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Monthly Archives: June 2009
“Lord, I Believe; Help My Unbelief!”
The story of a certain father bringing his demon-possessed son to Jesus is recorded in Matthew 17:14-21, Mark 9:14-29, and Luke 9:37-42. While each of those accounts provides different details about the story, the account that typically gets used as … Continue reading
Our Anniversary
Fifteen years ago today, Tonya and I stood in her home church and got married. If I have never done anything else right in my life, I married well. She is my best friend, my life-partner, and the mother of … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Marriage, Parenting, Personal
Tagged anniversary, empty nest syndrome, Marriage, Parenting, pastor's wife, wife
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Easy Eddie’s Example to Fathers
Back in the days when Al Capone ran the city of Chicago, his lawyer was a man nicknamed “Easy Eddie.” Despite the fact that Capone’s empire was built around bootleg booze, prostitution, and murder, Easy Eddie’s legal skill always kept … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Doing Good, Fatherhood, Influence, Parenting, Personal Holiness, Priorities
Tagged Al Capone
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My Body, A Temple
I’m well aware that 1 Timothy 4:8 says: “For bodily exercise profits little, but godliness is profitable for all things” (N.K.J.V.). I’m also well aware that overweight Christians love that verse because it seems to dismiss the need for exercise. Nevertheless, … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Dieting, Dress and Appearance, Drugs, Gambling, Gluttony, Homosexuality, Idolatry, Personal Holiness, Repentance, Sanctification, Sex, Sin, Temptation, The Heart, The Holy Spirit, The Tongue
Tagged body piercing, Christian hairstyles, Christianity and modest clothing, defiling the temple, How should a Christian dress?, overweight Christians, Should a Christian chew tobacco?, Should a Christian dip snuff?, Should a Christian get a tattoo?, Should a Christian smoke cigarettes?, Should a Christian wear jewelry?, the Christian's body as a temple
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Patience
Chuck Swindoll’s preaching is marked by wonderful illustrations. He has compiled hundreds of these into a book entitled The Tale of the Tardy Ox Cart. That title comes from my favorite illustration in the book. An old man and his … Continue reading
Posted in Disappointment, God's Timing, God's Omniscience, Impatience, Patience, Waiting, Worry
Tagged Chuck Swindoll, God's Timing, hurry, Patience, The Tale of the Tardy Ox Cart, waiting
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A Path That Won’t Lead You Back
In moonshine country, a revenuer once asked a boy, “Son, will that path take me to your daddy’s still?” The boy answered, “Yes, but it won’t bring you back.” Life has some paths like that. They will take you to … Continue reading
Through Many Tribulations
…”We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.” (Acts 14:22, N.K.J.V.) David Livingstone was born in Scotland to poor parents. The family was so poor that he went to work in a cotton factory when he was only … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Complaining, Contentment, Disappointment, Human Life, Persecution, Perseverance, Problems, Sickness, Spiritual Warfare, Suffering, Thankfulness, Trials, Trusting In God
Tagged crosses, David Livingstone, kingdom of God, my cross is too much for me to bear, Problems, through many tribulations, Trials, tribulations
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Change
In her newspaper column on gardening, Jan Riggenbach gives us a good word on how to plant bedding plants. She writes: Giving new bedding plants some rough treatment at planting time may be the best thing you can do to … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Change, Choices, Elderly, Faith, Fear, God's Will, Obedience, Reward, Trusting In God
Tagged encircled roots, fear of change, God's Will, Jacob at Beersheba, Jacob going to Egypt, Jan Riggenbach, moving, potted plants
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That Old Serpent
My brother Richie and his family were renting an older house when one day he killed a huge blacksnake on the wooden deck of the place. That was scary enough, but a few days later he saw what he figured … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, Christ's Return, Coming Judgment, Demons, Prophecy, Satan, Spiritual Warfare, The Devil
Tagged Demons, fallen angels, Lucifer in Isaiah 14:12, morning star, Satan, Satan and Babylon, Satan and Tyre, Satan in Ezekiel, Satan in Isaiah, Satan that old serpent, shining one, The Devil, the whole armor of God, war in heaven, What does Lucifer mean?
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