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A collection of links from around the web to encourage your growth in grace: Is Watching Porn a Sin? “While the Bible does not mention pornography by name, it does tell us a lot about God’s plan for sex and sexuality. God makes it very clear that sex is to be expressed in only one…
I began the day with a heavy and stressed heart. I had to lead a meeting that would most likely be confrontational and intense. All morning I prayed for the Lord to take care of it in a way that only he can. “Lord, I don’t know what to do, and I don’t know how…
I recently traveled with a new team to a village in Peru that several churches in our area visit throughout the summer. Deep in the Andes mountains (pictured above), a part of my heart lives in the tiny village of Quito-Arma. My nine-year-old son traveled with me for the first time. When we finally made…
A collection of links to encourage your growth in grace: The Three Greatest Enemies of Marriage “The greatest challenges to my marriage haven’t come from without but from within. The greatest discouragements haven’t stemmed from circumstances but from character. The greatest difficulties haven’t arisen from other people but from myself. ” A Simple Way To…
It seems that every few years there’s a new best-selling Christian book that creatively fits the latest news headlines into Scripture, specifically the book of Revelation. These authors find hints and clues throughout Scripture that fit together in a way that tells us that Christ’s coming is near. Although none of these books have proven…
My eyes forced themselves shut before my head hit the hotel pillow. Exhausted, it wasn’t long before I was fast asleep. We were supposed to arrive in Lima the previous evening and get a good night’s rest. That all changed after boarding our first flight and then, after an hour, getting deplaned because of a…
A collection of links from around the web to encourage your growth in grace: Hospitality: A Command for Our Joy “The passage from Hebrews is reminiscent of Jesus’s words from Matthew 25:34–36, where he explains that our care for other human beings is like caring for Jesus himself. Contrary to our culture’s idea of having…
Scripture teaches that God is sovereign over all. Nothing happens in all the universe outside of his permission. From the smallest atom to the largest galaxy, all that occurs in his creation does so according to his will (Proverbs 16:33, Lamentations 3:37-39). No plan of God’s can be thwarted (Job 42:2). Sometimes people will ask,…
A collection of links from around the web. May God strengthen you this week as you continue to grow in grace! Satan Has A Plan For Your Life “One of Satan’s primary titles in Scripture, after all, is the “accuser of the brethren.” He loves to remind us of our sin or where people have…
I’m ready to go home. I’m tired. I’m tired of seeing the effects of the curse. I’m tired of seeing people sin against God and against others in harmful ways. I’m tired of my own struggle against sin. I grow weary hearing the latest news. Wars and rumors of wars fill the headlines and burden…