The Crushing Obligation to Keep Doing More and More
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“We know we can always pray more and give more and evangelize more, so we get used to living in a state of mild disappointment with ourselves.” - DeYoung
How Not to Gossip During the Holidays
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“What started as a lighthearted recounting of experience may turn into a critical review of someone’s motives and actions…. There can be a fine line between storytelling and gossip.” - TGC
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Christmas Charity Gone Bad
DD didn’t even know which Grand Rapids charity or church it was. He only knew that they brought gifts to his house every Christmas. As his mother invited the strangers delivering the toys into her house, she thanked them with many hugs and tears. Then, while the toy deliverers were present, she placed the gifts under the tree. The volunteers left the house thinking they had fulfilled the hopes and dreams of another needy family at Christmas when their generosity and kindness had actually contributed to a recurring nightmare.
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What Am I Eager For?
Christian living isn’t just having your heart in the right place, but it isn’t less than that. Given that our hearts are “prone to wander,” as the song says, we need multiple ways to conduct “heart checks” on ourselves.
One self-diagnostic is to examine what we’re eager for.
When I was a kid, I looked forward to Christmas every year with great eagerness. It was an accurate reflection of where my heart was!
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Can Cancer Be God’s Servant? What I Saw in My Wife’s Last Four Years
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“…at Nanci’s request and on short notice, our daughters and their families gathered to hear her speak final words of overflowing love for us and unswerving trust in her sovereign King.” - Randy Alcorn
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Plus Jesus? (Getting the math of Christian living right)
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“Our transformation means that the formula is not ‘MY life plus Jesus’ on top, but rather ‘JESUS equals my life’ in all that I do, how I do it, and why.” - Ken Brown
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Is it dangerous to accept changes to our language? Does doing so amount to moral relativism?
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“Let me explain briefly why language change is actually a good thing for Christians who love God and his word.” - Mark Ward
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Good Cheer for Christmas
Spurgeon delivered this sermon on Lord’s-Day morning, December 20th, 1868 at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington.
And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined. (Isaiah 25:6)
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Battling Distractions: "Redeeming the time, because the days are evil"
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“Satan knows what it is that can keep you distracted – the worries of life, temptations, and so many other things. We need to be careful not to be conformed in any way to this world” - P&D
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When Workplace Policies Contradict Your Christian Convictions
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“when it comes to policy changes like funding for employees to have an abortion, vaccinations, or even trans inclusion, it’s likely these are not calling for a direct mistreatment from you to other people.” - Kainos
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