To the families of the children of Sandy Hook, As I sit on Monday morning and listen to the many sounds of my own school building where I teach, I think about what it must have been like on Friday morning just a few miles away at Sandy Hook Elementary. Just a normal day in a small…
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What is “Christian love” though?
You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say. -Martin Luther “Love” has become sort of a “pet-virtue” of American Christian society. “Christians are supposed to love” has become a term used to bully Christians who actually stand up for Christ into shutting their mouths in the…
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Save your sympathy.
It’s Sunday. You’re sitting in church. You’re watching a missionary presentation. You’re eyes are glued to the screen. You’re ears have tuned out all sound except for that of the presentation.You see the images of those who live in a place where this is no church or ministry reaching the people. You hear the statistics….
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Who can find a faithful man?
Proverbs 20:6 says, “Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?” Sounds a lot like another chapter in proverbs.. “Who can find a virtuous woman?” A woman who walks in virtue compared to a ruby, the most precious gem in the world…..but, a man that walks in…
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Don’t judge my God.
Oh, you can’t judge me. Stop being so judgmental. We just need to love people not judge them. How many times have I heard this from people? Too many to count. These phrases are so over used and in such the wrong context that it amazes me. You tell people that God says they are…
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“I hate myself.”
Have you ever thought this? Have you ever disliked yourself…. or some aspect about yourself or your life? The way you look… your personality… some negative aspect of your life? Guess what. You are not alone. Everyone has something they do not like about themselves. I think {especially as women}, it is our nature to…
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