Tag: God
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Lessons from Nathan and David
2 Samuel 12:1–14 (NASB) 1 Then the Lord sent Nathan to David. And he came to him and said, “There were two men in a city, the one wealthy and the other poor. 2 “The wealthy man had a great many flocks and herds. 3 “But the poor man had nothing at all except one…
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The Holiday Hurts
“The hap-happiest season of all” is not the happiest for all. While most of the country enters the last three months of the year with jolly and joy, some people drag through it with doldrums and in the dumps. The season for family hurts when you don’t have one. The season for loved ones, chatter…
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Storms Might? Come
“Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine, and acts on them, will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the…
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Back to School Warnings
This passage hit me recently as I was driving to the office. It offers some helpful points for our back-to-schoolers. Young people: 2 Samuel 11:1–17 (LEB): 1 It came about in the spring, at the time kings go out, David sent Joab and his servants with him and all of Israel. They ravaged all of…
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Be Kind… Yes, But More…
The repeated admonition as school starts back is, “Be kind.” Undoubtedly, this is critically important and a deeply Biblical premise. Be kind because every person is made in the image of God. Parents, it’s crucial to instill the value of kindness in our children. In a world where kindness is a rare commodity, our little…
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Is God An Egotistical Tyrant?
God demands worship. That can be a challenging statement for those who have struggled with their faith or were not raised in a God-fearing home. To be clear, God, by definition, is a being worthy of praise and worship. How can a being demand worship and not be self-absorbed or egotistical? I briefly addressed this…
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Tough Situations
Tough situations are not peculiar to the human experience. We all find ourselves in them from time to time, but for some people, their entire life is one. There are people in tough situations that are no one’s fault. Health has failed them or someone dear to them, so their entire world has been rocked.…
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To the Protective Partners
Some of the best advice I was given when I first started preaching was ways to protect my marriage (None of these are entirely original to me). The reality is adultery doesn’t just happen. It happens because several other things happened first. Things that are by themselves entirely preventable. That wistful, flirtatious conversation doesn’t just…
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To the Single Parent…
I don’t know why you’re single. Maybe you are divorced (Scriptural or un-scriptural), or maybe you are married but spiritually single (meaning you are raising your children with no other spiritual helper in the home). This is one of the toughest positions, and few can sympathize with you because few have been there. People in…
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