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Forgiveness
Psychologists and psychiatrists today generally agree that forgiveness is a conscious, deliberate decision to release feelings of resentment or vengeance or anger toward a person or group who has harmed you, regardless of whether they actually deserve your forgiveness. Dr Tony Evans in his book Detours divides forgiveness into two categories: unilateral and transnational. If we […]
Why forgive?
By Dr. John Ed Mathison Executive Director John Ed Mathison Leadership Ministries After writing recently about forgiveness, I received a lot of responses. One person said that when he learned to forgive, it was a key that unlocked a future for his Christian growth. Another person said it was the most important thing he had […]
Do humans get a pass on sin?
Can we escape the stench of sin by simply admitting we’re human?
When is the last time you really blew it?
When does God begin to restore us after we’ve blown it with Him?
Confessions of a serial adulterer
Do adulterers belong in the church? Is their sin so commonplace that it is accepted in the culture today?
“I wish I hadn’t done that.”
Why do we say and do things that cause us to feel guilt and shame for doing or saying?
so they hid
Don’t we sometimes try to hide our sins from God, from others, and from ourselves?
Good people don’t go to heaven
There’s no future for good people in heaven. They won’t be going.
Indulged
By Karen Woodward Blooger at Switchbacks.org Our dog Jake has been sick recently. After the third day of being unable to keep food down, I whisked him away to the vet to make sure he hadn’t gotten something stuck in his digestive track. After two x-rays ruled that out, the doctor ordered a series of […]
Misery, meet Mercy
How do we treat people who are living sinful lives or lives different from our own?
What’s Next For America?
Thirty years ago legalizing same-sex marriage was considered inconceivable.
What Do We Do Now?
How can the church adjust to this new normal in our society?
The Truth About Lies
Only one path leads to restoration and a clean heart
Do We Ever Get There?
Do we ever weep and moan about our sin?
Jesus Was Narrow Minded And Intolerant
Jesus’ narrow mindedness and intolerance were righteous.
The Truth About Suicide
Sometimes you have to hammer home the truth to kids AND their parents.
Jesus Was Intolerant Of Sin
The Bible abounds with scripture references to God’s hatred of sin.
Jesus Was Intolerant Of Hypocrisy
Hypocrites might fool some, but they will never fool God.
What Do You Suppose Happened?
They were haughty and did detestable things
. . .you are justified (declared “not guilty” of any sin)
If you’ve ever seen a trial or been in a courtroom you know a judge and jury decide the defendant’s guilt or innocence.
…you are free from the law of sin and death
Our identity doesn’t come from what we do or how we act. We behave badly and sin sometimes. Our identity comes from our identification as children of God.
The Agony Of Revival
The world has lost the power to blush over its vice; the church has lost her power to weep over its sin
The Agony Of Revival
Revival is not glorious celebration with shouts of joy. Revival is, at its core, agony.
What We Do With Our Sin?–Rationalize It
What we do with our sin determines whether we claim victory over it, or suffer it’s paralyzing bondage.
The Beautiful Tree I Despise
Here in the South we have a beautiful, blooming, Spring delight called thebradford pear tree Bradford Pear Tree. I hate it.
Moral High Ground Eroding Fast
It’s easy to shake our heads and judge fallen pastors and other men and women in highly visible positions of trust and authority.
God Never Allows More Than We Can Bear. Oh, Yes, He Does!
Sometimes well-meaning people confuse trials with temptation.
Saint Or Sinner?
The ONLY thing that makes one a sinner is refusing to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Period.
I Could Have Drowned
Sin takes us farther than we want to go; keeps us longer than we want to stay; and costs us more than we want to pay.
Walking Dead
Our post-Jesus, post-church, post-love-one-another culture continues to glorify sin and death in the most extreme and ungodly ways.
There Was A Little Girl, Or Singin’ Those Backslidin’ Blues
If you claim Jesus Christ as Lord, Christ’s life is now your life. Christ gave His life so your life could be abundant. The trouble is many folks who call themselves “Christians” keep sliding back into performance mode.
Homosexuality
I don’t condemn any homosexual just as I don’t condemn any adulterer, but I do want to warn against the destructiveness of participating in this lifestyle, both to individuals and societies. It’s not the Creator’s plan for anybody!
Gays Get A Bad Rap From “Christians”
In his series called, “Christian” Andy Stanley defined “Christians” as “judgmental, homophobic, exclusionary moralists who think they are the only ones going to heaven and secretly relish the fact that everyone else is going to hell.”
Walking In “Newness” Of Life
Do we know what newness of life truly means? I wonder how many folks who claim their salvation in Christ know they can walk in a new way now.
Don’t Fish Off The Balcony
God’s law is for our protection and benefit. God’s law convicts us of our sin and disobedience.
Putting Your Heart Before The Course
The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
Buck Nekkid, Right There In Front Of God And Everybody
Some folks who don’t know their true identity in Christ are still hung up on a lifestyle of right vs. wrong. Laws. Living by a moral code of conduct they expect will put them in right standing with God.
Will Your Sins Find You Out?
“Be sure your sins will find you out.” I have heard that growing up. It is true.
Jesus Loves Homosexuals
Jesus loves homosexuals.
Jesus loves adulterers. He loves abortionists, atheists, embezzlers, thieves, philanderers. Jesus loves convicted murderers. For God So Loved The World. John 3:16.
Who’s Your Spouse?
Who’s your spouse? Everyone has one.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel. God with us.l
Our Christmas Scandal — Part II. . .from the archives
The true story of Christmas originated in the Garden of Eden when Adam and Eve sinned.
Our Christmas Scandal — Part I . . .from the archives
When we think about Christmas we certainly don’t think about scandal. Christmas today is all about celebrations and bright lights and traffic jams and parties.
But if we don’t admit and acknowledge the Christmas scandal, we will never fully understand what Christmas is truly all about. In fact without our scandal we wouldn’t have Christmas at all.
What’ The Cure?
There are problems in today’s world. The sad thing is that sometimes people choose a false cure to the problem. Oftentimes this is a merchandising technique to sell something.
My Sin Is That Bad
The Gospel is a message about Christ, about sin,about Christ’s death, about Christ’s resurrection.It starts with the bad news that my sin is so bad that it took dying to pay for it ‐ the death of God’s one and only Son.
Big Bad-Boy Sinners
We all know them. The big bad sinners. The scumbags we love to hate. Murderers, cruel, deadly dictators, embezzlers, hit man, adulterers. The more public they are, the more we like to hate them.
If At First You Don’t Succeed, Give Up.
When you or someone else uses the word “try” that means that “self” is taking on responsibility. And that is a bad thing. No brokenness on the horizon when self’s on the landscape.
Brokenness
Ohhhhhhh Noooooo! Not brokenness! Please don’t talk about brokenness. Let’s talk about love or God’s grace or hope or peace or heaven.
But Not brokenness. That’s one of those icky topics like the blood of Jesus. We don’t want to read about brokenness. We don’t want to hear our preacher talk about it. We’d like to avoid it altogether if we can. . . . . .but, we can’t.
Can You Be In Two Places At Once? Yes!
Can we be in two places at the same time? Yes!
