Here's a two minute snippet from my message this past Sunday at Grace Hills where I address the question of why God allows evil. Cruise over to GraceHillsChurch.com to watch the full message entitled The Reasons for Our Hope. …
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Video: Why Does God Allow Evil?
December 19, 2012 2 Comments
2012: We’re Just Getting Started
January 1, 2012
It's day one of a new year. It's also day one of the rest of your life. 2011 is behind us and a clean slate is before us. January 1 is always a day of high hopes and sometimes unrealistic expectations.
If you have the idea that this year will be free from any problems, you're already in for a rude surprise. …
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God, Help Me to Be Weird
October 8, 2011 2 Comments
I've just finished reading the weirdest book I've ever read - Weird by Craig Groeschel... and I'm glad I did. I don't ever want to be normal again. As Craig puts it, "normal isn't working."
We've used various terms for the kind of lifestyle Groeschel is calling us to live - sanctified, set apart, separated, …
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How Can I Be Legalism Free?
June 1, 2011 Leave a Comment
I like rules, lines, and boundaries. I feel safer if I have clear parameters, which explains my love for graph paper. I like it when everything is nice and tidy. The problem is, life isn't always nice and tidy. People around me don't always play by my rules, and I'm the biggest boundary breaker of them all. …
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Life Is an Adventure: Live It By Faith
April 21, 2010 3 Comments
The Christian life often gets a bad wrap as being "boring." Why? I tend to think it's because there are so many boring Christians around! But I like the way F. B. Meyer put it...
"I don't want my life to end in a swamp!"
Why is it that we live boring lives? I think one major reason is that we become …
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In Light of Eternity
November 23, 2009 4 Comments
My family and I are currently traveling and visiting with family for the Thanksgiving holiday. I enjoy seeing my extended family on both sides, but one of the aspects of travel I love the most are those conversations that happen in the front seat between me and my wife (when she's awake, that is).
This past …
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The Joy-Filled Christian Life
April 6, 2009 Leave a Comment
http://www.shepherdsfellowship.org/pulpit/posts.aspx?ID=4150 …
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Walk In the Spirit and Overcome!
March 31, 2009 6 Comments
There is a wrestling match going on inside every believer in Christ. It is the war between the Holy Spirit Who has intertwined Himself with our very being and our flesh, that part of us that acts and decides apart from the influence of God. One of the most common questions Christians ask is, "Will I ever be …
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Bottom Line Living
March 24, 2009 Leave a Comment
http://www.giantperspectives.com/read/bottom_line_living/?utm_source=leadershipwired&utm_medium=email&utm_content=article&utm_campaign=lw-20090324 …
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