparing the Way

    John 1:6-8 There was a man sent from God. This man was not Jesus. John, the gospel writer, suddenly stops talking about Jesus in order to introduce another character in his narrative—John. He is not introducing himself. This is a different John, John the baptizer. John the baptizer is a man sent from God. He…

  • Life, Our Most Treasured Possession

    Life, Our Most Treasured Possession

    Reflecting on John 1:3-5 John doesn’t claim any certain method. He doesn’t give us a timeline of origins. He simply claims that all things came into being through Him, the Word, and apart from Him nothing that exists came into being. Consider, again, the Genesis 1 account. In the beginning God created the heavens and…

  • Let Me Introduce You to This Jesus

    Let Me Introduce You to This Jesus

    John 1:1-2 Have you ever wondered what came first? I mean, something had to come first, right? Many stories have been told about the origins of all that exists in what we perceive as a very material, raw, and observable universe. Perhaps it was a chance universe with chance physical laws amid many other chance…