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Honeymoon
Even good marriages have conflicts and low points, and in our individual journeys of faith, we may have times that we find our spiritual enthusiasm waning. But sometimes it is the very tribulation, the problems, the conflicts, the difficult things that lead us back to hope. Why? How?
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Delicate Balance of the Christian Walk
Sometimes as Christians we feel like we’re walking a tightrope. One wrong move and we’ll plunge to our eternal doom. And some people think of God as a sadistic spectator, the jaded audience to a gladiator sport, just waiting for that moment when we crash and burn.
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Personality Types — Part 2
Understanding different personality types can help us get along with people. This can also help our evangelism efforts much like Paul’s understanding of cultural differences helped his. After all, different people are motivated (as well as de-motivated) by different things. Understanding personality types can help a Christian to more effectively pique another person’s interest in…
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Personality Types — Part 1
We each long to feel that someone understands us, but friendship is a two-way street. Proverbs 18:24 says, “A man who has friends must himself be friendly.” Perhaps we could also say that a person who wants to be understood by others must seek to understand others.
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How Long, O Lord?
Sometimes asking “how long” just makes us sound like bored children on a long trip. Are we there yet? But sometimes the question is legitimate.
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The Miracle of Forgiveness
Imagine that Jesus is standing at your door. You invite him in, but you’re probably too shocked to think to offer him a seat and something to drink. He says he’s there to do a miracle for you. What would you ask for?
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The Ripple Effect
In our history studies at school, we often say that nothing happens in a vacuum. One thing leads to another. Cause and Effect. Like a ripple in a pond, each action, each event, ripples out and causes another ripple, another action or event.
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When Burdens Turn Into Blessings
I once overheard a conversation that has stuck with me for close to 30 years. Two women were talking about God, and one of them said something like this: I don’t like God. He plays favorites.
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One More Story
If you read last week’s blog, you now know my simple conversion story. But after I wrote that story, God kept reminding me that I have another story to tell. Yet I hesitate.
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