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Dive In Dig Deep
by Aaron Lee | @diveindigdeep
Christian bookstagram dad.
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[Book Review] Awake, My Soul - Hymn Devotions Book Review
My name is Aaron and I want to get you past shallow Christian faith. https://diveindigdeep.substack.com/In Awake, My Soul, Dan Kreider presents hymn readings for daily devotion. As a worship leader, I found this book to be encouraging and inspiring.Giveaway and...
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[Book Review] Should Christians Be Using AI? I Read the Book That Answers It
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WIriT_K7e38?si=AuQaCoA8_MJM_lnX My name is Aaron and I want to get you past shallow Christian faith. https://diveindigdeep.substack.com/In A Christian’s Guide to AI, Pete Killingley provides 12 biblical answers to the questions we’re all asking. This is a timely...
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Live at Peace with Your Pastors: Honoring, Learning From, and Partnering Together
Living at peace with your pastors means humbly allowing them to shepherd you through Scripture, partnering with them in ministry, and honoring the people God has used to shape your faith.https://www.diveindigdeep.com/blog/messages/life-in-the-family-of-god
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[Excerpt] The Strength that Jesus Gives
Article and transcript:https://www.diveindigdeep.com/blog/messages/the-strength-that-jesus-givesOutline:Physical power – to endure and serve God (1 Timothy 1:12)Actual presence – God is with us (2 Corinthians 12:9)Spiritual perception – the ability to see the riches of his glory (Ephesians...
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Sinful Patterns: Adam, Eve, You, and Me
I noticed in my small group that the men tend to idolize selfishness, while the women tend to idolize sovereignty. Men have a certain self-centeredness, and women have a desire for control. While these are generalizations from my personal small group sample, I do see some biblical connections....
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Selfishness and Sovereignty: Common Idols for Men and Women
Last week, I wrote about idolatry, and I want to share more observations from my small group. If I were to generalize from our small sample, I’d say the men tend to idolize selfishness, while the women tend to idolize sovereignty—two “S” words to make it easy to remember.For me, my idol was my...
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C Is for Christ: A Soft Reminder from My Son
We were at Legoland this weekend, and I have a confession: I get stressed out when we’re on vacation. I get stressed out at home too, but this is different.It’s like I somehow forget about God more easily, and I forget that he’s in control. I get caught up in the minutiae of what the kids are...
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My iPhone Idolatry (Part 2): Eliminate Your Idols
I recently shared five reasons why were talking about our spouses’s idols in our marriage small group. The prompt was that we were supposed to state what we think, or what we perceive, what we’ve seen to be our spouses’s idols — and also if and how they have been fighting off these idols....
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My iPhone Idolatry (Part 1): Identify Your Idols
We were talking about our spouses’s idols in our marriage small group. The prompt was that we were supposed to state what we think, or what we perceive, what we’ve seen to be our spouses’s idols — and also if and how they have been fighting off these idols. Specifically for this small group...
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Talking About Idolatry: Small Group Discussion
What are your spouse’s idols? This was the discussion question for our marriage small group this past weekend. Here are several reasons why I wanted to talk about it: Idolatry is insidious, so it’s good for us to examine our lives and name our idols. Our spouses know us best. I’m generalizing…
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Get to the Point: Mature Communication
Jess said it took one of our kids 10 minutes to tell her a simple story. Too much filler, aimless tangents, and no sense of urgency. If we want to mature as communicators, writers, teachers, and preachers — let’s learn how to get to the point!
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Mistaking New for Good: Meaning and Movement
One common error is mistaking what is new for what is good. Some will say that a sermon was good simply because they learned something new. I’m not saying this is a bad thing. Preachers should do their due diligence in studying and preparing, and this does and should lead to new and fresh…
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Have you heard from God? Hearing with our hearts.
I was thinking about AI and the Christian, sermon preparation, the books that we use to study, the sermons we see online — and a question I find myself coming back to as a preacher is if I have truly heard from God? Did I hear from him myself? On one level, I can say that I heard from God simply...
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Children's Ministry Mission Fields: Target Demographics
I had a quick conversation with a 1st grade student at Awana on Friday night, sort of on the side, and it all happened really fast: Student: I can do 4th grade math. Me: 4th grade math, wow! How did you learn that? Student: My parents want me to learn. They said that they want me to get ahead.…
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Around the Table: Connected Together
I was having lunch with some coworkers earlier this week, sharing stories, hanging out. My friend was telling us about some of his past and I was so shocked that I said out loud we had very different childhoods growing up! Our work at the hospital is a very weak common denominator amongst us all....
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Not Many of You Should Become Teachers: The Savior's Standard
3 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. (James 3:1) Previously, I wrote about James and Jesus, and today I want to share some related thoughts about this famous passage from James. He writes that not many of you...
