Everyone Says “God is Love.” How Do I Accept that God Loves Me?
Last Sunday, as we sat in the living room of our small group hosts, the talk was about “laying a good foundation for our faith.” Though...
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What is Holiness? How Does the Bible Define Authentic Holiness?
When the word holiness, or biblical holiness, is used, it unfortunately conjures up for many, images of black robed, stern preachers wagging their...
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How Can I Gain Victory Over Temptation? What is God’s Way Out?
I remember a sermon from years ago. The pastor told a story of a married woman coming to him for help. She told him that one night, while alone, she...
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Is it Possible to Recover from Grief? You Can Live and Love Again
Is it possible to recover from grief? That is the fear filled and pressing question many have when the worst possible things they can imagine...
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Need Fresh Hope? 9 Ways to Encourage Yourself in the Lord
Recently, I woke up feeling heavy. What was the source? The national news? Some aches and pains? Frustration over church matters? Well, you know. We...
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What is Forgiveness in the Bible? | How You Can Forgive Others and Find Freedom
R. T. Kendall is an amazing pastor and teacher. He also writes prolifically. In my opinion, probably the best book he has written thus far is Total...
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What Does the Bible Say are Signs of a Hardened Heart?
I have been writing about the heart all this month, thanks to a reader’s questions. But I would be missing something if I did not speak about...
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Hope for Those in Deep Pain | Jesus Heals the Brokenhearted
As I read articles on Jesus healing the brokenhearted, I find a flaw in many of them. The authors speak of how Jesus died for us on the cross and...
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What are the true meanings of “soul” and “heart” from a biblical perspective?
We sang a song in church this morning. In it, we asked God to be at the “center of our heart and soul.” It’s intriguing to me that...
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How You Can Have Total Breakthrough from Fear of Man
The Bible has an excellent verse about the effects of being afraid of people. It says, in Proverbs 29:25 NIV, “The fear of man lays a snare,...
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Raising Kids Who Won’t Throw Their Faith Away
While taking care of my granddaughters the other day, they followed up on a task their mom had given them. They were to sort through their games and...
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How to Wait on the Lord | Rethinking Life’s Delays
A few days ago, we were set to fly to the west coast to visit our daughter. Knowing we would return after this trip very late at night, we decided...
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How to Stop Feeling Guilty | Biblical Help
A woman once came to see me as I was doing pastoral care with people in recovery. She told me of a verse that was literally life saving for her. The...
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Can God Restore a Broken Marriage? | 7 Spiritual Steps
Last week, I interviewed a very special person, Meghan Villatoro, for my podcast, Rooted by the Stream which is live this week. Meghan has a blog,...
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How Do I Leave My Worries to God?
I read a wonderful headline at christianitytoday.com. It said this: “Coronavirus Searches Lead Millions to Hear about Jesus.” The first...
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Why Does God Allow Evil to Exist?
In September of 2004, we were traveling in England. A horrific news story began to unfold. Armed Chechen separatists took over a school in a town...
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Why Did Jesus Die? Understanding the Gospel
The core belief of the Christian faith is that one man died for all. Christian faith is centered around the cross, the wooden structure on which...
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How to Resolve Conflict in a Relationship | A Biblical Way
In our small church group, the other night, we read words from the book of James in the Bible about what causes quarrels. I will share them in a...
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Psalm 34:4 God Delivered Me From All My Fears
I am convinced that underneath every negative emotion or behavior is first of all fear. That is why I treasure Psalm 34 so much, especially verse 4...
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How Do You Live by Faith in Hard Times?
William Carey was known as the “Father of Modern Missions.” He went to India to minister but during his first years there, everything...
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Everyone Says “God is Love.” How Do I Accept that God Loves Me?
What is Holiness? How Does the Bible Define Authentic Holiness?
How Can I Gain Victory Over Temptation? What is God’s Way Out?
Is it Possible to Recover from Grief? You Can Live and Love Again
Need Fresh Hope? 9 Ways to Encourage Yourself in the Lord
