Tag: consequences
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We’re Not In Paradise Anymore, Toto
You probably remember that scene when Dorothy looks around at the Land of Oz and says, “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” We human beings are in a similar situation.
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Parenting Basics: Requiring First-Time Obedience
If you’ve ever wondered why almost all parenting guides from pamphlets to tomes list “Consistency” as one of the keys to parenting, this is it. Because if I want my children to obey me quickly when it matters, I must require that they obey me when it, seemingly, doesn’t matter.
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Forgiving One Another (Part One)
The fact is we want to be forgiven much more than we want to forgive. But Jesus says we can’t have it that way. There is no getting around his simple teaching.
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The Purposes Of Suffering- Part 2
I cried out to the LORD because of my affliction, and He answered me. Jonah 2:2a Last week I brought up a common question: if God is good why does He allow good people to suffer? God allows suffering as the natural consequence of sin. But we saw from the Old Testament account of the…
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