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Money is Not the Measure: Happy with Cardboard Houses
One of my biggest problems is feeling like I always need to be productive. And by productive, I mean doing things that lead to making money. I was playing with my daughter, building a house out of cardboard boxes. And I realized that, by monetary standards, I wasn’t being productive, but I was...
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Why Take Children's Questions? Helping Understanding
Three reasons why I carve out the time to answer questions from the children at my church: Kids are curious — and I think that’s a good thing. Allowing them to ask questions normalizes curious minds and I think this is one way to cultivate good habits for future and more mature Bible study. I…
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James and Jesus: Brotherly Love
James was Jesus’ half brother, and he probably thought that Jesus was out of his mind. James What must it have been like to be the half brother of Jesus? Growing up together, playing, doing chores, hanging out, running errands, talking. James was so close to Him, yet he did not believe. At one...
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Resurrection Songs: Three reasons why I'm glad I get to lead worship music on Easter Sunday.
Easter Sunday is a big deal! We’ve had emails going back and forth with last minute prep and you can feel the excitement. Even with the extra work that comes with serving, here are three reasons why I’m glad I get to lead music on Easter Sunday: Easter Sunday is the most important day on the...
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Confession and Expression: Love and Devotion
38 After these things Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took away his body. 39 Nicodemus also, who earlier had come to Jesus by night, came...
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Talking to Children About Free Will: Helping Understanding
I received an excellent question about free will after my children’s sermon on Sunday. Here is my rationale for answering the way I did, and I hope that writing this out will help me answer better next time: Questions about free will are ultimately questions about our sovereignty. I aim to show...
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Ministry Methods: Convictions and Resolutions
Here are some brief thoughts on my current ministry methods. These are my personal convictions and resolutions: Any ministry I do must be founded and overflowing from my own personal devotions and walk with God. I believe my primary ministry is to my family. To be a husband and father is an...
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Embrace the Cringe: Old Sermons Online
SOLA Network shared my sermon that we turned into a devotional article: The Jews, the Judge, and the Robber: A Series of Passion Week Devotions. I originally preached this three years ago, and I want to share my thoughts about it today. After three years, I can agree that I cringe when reading my...
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A Spouse Who Helps Me Serve God: Ministry With My Wife
On Sunday I had teaching, preaching, and worship leading responsibilities. I try not to do so much on a Sunday, but sometimes that’s just the way the schedule works out. When it comes to getting into a ministry flow on Sunday mornings, Jess is an excellent helper. Jess gets us out of the house…
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Swimming or Music? Life-Saving Significance
I was talking to Jess about our summer schedule for the kids. There are so many things we want them to do. High on our list are swimming lessons and music lessons.As I was thinking about what to prioritize—especially with limited time and money—I laughed at myself because the answer was so clear,...
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Salad Specificity: Being Clear About God and the Gospel
My daughter, Numbers, told me she helped Jess make a salad for dinner. I said it tasted good and asked her what was in it. She said, “Salad, cheese, these things, cheese, sauce.” (The “these things” were croutons, by the way haha.) Her list wasn’t very clear, so I didn’t really know what was in…
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How to Ask Deeper Questions: Part 2 of 2
3. Ask about family and friends. Our families and friends, and how we feel or relate to them, tell us a lot about ourselves. For instance, are you married or single? Dating? Kids or no kids, how many or why not? Who do you hang out with and what types of activities do you like to do? 4. Ask about...
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God of Generations: Faithfulness in Family Dinners
One of my favorite childhood memories was family dinners at my grandparents house. We would just hang out, eat dinner, and watch TV. This was a time before smartphones, before the Internet was ubiquitous. It was a different time, but I can see God’s kindness in allowing me to experience his...
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How to Ask Deeper Questions: Part 1 of 2
These questions have worked well for me as I do Author Interviews, but also just in my regular life and wanting to get to know people better. I don’t necessarily think these questions are deep, but I think they can bring out deeper conversations if people want to pursue them.Ask what people do…
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Seeing Bluey at Disneyland: I didn't know Bluey was a girl.
Today, I want to confess that I actually don’t know that much about Bluey. I’ve heard good things about it, and I’ve watched a couple of episodes, but my kids know way more about it than I do. I didn’t even know Bluey was a girl until late in the game. What I do know, though, is that it’s a great...
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Leading Intentional Small Groups: 3 Strategies to Support Discussions
Our marriage small group is one of the biggest blessings at our church. One reason it has such a strong impact on us is our intentionality. As a leader, here are three simple ways I try to support meaningful discussions:1. Come with one clear topic. Sometimes there are multiple parts to a...
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Read the Pictures: A Lesson on Looking from My Daughter
My daughter Numbers was explaining to me how her teacher told her to “read the pictures.” Since she doesn’t yet know how to read words, her teacher encouraged her to look at the illustrations in her books to understand what is happening in the story.For the Christian, we are blessed to have the...
