Tag Archives: forgiveness

Taking Care of Sins

Posted on September 1, 2015 by jesustrek

At bedtime, Lillian Holcomb told her two grandsons a Bible story, then asked if they knew what the word “sin” meant. Seven-year-old Keith spoke up: “It’s when you do something bad.” Four-year-old Aaron’s eyes widened. “I know a big sin … Continue reading →

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Not an Accident

Posted on August 31, 2015 by jesustrek

An insurance agent was writing a policy for a cowboy. “Have you ever had any accidents?” the agent asked. “No, not really,” replied the cowboy. “A horse kicked me and broke some of my ribs once. Another time I got … Continue reading →

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Just Between the Two of You

Posted on April 8, 2015 by jesustrek

Occasionally I will see that one of my Facebook friends has used that public forum to point out the sin of a certain individual who has wronged him or her. While this lack of courage and tact is deplorable, it is … Continue reading →

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Take It!

Posted on February 6, 2015 by jesustrek

Tony Campolo writes about a particularly memorable worship service he attended long ago: Sitting with my parents at a communion service when I was very young, perhaps six or seven years old, I became aware of a young woman in … Continue reading →

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Protection

Posted on February 5, 2015 by jesustrek

Maxey Flats is a site in Kentucky where low-level nuclear waste was dumped between 1962 and 1977. The site contains about 4.7 million cubic feet of low-level waste. Some of that waste began leaking out in the 1970s, which caused … Continue reading →

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What Do You Remember?

Posted on January 19, 2015 by jesustrek

Green Bay’s Brandon Bostick had a chance to help seal a victory for his team in the NFC championship game against the Seattle Seahawks yesterday. The Seahawks attempted an onside kick in the closing minutes of the game. The ball … Continue reading →

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Struggling Against Sin

Posted on October 8, 2014 by jesustrek

“We seem to be content to pray for forgiveness when we should have been praying for the power to overcome.”—Virgil Hurley. In our struggle against sin, many Christians give up far too easily. This has always been the case. The … Continue reading →

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Get Rid of Those Mistakes!

Posted on September 12, 2014 by jesustrek

Browsing in the school supply section of a store recently, I noticed a product called Jumbo Eraser. This eraser was huge—I refer you back to the name—and it had a clever phrase printed on it: “For Big Mistakes”. If only we … Continue reading →

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Memory Failure

Posted on September 11, 2014 by jesustrek

The Family Circus recently ran a cartoon that showed one of the children telling his mother, “Grandma says she’s seen it all, done it all, and heard it all. She just can’t remember it all.” I think that Grandma speaks … Continue reading →

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Feeling Fresh

Posted on September 6, 2014 by jesustrek

A couple of days ago, I pushed a lawnmower for about an hour in 90 degree heat. The humidity was high also, so when I finished I was soaking wet with sweat. As I peeled off my shirt, I found … Continue reading →

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