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Be careful when you advise that Jesus is enough
I have learned it the hard way. Somebody comes to me with a problem and my answer is that the problem is that he is not trusting Jesus enough, he is not holding on to Jesus enough. Some I have rebuked harshly because they should know better – Jesus is enough. But I learned something…
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Fellowship and Communion: What is the Connection?
Before we can Christ-centered meaningful relationships, we must understand that Christianity is two dimensional. Christian fellowship is two-dimensional, and it has to be vertical before it can be horizontal. We must know the reality of fellowship with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ before we can know the reality of fellowship with each…
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How to Break Bad Habits
This is why I love Tim Keller. Here is a quote that packs a lot of power in defeating enslaving habits If you are a Christian and you are dealing with enslaving habits, it’s not enough to say, ‘Bad Christian, stop it.’ And it is not enough to beat yourself up or merely try harder…
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How to be Practically Humble
We must put humility on. This doesn’t mean we fake it, but that we begin to do it, even though it takes effort. Putting on humility isn’t easy. After all, it’s not easy to be humble when we’re as great as we are. But it can be done. Here are a few suggestions for how…
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Therapy has Taken Over Theology
I was having dinner with some new friends when one of the man shared how he is going through a Christian program right now to trace whatever hurt and why his life is like how it is today. After weeks of going through the program – the reason for his miserable life was traced because…