Archives: June 2013

IF YOU’RE COLD, WET AND HUNGRY — YOU MUST BE BUILDING CHARACTER

June 28, 2013 - Serious Struggles

Why is it every time I’m building character, I’m cold, wet or hungry? There must be a more dignified, easier way to build integrity—but how?

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I HAVE LOST THEM ALL

June 27, 2013 - God

“I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God’s hands, that I still possess.”  – Martin Luther  

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HOW TO TELL YOU’RE A REAL CHRISTIAN

June 26, 2013 - God

Repentance. Repentance is an instruction from God if we want a relationship with Him. If we seek His forgiveness, it’s an absolute—it’s not negotiable—not with God. Unlike some have indicated when mistakenly referring to your best life now, following...

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IF YOU WANT TO BE USED BY GOD GREATLY

June 25, 2013 - God

If we want to be used by God greatly, the process is simple: Give all control to Him—accept all that happens next. Cowards need not apply. 

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THE ONE YOU CAN’T FORGIVE

June 24, 2013 - Serious Struggles

There’s someone you can’t seem to forgive. You know it’s God’s will, but forgiving them is more difficult than anyone else in your life because they don’t deserve it. Strangely, the person you can’t forgive is the same for...

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MEN — ARE YOU TOUGH ENOUGH FOR THIS?

June 21, 2013 - Men Only

Men are different than women—that is the understatement of every generation. Books are written about those differences, seminars are taught to help us understand each other, but PePe Le Pew said it best, “Vive la différence!” I wouldn’t want...

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ONE OF THE GREATEST INJUSTICES

June 20, 2013 - God

“One of the greatest injustices we do to our young people is to ask them to be conservative. Christianity is not conservative, but revolutionary.”  ― Francis A. Schaeffer

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GOD’S FOUR STEPS TO FORGIVENESS

June 19, 2013 - Serious Struggles

Bob was on the verge of tears.  How could this happen? He seemed to have it all. How could he fall into such a deep moral pit? While I struggled with what to say, he abruptly made everything worse.

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NO LONGER DEPENDING ON PLEASANT IMPULSES

June 18, 2013 - God

I no longer depend on pleasant impulses to bring me before the Lord. I must rather respond to principles I know to be right, whether I feel them to be enjoyable or not.  – Jim Elliot    

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FIVE SIMPLE STEPS TO SERIOUS ROMANCE

June 17, 2013 - Romance

Romance is fleeting, elusive, and forbidden to most—according to the world. You can read about it in a book, or watch it in a movie, but you can’t have it. Here’s the good news.

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