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Apologetics — Noah Around the World
One of the most familiar stories of the Bible is that of Noah and the Flood. It is a story that also finds a lot of skepticism. It’s unbelievable, they say because of the number of animals needed on the … Continue reading
Posted in apologetics, Christianity, Old Testament
Tagged apologetics, faith, false teaching, flood, Noah, sin, skepticism
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Something of How Much I Owe
As many of you know, Linda and I went to France this summer. One of the highlights of the trip for me was going to the Normandy beaches and the American cemetery, where well over 9000 WWII dead are buried. … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Leadership, Christianity, New Testament
Tagged Christ, courage, discipleship, faithfulness, grace, love, memorial, obedience, remembrance, sacrifice, salvation, sin, worship
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Family Communications, Think Before You Speak
Good communication is the foundation of human relationships. When we fall short in communicating with each other misunderstandings happen, emotions (usually the negative ones) are stirred, and ties get strained or broken. In yesterday’s blog posting I urged the principle … Continue reading
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Tagged discipleship, faith, faithfulness, good words, grace, hope, Jesus, love, mercy, obedience, repentance, sin, speaking, speech, thought, truth
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Overcoming Tough Sins, Part 2; What’s Going on in Your Mind?
A week or so ago I began a series of postings on things that could help us to overcome tough sins. We started with bad company corrupting good morals (or intentions). Hopefully you’ve worked on changing the people and kind … Continue reading
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Tagged changing your thoughts, channels, Christ, courage, discipleship, faith, faithfulness, Gospel, hope, obedience, pattern, purpose, renewal, salvation, sin, the mind, wisdom
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This Little Light of Mine
It’s a simple song, but it has a profound message—straight from Scripture—”This Light of Mine”. It comes from a the Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus tells us that His disciples are the light of the world (Matt. 5:14). Let’s … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Leadership, Christianity, New Testament, Parenting
Tagged church, deeds, discipleship, distraction, faith, faithfulness, growth, leadership, light, love, meaning of life, obedience, religion, sin, truth, works
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Are You a Gambler?
OK, on the surface of it, it may sound like I’m asking for a confession of sin or something, But in this post I’m actually encouraging you to gamble—just, not the way that you may think. I’m encouraging you to … Continue reading
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Tagged action, church, courage, discipleship, faith, fear, generosity, Gospel, leadership, risk faithfulness, salvation, sin, wisdom
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Overcoming Tough Sins, Part 5; Pray and Fight For It
Over the past several weeks I’ve been writing occasionally about overcoming tough sins. We started right after New Year’s Day, because that is the traditional time for making resolutions about improvements for our lives. We have talked about how some … Continue reading →