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Category Archives: Prodigal son
Don’t be like the older brother
The mind can offer many reasons to justify resentment – reasons that sound righteous. Such ways of thinking, however, reveal a self-righteous heart. Continue reading
Posted in Prodigal son, Salvation, Self esteem, Self-deception
Tagged Prodigal son, Self-righteous
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What does God do for your self-image?
How do I see myself? How does faith in God change the way I view my life? Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Blessed by God, Christian worldview, Christianity, Conceit, Counseling, Fools, Freedom, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Grace, Greatness, Honor, Humility, Jesus Christ, Kingdom, Legalism, Mercy, Narcissism, Parenting, Pharisees, Poor in spirit, Pride, Prodigal son, Psychology, Religion-not the answer, Repentance, Self esteem, Self love, Spiritual Detox, Spiritual transformation, True Christianity?, Walking with God
Tagged Bible, Christ, God, Gospel, Jesus, Salvation
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Where glory meets my suffering
You can experience the place where the hurt and the Healer collide by meeting with “the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles” (II Corinthians 1:3-4). Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Afraid to die, Afterlife, Anxiety, Assurance, Blessed are those who mourn, Broken Relationships, Change, Christian life, Christian worldview, Christianity, Comfort, Crisis, Death, Depression, Despair, Devotions, Discouragement, Drug addiction, Emotions, Encouragement, Eschatology, Eternal life, Eternal security, Evil in the world, Fear, Fear of death, God's Heart, God's Protection, Gospel, Grace, Heaven, Hope?, Joy, Meaning of life, Mercy, Pain, Peace, Personal devotions, Personal thoughts, Poor in spirit, Praise, Prayer, Problem of evil, Prodigal son, Promises of Bible, Prophecy, Questioning God, Restoration, Resurrection, Salvation, Security of salvation, Spiritual growth, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Trials, Video, Violence, Walking with God, Worldview, Worship
Tagged Death, Depression, Despair, Loss, Suffering, Trials
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When God restores you
Restoration, healing, and refreshment are needed in the rhythm of life. But restoration has much wider implications for all of us. Something vandalized God’s good creation. Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcohol addiction, Anthropology, Anxiety, Assurance, Change, Christian life, Christianity, Creation, Depression, Despair, Discouragement, Drug addiction, Encouragement, Eternal security, Evil in the world, God's Protection, Health Care, Holistic ministry, Hope?, Human depravity, Human dignity, In Christ, Loss, Main problem, Meaning of life, Origin of Sin, Personal thoughts, Poor in spirit, Prison, Prodigal son, Reconciliation, Relationships, Restoration, Salvation, Security of salvation, Seeking God, Sick, Sin, Spiritual Detox, Spiritual growth, Spiritual transformation, Unresolved issues, Walking with God, Will of God
Tagged healing, Quiet time, Rest, Restoration
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Two Kinds of People in our Churches
“Now the tax collectors and ‘sinners’ were all gathering around to hear him. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, ‘This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.’” (Luke 15:1-2) Let’s talk to religious people The target … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Christian life, Christianity, Church, Church growth, Church Planting, Deception, Depravity, Discernment, Emergent Church, Evangelicals, Evangelism, Problem of evil, Prodigal son, Progressive?, Repentance, Salvation, Spiritual growth, Spiritual transformation, Tim Keller, Unresolved issues, Walking with God, Witness, Worldview
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5 steps for turning back to God
If you know someone who has turned away from God, the story of the lost son will encourage you. It will help you understand the common and often necessary ways God uses to bring us to Himself. Before looking at … Continue reading
Posted in Forgiveness, Godly sorrow, Prodigal son, Reconciliation, Seeking God, Trials
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