You don’t have to read very far into the New Testament to see just how important repentance is. At the beginning of John the Baptist’s ministry (Matthew 3:1-2), Jesus’ ministry (Mark 1:14-15), and Peter’s ministry on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:37-38), they all preached repentance.  So, repentance is absolutely foundational to our relationship with…

When Jesus walked out of that empty tomb on that first Easter morning, he not only secured our pathway to eternal salvation, he also secured our victory in this life through the coming of the Holy Spirit. Paul reminded Timothy of this life-changing truth when he wrote, “For the Spirit God gave us does not make us…

Easter is more than just an incredibly true story. It still affects us today. An event that happened 2000 years ago still affects us ripples through our every day world. Here are three ways the resurrection of Jesus still impacts us today: 1). The resurrection validates everything that Jesus said. Jesus said some pretty outlandish…

Do you feel like life has somehow forgotten you? Do you ever look at the filtered highlight reels of everyone else on social media and wonder what you did to deserve such a mediocre life in comparison? In a world that rewards the extraordinary, does your life seem painfully ordinary? In a world that applauds…

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Josh Daffern

Born and raised in California, Josh graduated college from California Baptist University and spent two years as a missionary in Africa before coming back to America and finding the love of his life (Robin). Josh graduated from New Orleans Seminary with a Masters of Divinity and a Doctor of Ministry. Josh has been involved in full-time ministry for over twenty years. He enjoys hiking, beach volleyball, reading, playing anything competitive, and rough-housing with his kids. Josh, his gorgeous wife Robin, his outrageously handsome boys Zeke, Shepherd and Lincoln and his princess Elle, live in northern Virginia. Josh also blogs on Patheos as New Wineskins: an Apologist for the Modern Church and you can find links to all his content on joshdaffern.com. Enjoy the blog!

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