Tag: Bible study
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A Personal Story That Led To A Book
Sometimes we “fare sumptuously,” but sometimes we may feel like Lazarus, full of sores, laid at the rich man’s gate; like life is giving us nothing but crumbs (Luke 16:20).
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On Wifely Submission
The idea of women submitting to men goes so against the grain of our culture, even Christian women are somewhat offended at the idea of submitting to our husbands. Rather than bucking against it like wild horses, we would be wise to consider God’s intentions behind the command.
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What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?
We all have dreams as kids. Some are silly and unlikely; some are very much possible. But we all face obstacles in life too…
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I Have Been Young And Now Am Old
When the psalmist wrote in Psalm 37:25, “I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken,” he didn’t mean he had never seen the righteous suffer. Suffering and being forsaken are not the same thing.
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Separation
That same night at the jail we talked about how easy it is to make excuses and shift blame by pointing out others’ faults. We want to justify ourselves.
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Intellectual Versus Emotional Faith
I think for most of us, our Christian life is a mix of thought and feeling, of the intellectual mingled with the emotional. But for anyone who is very much one or the other, think about what you’re missing.
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Kill Your Demons
You can’t overcome your sin or your pain if you allow those to be the place where you live. Do you live in the strength of Christ, or do you live in your weaknesses?
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God’s Way Is Always Best
God has defined His way for us in many areas: the family, the church, how to be saved, how to treat our enemies, etc. Yet we do so many things in violation of God’s established plans; then we wonder why life is full of trouble.