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Get Rid of Regret
03/16/10
YOU HAVE one. A sack. A burlap sack. Probably aren’t aware of it, may not have been told about it. Could be you don’t remember it. But it was given to you. A sack. An itchy, scratchy burlap sack. You needed the sack so you could...[more]
Nosey: Looking for Manure instead of Giving Grace
03/16/10
Benefit of the slop or benefit of the doubt? People, OK and Us magazines rake in bazillions of dollars by cashing in on our curiosity. Who did what to whom? The juicier the better. Gossip can also fuel the fires of...[more]
Flash Forward: Fortune-Telling and God's Word
03/15/10
Most people are obsessed with the future. They worry, they wonder, they obsess about possible scenarios. And some, in desperation, seek to learn what is ahead by seeking fortune-tellers or astrological forecasts. Divination, or...[more]
Jesus and the Demoniac: The Cost of Compassion
03/13/10
If you think your trouble-filled life is bad, this guy had it worse. Separated from people, a crazed maniac, in constant torment, crying out and cutting himself with stones to feel something else other than the despair he was...[more]
Look Up When Life Is Looking Down: God's Way Through Despair
03/13/10
“He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.” Philippians 1:6 NIV “We need a deliverer who is in for the long haul. You can opt for God. The beautiful thing about opting for God is that...[more]
Living With Gray Glasses: God's Victory Over Depression
03/12/10
Over the past ten years, I’ve fought an ongoing battle with depression. I go through seasons of life in which it is only barely present: a dull hum beneath a fairly normal existence. At other times, it eats at me to the...[more]
A Wounded Heart: Christ's Healing Faith
03/09/10
The fog of the broken heart. It’s a dark fog that slyly imprisons the soul and refuses easy escape. It’s a heavy cloud that honors no hour and respects no person. Depression, discouragement, disappointment, doubt…all are...[more]
