Tag: Jesus Christ
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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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Manipulation, from the Latin for handful
We are natural manipulators. We seek our own advantage; we maneuver to get what we want; and sometimes we do it in subtle ways that allow us to feel morally superior.
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Worth The Trip
Recently my 11-year-old son and I went to the Nashville Symphony. It was a wonderful night! There was one moment though when I almost ruined the whole evening.
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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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An Engineering Marvel
From the deceptively simple splitting of a single-celled amoeba to the rotation of the earth around the sun, God’s systems are perfectly designed and boggle the human mind. But perhaps His greatest engineering masterpiece is….
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Dual Citizenship
Citizenship in heaven doesn’t erase or nullify earthly citizenship. Jesus indicated that we have responsibilities to both our earthly and our heavenly countries.
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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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It’s Not Hurting Anyone
It’s up to us to show people that God’s laws are reasonable. But the morally relativistic world has its own way of thinking, and its arguments often seem reasonable too.