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The Cost of Constant Distraction
Culture

The Cost of Constant Distraction

A Life That Is Always Interrupted One of the defining features of modern life is that very few people are…

Rodney Burrell
A Prayer for the Lost
Prayers

A Prayer for the Lost

Dear Lord, We come before You with the understanding that apart from You, all of us are blind, wandering, and…

Rodney Burrell
A Prayer for Those Struggling to Find Purpose
Prayers

A Prayer for Those Struggling to Find Purpose

Dear Father, For those who are struggling to find purpose, we ask that You would reorient their hearts. Remind them…

Rodney Burrell
The Death We’ve Earned
The Gospel

The Death We’ve Earned

When we look at both definitions of wage, payment for a job, or as in waging war, the application of…

Rodney Burrell
When the Weight of the Past Crushes our Spirit
Devotionals

When the Weight of the Past Crushes our Spirit

God redeems, and he listens to us in times of trouble. He is faithful and merciful above all, but sometimes…

Rodney Burrell
Biblical Dating and the Pursuit of Purity
Christian Living

Biblical Dating and the Pursuit of Purity

Why Dating Needs a Biblical Framework The Bible does not speak about modern dating in the categories people use now.…

Rodney Burrell
Praise, Worship, and the Need for Discernment
Culture

Praise, Worship, and the Need for Discernment

The Growth of Christian Music Has Changed the Conversation Christian music occupies a different place in public life than it…

Rodney Burrell
Why Discipline Matters to the Godly Man
Manhood

Why Discipline Matters to the Godly Man

Discipline Is Not the Same as Image A lot of men are drawn to the language of discipline because it…

Rodney Burrell
The Real Meaning of Salt and Light
Christian Living

The Real Meaning of Salt and Light

What It Means to Belong to Christ in a Fallen World To follow Christ is to live differently in a…

Rodney Burrell
The work of the Holy Spirit
The Gospel

The work of the Holy Spirit

The Spirit of God in the Life of Believers When people speak about the Christian faith, the focus often falls…

Rodney Burrell

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Poetry
Poetry

The Promenade

Rodney Burrell

Shallow grave of truth, follow me. Unknown by time, but you live inside my agonizing menagerie of unwanted wealth. Traveling…

Poetry

She runs.

Rodney Burrell

Trampled ground under her strength,she holds their hands for comfortbut not lacking control, she sees them. Consuming visions of chaos…

Poetry

Mercy

Rodney Burrell

I have fallen into my mind.Tapestries of song speak to meand my heart grows weary. They see me, but do…

Poetry

You call me

Rodney Burrell

My ears have heard a voice, butunwanted relevance persuades me.It pursues me. I have walked without my footin a solid…

Devotionals
Devotionals

When You’re Tired of Fighting Sin

Rodney Burrell
Devotionals

When the Weight of the Past Crushes our Spirit

Rodney Burrell
Prayers
Prayers

A Prayer for the Lost

Rodney Burrell

Dear Lord, We come before You with the understanding that apart from You, all of us are blind, wandering, and…

Prayers

A Prayer for the Church

Rodney Burrell

Dear Lord, We thank You for Your church, the body of Christ, gathered not by preference or personality, but by…

Prayers

A Prayer for Believers to Remain Strong

Rodney Burrell

Dear Lord, This world is heavy, distracting, and often discouraging, and there are many moments in the Christian life when…

Prayers

A Prayer for Those Experiencing Loss

Rodney Burrell

Dear Lord, There are seasons in life when loss settles over everything and leaves us disoriented. The world feels quieter…

Short Stories
Short Stories

The Empty Chair at Bible Study

Rodney Burrell
Short Stories

The Last Pew

Rodney Burrell

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