Author: Administrador

Topics: Addiction; Pride; Sin; Temptation References: James 1:13–15; 2 Peter 3:8–15 For the first time in forty-seven years, the tuna were running only thirty miles off Cape Cod. And they were biting. All you needed to catch one was a sharp hook and some bait. And the rumor was that Japanese buyers would pay $50,000 … Continue reading “SINKING
WITH THE TUNA”

Topics: Children; Lust; Pornography; Purity; Teens; Temptation References: Matthew 18:6; Mark 9:42; Luke 17:2; 1 Corinthians 6:18 Nine of ten kids between ages eight and sixteen have been exposed to pornography online according to the U.S. Justice Department. Furthermore, 47 percent of school-age children receive pornographic spam on a daily basis, reports software company Symantec. … Continue reading “EXPOSING
KIDS TO PORNOGRAPHY”

Topics: Addiction; Death; Foolishness; Lust; Perversion; Pleasure; Pornography; Self-indulgence; Sexual Immorality; Temptation; Unrighteousness; Vices References: Matthew 5:27–30; Romans 13:13; 1 Corinthians 6:18; Galatians 5:19–21; Colossians 3:5; Jude 1:7 In 2006, Vladimir Villisov of Russia designed his own coffin to accommodate his vast collection of pornography. “The girls in those magazines have been my companions for … Continue reading “DYING
WITH PORNOGRAPHY”

Topics: Choices; Consequences; Temptation; Wisdom Reference: Matthew 7:13–14 The most dangerous intersection for accidents in the United States during 1999 and 2000 was the corner of Flamingo Road and Pines Boulevard in Pembroke Pines, Florida, just north of Miami. So reported State Farm Insurance in 2001. During the two-year period, there were 357 reported crashes … Continue reading “HITTING
THE INTERSECTION”

Topics: Addiction; Holiness; Internet; Lust; Pornography; Purity; Self-control; Sex; Sexual Immorality; Temptation References: Isaiah 33:15; Matthew 5:27–30; Romans 1:24–32; 1 Thessalonians 4:3–8 What makes online sex far more compelling than any shrink-wrapped smut is instant gratification in endless variety—you never get to the end of the magazine and have to start looking at the same … Continue reading “EXPANDING
THE NET OF PORN”

Topics: Devil; Hearing God; Holy Spirit; Listening; Obedience; Sin; Temptation References: 2 Corinthians 4:3–6; Galatians 5:16–25; James 1:13–15; 4:7; 1 Peter 5:8–9 Barbara, five, had disobeyed me and was sent to her room. After a few minutes, I went in to talk with her about what she had done. Teary-eyed, she asked, “Why do we … Continue reading “TALK
LOUDER, GOD”

Topics: Apology; Conflict; Gossip; Integrity; Relationships; Slander; Speech; Temptation; Truthfulness References: Proverbs 21:23; Ephesians 4:29–32; Philippians 4:2–3; Colossians 3:12–14; James 3:1–12 A family in our church recently had their basement finished by a contractor. The process ended up being a construction nightmare. I somehow got caught in the middle of the dispute. As the conflict … Continue reading “ESCALATING
CONFLICT”

Topics: Courage; Endurance; Failure; Perseverance; Persistence; Strength; Success; Winning and Losing References: Proverbs 24:16; Romans 5:3–5; 1 Corinthians 9:24–27; Galatians 6:9–10; Hebrews 10:36; James 1:2–4 Walter Payton, who was five feet ten inches and 202 pounds, was not a particularly large running back for the National Football League. But he set one of sport’s greatest … Continue reading “KEEP
GETTING UP”

Topics: Blessings; Gratitude; Old Age; Thanksgiving References: Deuteronomy 8:10; Psalm 100:4 During the Depression, William Stidger was in a restaurant with friends who were all talking about how terrible things were: suffering people, rich people committing suicide, joblessness. The conversation got more miserable as it went on. A minister in the group interrupted. “In two … Continue reading “THANKS
IN HARD TIMES”

Topics: Deception; Emptiness; Pleasure; Promises; Sin; Temptation References: Genesis 3:6–24; Proverbs 9:17–18; 14:12; 1 Peter 1:18 The corpse flower (titan arum), native to the equatorial forests of Sumatra, can grow up to ten feet tall. Once open, the spiky, bright red bloom looks like rotten meat, a veritable welcome mat for the insects that pollinate … Continue reading “CORPSE
FLOWER”