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Read, Study, Apply: My Short and Simple Sermon Writing Workflow
1. Read the preaching text immediatelyGet the passage into your head as soon as possible so you can start wrestling with it and working on it. Dig in using basic hermeneutical skills and study Bibles. Begin forming your main points and the big idea while letting the text marinate in your mind.2....
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Take Every Opportunity: Turn the Diamond of the Gospel
“Every sermon was an opportunity for Spurgeon to turn the diamond of the gospel and reveal a new facet of the glory of God in all its brilliance and beauty.” — Geoffrey ChangAs a lay preacher, I take every opportunity to preach very seriously. While I’m on rotation, there’s no guarantee of a...
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How We Talked About Intimacy In Our Small Group: Being Open With Friends Who Share Our Faith
We talked about physical intimacy recently in our marriage small group. I already shared three reasons why I felt it was important to have the conversation. The emphasis was on not isolating physical intimacy to the bedroom, but knowing that the entirety of our relationship contributes to the...
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Why We Talked About Intimacy In Our Small Group: Being Open With Friends Who Share Our Faith
We talked about physical intimacy today in our marriage small group. It’s a group where we meet with other married couples (though we’re open to dating couples as well!) to discuss what it looks like to live as married Christians and to pray for one another.In Monday night’s newsletter — or…
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Growth in Groups: Physical and Spiritual
https://diveindigdeep.substack.com/p/growth-in-groups
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How do you pronounce Logos?
Script:I have a new review of Logos Bible Software, and as I was getting ready to film it, I started wondering how I was supposed to pronounce Logos. I did a quick search and found two blog posts by Mark Ward.In his first post, he says it's pronounced Lah-gahs. His first reason is that most...
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My Review of Logos Bible Software
Visit my Logos Partner Page for an extended free trial (get an extra month free):https://www.diveindigdeep.com/blog/recommendations/logos-partner-offerScript:Imagine having everything you need for Bible study, including your personal library, searchable and accessible with a keystroke. This is...
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How Do You Trust in Jesus?
How do you trust in Jesus?Script:This was a question asked by a young student in AWANA, and I was caught off guard. I gave my typical ABCs of the gospel — admit you are a sinner, believe that Jesus is the Son of God who died on the cross for your sins, and confess Him as the resurrected King over...
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How does a skeptical philosopher become a Christian?
Larry Sanger is the co-founder of Wikipedia, and he recently published his testimony online. TGC’s Trevin Wax shared his highlights, and I wanted to share my reflections and resolutions after reading it.Script:First, I am resolved to answer questions. I teach high school Sunday School, and Sanger...
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Don't Preach a Commentary
Don’t Preach a CommentaryScript:This was the title of a Gospel-Centered Discipleship article by Michael C. Lyons — and I absolutely agree with him. He states three symptoms of Bible commentary preaching, and I want to interact with each of them.The first symptom is appealing to Hebrew and Greek....
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Preachers are More Like Opera Singers than Like Athletes
"But the countercultural truth is that preachers are more like opera singers than like athletes." -- David MathisScript:"Preachers are more like opera singers than athletes." This is a quote by David Mathis from his Desiring God article No One’s Born to Preach: The Myth and Truth of Pulpit...
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Theology is Meant to Get Into Your Bones
"I love theology, but theology isn’t meant to live in your head; it’s meant to get into your bones." -- Ian Harber Script: "Theology isn’t meant to live in your head; it’s meant to get into your bones." This is a quote from Ian Harber in his interview with Ivan Mesa, On My Shelf: Life and Books...
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Culture Is Everywhere. Use It to Point to Christ.
"We should instead imagine culture as a language we all speak. It’s communication. We constantly receive culture and are formed by it. Every book, song, dinner, and habit can become a channel of blessing to the world. Each offers an opportunity to witness to the hope of Jesus." -- Dennis Greeson...
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Is Not My Word Like Fire?
I’m close enough to see the Pasadena fires from my work at the hospital. I’m humbled to have my home. I’m grateful for the safety of my family. I’m praying for the first responders and firefighters. I’m mourning with those who have lost more than I know. As someone who values books, it is not…
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Find Pockets of Freedom when Preaching
"Friend, if you need to be glued to your manuscript while preaching the gospel (which I assume you do in one way or another every week!), you might be in the wrong profession." -- Sean DeMars Watch on YouTube...
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What Bible Do They Read?
"Sometimes, when I hear professing Christians who have just been diagnosed with a disease or suffered a terrible loss or experienced a calamity say, 'Where is God? Why would a good God let this happen?' I ask myself, 'What Bible do they read?'" -- John Piper Watch on YouTube:...
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Exactly What God Had Planned
"While Mary’s first Christmas looked far from perfect—and far from what she might’ve hoped for—it was exactly what God had planned." -- Ann Swindell Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kfZgX51qqy4 Shownotes https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/christmas-expectations-ruined/ Links...
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