January 1, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Grace in Focus Articles

By Shawn Lazar Since having kids, my wife and I have time to watch maybe one show a night. It often takes two or three nights to finish a movie. […]

December 26, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - hospitality
How Jesus Received Hospitality

What does an authentic Christian spirituality look like? Recently I’ve been thinking quite a bit about the Biblical commands concerning hospitality. To my surprise, I discovered that it is a […]

What Edward Fudge Can’t Believe about The Rich Man and Lazarus

Now that our revised The Grace New Testament Commentary is out, I can go back to finishing up two or three book projects, such as on the “atonement” and “hell.” […]

December 20, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Rapture
Six Raptures

Do you believe in the Rapture? I do. But not everyone does. The very idea of the Rapture is regularly denounced as nonsense by non-Dispensational Christian theologians (see here). But […]

December 19, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - netflix
Bye Bye Netflix

Since having kids, my wife and I have time to watch maybe one show a night. It often takes two or three nights to finish a movie. But over the […]

December 17, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - hospitality, loneliness, spirituality
Hospitality to the Lonely

It’s been 17 years since Robert Putnam’s best-selling book Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community sounded the alarm about societal changes driving new levels of isolation and […]

December 12, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - hospitality, spirituality
Alexander Strauch on the Potential Impact of Christian Hospitality

What does a practical “Christian spirituality” look like? That’s what I’m seeking to understand as I seek to follow the Lord more closely and to raise my kids to do […]

December 9, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Sanctification, Sin
Some Strong Language About Sanctification and Sin

What does it mean to be sanctified? What’s supposed to happen to the sin in your life? As I’ve been meditating on that subject—wondering to what extent Scripture describes sanctification […]

December 5, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Lord’s Prayer, Prayer
Jesus on How Not to Pray

The Lord’s Prayer may be one of the most famous prayers in the world. The vast majority of Christians—from Catholic to Charismatic—say it regularly. It’s something we can all agree […]

December 3, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Fellowship, Philemon
Be Refreshing

I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers, hearing of your love and faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints […]

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