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Alive Again
Read more: Alive AgainWhen Jesus told Nicodemus in John 3:3 that we must be “born again,” he wasn’t talking about a need for a little updating, like a house with peeling wallpaper and furniture that was stylish thirty years ago. Someone who is in sin is dead. Spiritually dead. Like Marley. Dead as a doornail.
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What Did You Expect?
Read more: What Did You Expect?We love conquering heroes, and we may wish we could be like them. But most of us know deep down we cannot be like them, no matter how hard we try.
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This Could Be Your Lucky Day
Read more: This Could Be Your Lucky DayMany Christians will say they don’t believe in luck or that anything happens by accident. Many of the things in life that seem to be coincidence or happenstance are in truth carefully orchestrated by God to bring about His will. But Solomon did say that “time and chance happen to [us] all,” (Ecclesiastes 9:11). I…
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The Value of Sadness
Read more: The Value of SadnessI recently sat in on a children’s class in which the teacher asked if sadness is a good thing or a bad thing. Interesting question, don’t you think? Most of us would say it’s bad, but she said it is neither good nor bad. She pointed out that sadness is often prompted by our love…
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Women Can Be Jerks Too
Read more: Women Can Be Jerks TooWhat we women in modern times have done through feminism is sort of collectively rage against all of the mistreatment of women throughout history. And even if our husbands are basically good fellas and have never laid a violent hand on us, we have now been empowered by the cultural trend to lash out over…
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Balm of Gilead
Read more: Balm of GileadDo we come to Jesus with our pain? Unfortunately we often turn to people and things other than Jesus; sometimes we turn away from the good remedies that he has provided, such as family, the church, and physical rest.
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In Jail Ministry, There’s No Such Thing As A Typical Night
Read more: In Jail Ministry, There’s No Such Thing As A Typical NightI’m just getting started with my Bible study at the jail when the interruptions begin. One woman in lock-down is screaming. The ladies tell me they think she is not mentally ill but demon-possessed. We pause to pray. The door opens and two officers bring in a new inmate who is not happy about her…
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Honeymoon
Read more: HoneymoonEven 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
Read more: Delicate Balance of the Christian WalkSometimes 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 3
Read more: Personality Types — Part 3We are all created in the image of God. We all reflect some beautiful aspect of His personality. But only Jesus was the perfect “express image” of God (Hebrews 1:3). We are imperfect representations, which is exactly why we need each other– to complement each other; to fill in the gaps for each other.
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