Category Archives: Victory

When the past destroys your future

Posted on November 15, 2012 by

  Allowing a painful past to control your present is a sure way to destroy your future. Yet so many choose to do this. Why? Because sometimes the past is so painful that it’s hard to put it behind you … Continue reading →

Posted in 18 Year factor, Anger, Anxiety, Attitude, Behavior, Broken Relationships, Counseling, Depression, Despair, Emotions, Forgiveness, Loss, Pain, Reconciliation, Repentance, Restoration, Sexual Abuse, Suffering, Victory, Walking with God | 1 Comment

Two images of the Christian life

Posted on November 4, 2012 by

1. A race requiring perseverance (Hebrews 12:1-3)   “let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us” (v. 1) 2. A son receiving discipline (Hebrews 12:4-13)           ___________________   “Endure hardship as discipline; God … Continue reading →

Posted in Change, Character, Christianity, Comfort, Defeat?, Loss, Mad at God, Pain, purpose, Spiritual Detox, Spiritual disciplines, Spiritual growth, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Trials, Victory, Walking with God | 1 Comment

Social idealism or a Savior?

Posted on August 21, 2012 by

After his horrific experience in the Gulag, the Russian dissident Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn acknowledged that, “The victims hated their victimizers with the hatred by which they were victimized. And as hatred beget more hatred, the whole world became a concentration camp imprisoned and … Continue reading →

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Morning prayer

Posted on August 13, 2012 by

Take a few moments and thoughtfully offer this prayer to God: “O God, the author of all good, I come to You for the grace another day will require for its duties and events. As I step out into a wicked world, … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions, Prayer, Puritans, Victory, Walking with God | Leave a comment

What should you do with your life?

Posted on July 8, 2012 by

Can a line be traced from your life to the fame of God’s Name, the coming of God’s Kingdom and the doing of God’s Will — on earth as it is in heaven? Are you  pursuing business? Good! Athletics? Good! Marriage and … Continue reading →

Posted in Assurance, Attitude, Augustine, Christian life, Christian worldview, Christianity, God's Will, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Greatness, Human dignity, Jesus Christ, Joy, Manifesto, Meaning of life, Passion, Personal devotions, purpose, Self esteem, Self love, Self-deception, Selfishness, Spiritual growth, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Victory, Walking with God | 1 Comment

Thinking Deeply About Spiritual Transformation

Posted on June 1, 2012 by

You might want to get another sip of coffee before venturing with me into this post! If you’re brave enough, I am inviting you to think deeply about matters that have been the object of far too much superficial reflection. … Continue reading →

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Represented in the highest court

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

We are called to set our affections on the realities of heaven because it is the place “where Christ sits at God’s right hand” (Colossians 3:1). “For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with human hands that was only … Continue reading →

Posted in Afterlife, Anxiety, Assurance, Christianity, Cross of Christ, Death of Christ, Deity of Jesus, Easter, Eternal life, Eternal security, Fear of death, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Heaven, In Christ, Jesus Christ, Praise, Religion-not the answer, Security of salvation, Table of the Lord, Victory, Wisdom, Worship | Leave a comment

Misunderstanding the ways of God in this life

Posted on January 29, 2012 by

________ Some Christians are not experiencing spiritual growth because they have a bad attitude toward God. Life didn’t turn out as they desired. They feel as though God let them down. It’s possible that they have forgotten the truth that, “The Lord … Continue reading →

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Freedom from your past

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

 My grandfather was an alcoholic for most of his adult life. Like many alcoholics, he was functional during the day and drunk at night. My mother recently told me that she never had a meaningful conversation with her father. As … Continue reading →

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Dancing lightly on the surface of the earth:

Posted on January 6, 2010 by

A Truth Never far from the Mind of a Thinking Adult A voice says, “Cry!” And I said, “What shall I cry?” All flesh is grass, and all its beauty is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades, when the … Continue reading →

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