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Tag Archives: forgiveness
Set Free
Harry Houdini, the famed escape artist from years ago, issued a challenge wherever he went. He could be locked in any jail cell in the country, he claimed, and set himself free in short order. He always kept his promise, … Continue reading
That’s the Way
I was all prepared to go through the checkout line at the grocery story. I didn’t want to be “that guy” who held up the line, so I had my credit card out and ready to use. When the time … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Humor
Tagged 1 John 2:2, atonement, forgiveness, I am the Way, illustration, John 14:6, salvation
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I was working outside my house recently when I found an empty container for a smokeless tobacco product. The container had these words—“WARNING: This product can cause gum disease and tooth loss.” My first thought was, “Hmmm. They left out … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations
Tagged cancer, consequences of sin, forgiveness, Hebrews 9:27-28, Hell, illustration, salvation, sin, tobacco, warnings
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Stop Denying
“More people would learn from their mistakes if they weren’t so busy denying that they made them. –Ponto the Office Dog, the Maysville Ledger Independent. Ponto, who happens to be one of my favorite philosophers, hit the nail on the … Continue reading
Joseph: Man of Forgiveness
Joseph’s brothers had cruelly sold him into slavery. Years later, Joseph found himself second-in-command in Egypt. Furthermore, he was in charge of the food that Egypt had stockpiled to get them through the famine that had been predicted. When his … Continue reading
All Is Forgiven
A story is told in Spain of a father and his teenage son who had a relationship that had become strained. It got so bad that the son ran away from home. His father, however, began a journey in search … Continue reading
When People Disappoint You
People disappoint us all the time. Friends, family members, neighbors, co-workers, church members…the list goes on and on. Because of things they say or do—or fail to say or do—people let us down on a regular basis. David records the … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Leadership
Tagged forgiveness, Psalm 55, responding to hurt, sermon idea, when people disappoint you
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Whitewashing the Black Sheep
The children in a prominent family decided to give their father a book of the family’s history for a birthday present. They commissioned a professional biographer to do the work, carefully warning him about the family’s “black sheep” problem: Uncle … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Humor
Tagged confession, family history, forgiveness, illustrations, pride, Romans 3:23, salvation, sin
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Jesus Our Advocate
1 John begins with the apostle John affirming that he and the other apostles had indeed seen, heard and even touched Jesus when he walked the earth. This first-hand witness proclaimed what he had experienced so that others could have … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations
Tagged 1 John 1:1-2:2, atonement, forgiveness, grace, illustration, Jesus is our advocate, Romans 6:1-2, sin
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