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Topics: Commitment; Contentment; Divorce; Happiness; Intimacy; Love; Marriage; Relationships; Romance; Satisfaction; Spouses; Unfaithfulness; Vows References: Genesis 2:24; Malachi 2:13–16; Matthew 7:24–27; 19:3–9; 1 Corinthians 7:10–11; Ephesians 5:22–33 If we are serious about pursuing spiritual growth through marriage, we must convince ourselves to refrain from asking the spiritually dangerous question, “Did I marry the right person?” … Continue reading “MARRYING
THE RIGHT ONE”

Topics: Anxiety; Brides; Fear; Love; Marriage; Spouses; Vows; Weddings References: Genesis 2:24; Proverbs 18:22; 1 Corinthians 7:1–7; Ephesians 5:22–33; 1 Peter 3:1–7 A young bride was so nervous she said to her pastor, “I’m afraid I might not make it through the ceremony.” The pastor soothed her, saying, “When you enter the church tomorrow and … Continue reading “I’LL
ALTER HIM”

Topics: Apathy; Commitment; Communication; Indifference; Intimacy; Love; Marriage; Spouses References: Proverbs 18:22; Ephesians 5:25–33; Colossians 3:19; 1 Peter 3:7; Revelation 3:15–16 A businessman moved over slightly as a young man crowded into the airplane seat next to him. As they both fastened their seat belts, the businessman good-naturedly asked whether the young man was traveling … Continue reading “TAKING
A BREAK”

Topics: Cross; Crucifixion; Death; God as Father; God’s Love; Human Condition; Humanity of Christ; Limitations; Parenting; Sacrifice; Suffering References: Matthew 26:39; John 3:16; Romans 8:32; Philippians 2:8 Last week my son, Bjorn, got sick. I took his temperature, and it was 102.5 degrees. The Children’s Advil came out. He slugged down the appropriate dose for … Continue reading “AM
I GOING TO DIE?”

Topics: Death; Eternity; Life Span Reference: Psalm 90:10–12 Want to make the most of your life? Consult a website to find out just how much time you have left. If you enter your birth date and gender at The Death Clock (www.deathclock.com), you will get your projected date of death. If you were born, say, … Continue reading “COMPUTING
YOUR DEATH”

Topics: Apologetics; Atheism; Belief; Death; Despair; Faith; Knowledge; Naturalism; Science; Skepticism Reference: John 20:29 Carl Sagan was fascinated that educated adults, with the wonders of science manifest all around them, could cling to beliefs based on the unverifiable testimony of observers dead for two thousand years. “You’re so smart, why do you believe in God?” … Continue reading “UNBELIEVING
TO THE END”

Topics: Ambition; Death; Greed; Money; Perspective; Time References: Psalm 90:12; Luke 12:13–21 A man opens a newspaper and discovers it is dated six months in advance of the time he lives. Reading through the newspaper, he discovers stories about events that have not yet taken place. He turns to the sports page and sees scores … Continue reading “BETTING
ON DEATH”

Topics: Conversion; Meaning of Life; Pleasure; Purpose; Questions; Significance; Sin; Worldliness References: Psalm 16:11; Matthew 6:19–21; 1 Timothy 1:12–17 Leo Tolstoy, known for his classic work War and Peace, also wrote A Confession, which tells the story of his search for meaning and purpose in life. Tolstoy rejected Christianity as a child and went to … Continue reading “TOLSTOY’S
REASON TO LIVE”

Topics: Children; Christ as Shepherd; Healing; Motherhood; Redemption; Repentance; Rescue; Salvation; Sin References: Psalm 91:14; Luke 15:3–7, 11–32 On a cold February night in 2001, Erika, age one, somehow wandered out of her house and spent the entire night outside. When her mother, Leyla Nordby, found the little girl, Erika appeared to be totally frozen. … Continue reading “THAWING
A FROZEN TODDLER”

Topics: Communication; Death; Family; Friendship; Honesty; Love; Relationships Reference: 2 Corinthians 1:3–7 When my dad had died eight years earlier, Michael had stood by me. When the sympathy cards stopped coming and I began the terrifying freefall into grief, Michael had been my parachute. Now I stood vigil with him at his father’s deathbed. I … Continue reading “DEATHBED
CONVERSATION”