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Topics: Community; Deliverance; Experiencing God; Freedom; Help from God; New Life; Overcoming; Prostitution; Trials; Unconditional Love; Worth References: Matthew 21:32; Hebrews 11:31; James 2:25 Her story of addiction is all too typical. Cynthia, of Nashville, Tennessee, was introduced to moonshine at age five and to marijuana at age six. She was raped by a cousin … Continue reading “MAGDALENE’S
TRUE LOVE”

Topics: Complacency; Emptiness; Human Condition; Pride; Prosperity; Self-centeredness References: Joshua 6:17–23; Matthew 19:24; 21:32 “I tell you the truth, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you,” Jesus announced to the religious authorities of his day. After puzzling over that statement, C. S. Lewis concluded, “Prostitutes are in … Continue reading “PROSTITUTES
AND THE PROUD”

Topics: Acceptance; Arrogance; Body of Christ; Cooperation; Envy; Neighbors; Pride; Relationships; Self-righteousness; Unity References: Romans 12:5; 1 Corinthians 8:9–13; James 2:1–4 When we see ourselves as “pretty good,” we misunderstand the gravity of sin and our desperate need for grace. We place ourselves above others, become their judges, and give them the power to disappoint … Continue reading “SHRINKING
IN GOD’S LIGHT”

Topics: Compassion; Devotion; Faithfulness; Friendship; Love; Loyalty References: Proverbs 17:17; 18:24; 27:10; Romans 12:10 Jim and Phillip did everything together when they were kids. They even went to high school and college together. After college they joined the marines together. They were both sent to Germany, where they fought side by side in one of … Continue reading “I
KNEW YOU WOULD COME”

Topics: Acceptance; Grace; Knowing God; Presence of God Reference: Isaiah 43:18–25 Everyone on the planet can be connected to everyone else on the planet by no more than six steps. So says Pulitzer prize-winning playwright John Guare in his play Six Degrees of Separation. Recently a leading news magazine in Germany, Die Zeit, tested this … Continue reading “SIX
DEGREES OF SEPARATION”

Topics: Commitment; Courtship; Dating; Immorality; Relationships; Sex References: Colossians 3:5–9; 2 Timothy 2:22 Dating a male in hopes of finding a lifelong mate has been replaced by “hooking up.” Hooking up usually is fueled by alcohol and involves sexual activity. According to a survey done by the Institute for American Values titled “Hooking Up, Hanging … Continue reading “HOOKING
UP”

Topics: Communication; Gender Differences; Love; Marriage; Men; Romance; Women References: Genesis 2:18–25; Ephesians 5:25–33 Here are ten rules men wish women would follow:      1.     If you ask a question you don’t really want an answer to, expect an answer you didn’t want to hear.      2.     Sometimes we’re not thinking about you. Live with it.      3.     Don’t ask us … Continue reading “WHAT
HE WANTS OF HER”

Topics: Change; Choices; Commitment; Conversion; Double-mindedness; Loyalty References: Matthew 16:24–26; Mark 8:34–38; Luke 9:23–26; Romans 12:1–2; 2 Corinthians 6:14–18; Colossians 3:1–4; James 4:4; 1 John 2:15–17 On the way to work, I noticed some interesting signs on the SUV in front of me. The spare tire mounted on the back had the words “Texas Longhorns” … Continue reading “INTERPRETING
SIGNS ON AN SUV”

Topics: Inspiration; Jesus Christ; Leadership; Presence of God; Vision References: Matthew 4:19; Mark 1:17; John 6:68–69; 7:46; Acts 9:1–22 “I had never known such a man as he and never shall again,” said journalist William Allen White after meeting President Theodore Roosevelt in 1897 for the first time. “He overcame me. And in the hour … Continue reading “INSPIRED
BY TEDDY”

Topics: Apology; Forgiveness; Reconciliation; Relationships References: Matthew 5:23–24; 18:15–18; 1 John 1:9–10 “As a society, China lacks the spirit of apologizing,” says Zhou Xiaozheng, a sociology professor at People’s University in China. That difficulty has given rise to the Tianjin Apology and Gift Center, a company that delivers apologies and attempts to facilitate reconciliation. The … Continue reading “APOLOGY
FOR A FEE”