On the Facebook page Mindful Christianity, there is a graphic of a man holding an umbrella for a woman walking in the rain, with this caption:
The world is changed less
by what we argue—and
more by the kindness
we quietly live. Continue reading
The Power of a Godly Example
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The Appointment We Cannot Cancel
What would you give to live forever? How much would you spend to significantly delay death?
A recent Wall Street Journal article revealed that Russian President Vladimir Putin has become fascinated with technology designed to slow aging and extend human life. To this end, the Kremlin is backing a $26 billion initiative involving gene therapies and other research aimed at slowing cellular decline. Continue reading
2 Corinthians 4:8–9: When Trouble Does Not Triumph
In 1967, seventeen-year-old Joni Eareckson dove into shallow water and broke her neck. In a single moment, the athletic teenager became a quadriplegic, unable to use her hands or legs.
During two difficult years of rehabilitation, Joni wrestled with anger, depression, doubt, and thoughts of suicide. Her circumstances did not quickly improve. In fact, she would spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair. Continue reading
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Abhor Evil. Cling to Good.
“Stories once gave us moral clarity,” observed Jenna Ellis, senior policy advisor with AFA Action and national radio host of “Jenna Ellis in the Morning.”
In her Christian Post op-ed, “Why Do We Empathize With Villains Now?” Ellis writes:
“There are heroes and villains in stories, real and fictional, and the difference was plain: villains do evil based on human conditions of greed, jealousy, betrayal, and selfishness; heroes choose good in spite of the evil and brokenness in the world and their own pain.”
Love Does Not Delight In Evil
In a competitive world, another person’s misfortune can become our opportunity. But at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, American runner Abbey D’Agostino refused to think that way. Continue reading
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Weekly Recap: September 7-11
Greetings from Beverly Hills, FL
This has been an interesting week of reflection and celebration, with Labor Day and 9/11 falling in the same week this year.
No matter the challenges, problems, and shortcomings we face, we’re reminded that we have much to be thankful for in America. I’m reminded of Jesus’ words in Luke 12:48: “To whom much is given, much is required.” This speaks to the need for personal accountability, faithful stewardship of our resources, and diligence in our ministry. (Hmm, sounds like a =future blog post, or 3-point sermon) Continue reading
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9/11: What Has—and Hasn’t—Changed
We were living in Spring Hill, Tennessee, when 9/11 occurred.
I was preparing to leave for my office at the Jackson Heights Church in Columbia when Norma hollered from the family room, “Come here! Something’s happened!”
She was watching the Today show, which was airing the breaking news that a plane had flown into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Questions, concern, and speculation followed about the cause. Continue reading
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What Will Tomorrow Bring?
What were you doing 25 years ago today—on September 10, 2001? Where were you? What were you thinking? Feeling? Doing?
Chances are you can’t remember. I know I can’t.
However, one day later, on 9/11, we all remember the answers to those questions. Continue reading
1 Corinthians 15:1-4, The Heart of the Gospel
What Is the Gospel?
Ask ten people, and you may receive ten different answers. Some will describe how Christians ought to live. Others will speak of loving God, loving our neighbor, helping the hurting, or going to heaven.
Those are important Biblical truths. But they are not Paul’s answer to the question. Continue reading
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Love Keeps No Record of Wrongs
Jay E. Adams, in his excellent book Christian Living in the Home, tells of a marriage counselor meeting with a troubled couple he called Sue and Wilbur.
Sue began by saying she had an ulcer, but the doctor said it was not from a physical cause. She then pulled from a large bag a manuscript about an inch thick, typed on both sides, and slapped it down on the counselor’s desk.
Then Sue said, “This is why I’m getting an ulcer.” Continue reading
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