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Temptation Avalanche

1 Corinthians 10:13, Consequence, Disobedience, Faith, Grace, James 1:13-18, James 4:1-4, Luke 11:4, Luke 22:40, Luke 4:13, Matthew 6:13, Pride, Redemption, Sin, Temptation, Trouble, Trust, Trust in God

Giving in to one temptation can lead to an avalanche of more and more trouble. This video from CBS News shows one snowboarder’s bad…

It’s Never Too Late

2 Corinthians 7:9, Acts 20:21, Acts 3:19, Forgiveness, Grace, Hosea 14:1, Hosea 6:1, Jeremiah 24:7, Job 22:23, Joel 2:13, Mercy, Prodigal Son, Redemption, Restoration, Return to God, Salvation, Sin, Zechariah 1:3

A recent episode of the podcast Invisibilia covered how one small Danish town responded to young Muslim men leaving to join ISIS in Syria….

Propitiation

1 John 2:2, 2 Corinthians 5:19, Forgiveness, Galatians 2:16, God's Anger, Grace, Isaiah 43:25, Justification, Propitiation, Redemption, Refuge, Rescue, Romans 3:25, Sacrifice, The Cross

There’s a word used in the Bible to describe God’s anger against us being appeased: propitiation. “To understand [propitiation], think about how a mother…

Adversity

2 Timothy 3:12, Acts 4:20, Adversity, Comfort, Isaiah 43:2, James 1:12, Joy, Luke 9:23-25, Overcoming, Redemption, Suffering, Trial, Trusting God, Victory, Witness

“Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has.” – Billy Graham The Lord is able to redeem difficult situations…

“The Qualities of ‘Mercy'”

Colossians 1:13-14, Deliverance, Dwell, Ephesians 1:7, Forgiveness, Galatians 3:13, Hebrews 9:12, Incarnation, Injustice, Mercy, Ministry, Presence, Redemption, Relationship, Titus 2:14

“When Jesus came to us, the Father sent him as one of us: to dwell with us, to sit with us in our misery…

Power In The Blood

1 John 5:6, Colossians 4:2-6, Common Grace, Creation, Crucifixion, Freedom, God's Love, Hebrews 13:12, Intentionality, Joy, Power, Redemption, Romans 5:9, Romans 6:14, Wonder

“More recently, Horace Smith, a clinical hematologist as well as the pastor of Chicago’s Apostolic Faith Church and a former World Vision board member,…

“The Painful Discipline of Our Heavenly Father”

Deuteronomy 8:5, Discipline, Faith, God's Design, Good, Hebrews 12:11, Help, Holiness, Love, Obedience, Proverbs 12: 1, Proverbs 13:24, Redemption, Revelation 3:19, Salvation

“What hostile sinners mean for harm, God means for good. What they will as hurtful, God wills as helpful. What they plan as destruction,…

Elie’s Testimony

Ephesians 5:2, Galatians 2:20, Genesis 50:20, God's Plan, Grace, Humility, Influence, Mark 10:45, Passion, Peace, Psalm 130:7, Redemption, Remembrance, Testament, Vulnerability

Nobel Peace Prize Winner and Auschwitz survivor Elie Wiesel passed away on July 2, 2016, at the age of 87. He is remembered for…

“Steadfast Love”

Active, Assurance, Binding, Deuteronomy 7:9, Faithfulness, Grace, Love, Persistent, Psalm 136:26, Psalm 86:15, Redemption, Repentance, Romans 5:8, Steadfast, Zephaniah 3:17

Lauren Chandler, wife to pastor of The Village Church’s Matt Chandler, recently wrote a book called Steadfast Love. She explores how far-reaching the Lord’s…

The Tree of Life

1 Corinthians 15:54-58, Blessing, Estrangement, God's Love, God's Plan, Hope, Mark 10:45, Memory, Micah 4:4, Proverbs 13:12, Reconciliation, Redemption, Salvation, Sin, Titus 2:14

The Tree of Life is a film by Terrence Malick about a man’s memory of his childhood, including his mother and father. He becomes…

The Visitor

1 Corinthians 6:20, Caring, Change, Evangelism, Giving, Grace, Hebrews 13:1, Hospitality, Kindness, Mark 10:45, Mercy, Outreach, Redemption, Revelation 5:9, Romans 13:10

The Visitor is a film about a withdrawn professor getting tangled up in the lives of two undocumented immigrants. He reaches out to them…

Rebellion Leads To Ruin

1 Samuel 15:23, Choosing Christ, Fighting Sin, Grace, Hebrews 3:15, Luke 5:31-32, Luke 6:46, Matthew 21:32, Matthew 4:17, New Beginning, Past, Proverbs 17:11, Psalm 107:17-18, Rebellion, Redemption, Relationship with God, Romans 13:1-2

Rebellion may work for a time, maybe even a long time, but, in the end, it will lead us to ruin. Sometimes it may…