Hidden Danger
As a corporate body, the church benefits from the righteousness of its members. There is unity in the joint decision to seek after a common
As a corporate body, the church benefits from the righteousness of its members. There is unity in the joint decision to seek after a common
The sword of the Spirit, along with prayer, is meant to be used in all our worries. Scripture isn’t just for Sundays. One of the
Humility reveals itself in our actions. Prostrating, bowing, and other gestures show the posture of being humble. In his 2006 song “Get Low,” Lecrae talks
After sin entered the world, work shifted from being an activity completed alongside the Creator and became a curse borne apart from him (Genesis 3:17–19),
In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the elf servant Dobbie is sorely mistreated by his master Lucius Malfoy. Despite how poorly he is
Have you ever witnessed a group of children opening Christmas presents at the same time? As a child tears away the wrapping paper, they are
Have you ever tried to break a habit that was really ingrained? It’s extremely difficult. Sometimes you must take drastic measures by removing the temptation
In the 2022 TV series Under the Banner of Heaven (created by Dustin Lance Black), based on the book by Jon Krakauer, we see many
Temptation itself is not a sin, as we read in James 1. Rather, it’s our response to temptation that leads us into or away from
When we face temptations, it’s difficult to remember the larger goals we are pursuing. We want to take the easy way out when life gets
In “Letter from Jim,” Garrison Keillor tells the story of a man with a PhD in classics who, after years of teaching at the local
The power of sin shapes and colors everything. Author James B. Nelson links his alcoholism with the pervasiveness of sin. How he describes addiction and its
Using the example of a computer virus, writer Will Timmins writes on Romans 7: “Like a computer virus, sin has entered inside the system (‘living in
In The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Edmund Pevensie allows jealousy and anger to bring him to betray his siblings to the White Witch, even though
The Lord’s way of escape always accompanies every temptation we face. “God is faithful … but with the temptation he will also provide the way of
The fishing lure is an enticing bait designed to attract fish, yet it hides a dangerous hook. In the same way, the devil wants to lure
Have you ever been fishing? Patience is a key virtue to good fishermen. It’s hard to be a good fisherman and have “fisherman’s ADD.”
How would you feel if your personal trainer, who is supposed to hold you accountable to your health goals, began to tempt you with cake
In his article, “Want to Be Healthier? Change Your Taste Buds,” Michael Greger shares that our taste buds can change once we remove certain types
Temptation is everywhere! It can be easy to succumb, but there’s a lesson to be learned from this humorous sketch from the TV show Portlandia.