Category Archives: Christian life

Have you given up all your possesions?

Posted on December 3, 2018 by

What did Jesus mean “no one can be my disciple who does not give up all his possessions”? Continue reading →

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Extravagantly thankful?

Posted on November 19, 2018 by

What if God made you live today on only those things you thanked Him for yesterday?

Where’s my tooth brush? Oh, I forgot to thank God for it yesterday.

“Nothing taken for granted; everything received with gratitude; everything passed on with grace.” Continue reading →

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Why Pray? (10 reasons)

Posted on September 10, 2018 by

Why pray? The question can be asked from different perspectives. Consider 10 reasons for praying. Continue reading →

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What Jesus did not do

Posted on May 1, 2018 by

One of the things I love about Jesus is his refusal to be defined by the prejudicial social pressures of his day.  Continue reading →

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When you feel like getting revenge

Posted on March 13, 2018 by

Seven responses when you feel like getting revenge.  Continue reading →

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True followers of Christ

Posted on January 13, 2018 by

Consider how eight blessings (which we call beatitudes) present in a logical, interrelated sequence the character qualities of normal Christianity.  Continue reading →

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The true problem with lust

Posted on November 15, 2017 by

Which is worse the Animal self or the Diabolical self? Who is nearer to hell a cold, self-righteous prig who goes regularly to church or a prostitute? The sins of the flesh are bad but are they the least bad of all sins? Continue reading →

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