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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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Personality Types — Part 2
Read more: Personality Types — Part 2Understanding 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
Read more: Personality Types — Part 1We 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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