Tag: Christianity
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When “No Compromise” Limits our Influence
As you know I live and work in South Africa. We recently said goodbye to an incredible man, Nelson Mandela. There was national mourning for ten days. All television programming was preempted for 24/7 tributes. I’ve never seen anything like it One question that people were asking during that time is whether or not Mandela was…
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The Pursuit of Balance Through “Yes…But..”
The topic of grace is one which is often met with the response, “Yes…..But,….” Why is this? We agree, but feel the need to bring balance or present another equally important truth. Is it because there is such a fine line of walking in truth and avoiding extremes? Think of how often we do this….…
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A Vicious Cycle
Do you find yourself going around the same issues over and over in your Christian walk? Do we employ new and better strategies for breaking that certain sin’s hold on us? Are we always pushing the reset button after our latest failure? Does it actually seem like the harder we try to live for God,…
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Dirty God
I just finished up [amazon_link id=”B00ADUMU8C” target=”_blank” ]Dirty God: Jesus in the Trenches[/amazon_link] by Johnnie Moore as my first book of 2014. Moore is the Vice President of Liberty University. This is a great book which combines the truth of grace with the “putting action to your faith” the Bible calls us to. One of the…
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Best of 2013 #3: Do You Hate Your Life? (at least parts of it)
As 2013 winds down, I will be re-posting the top three original blog entries of this year. Included in the repost will be some fresh comments detailing why I believe these were so popular. The third most popular post appears below in its entirety, followed by my updated thoughts. Thanks for making 2013 a great…