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Tag Archives: repentance
Caught!
It is interesting to read stories of bumbling criminals who make obvious mistakes that lead to their capture, like those who mistakenly leave a piece of paper with their name and address at the scene of the crime. I recently … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Prayer
Tagged bumbling criminals, confession, deer poaching, illustration, pride, repentance, sin
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The Effects of Gossip
A lady once went to talk with her minister about her troubled conscience. After some discussion, he said that her problem was gossip. She quite often maligned people behind their back, which is clearly prohibited in Scripture. “What can I … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Leadership
Tagged conflict, gossip, illustration, misuse of the tongue, Proverbs about the tongue, remorse, repentance, sin
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Train Approaching!
A few days ago I was picking raspberries near the railroad track behind my house when I heard a train approaching. I wasn’t able to move very far away from the tracks, so I was close enough to sense the … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations
Tagged evil, godlessness, punishment, repentance, Romans 1, sin, train, wickedness, wrath of God
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Break the Mold!
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”—Romans 12:2. The devil has … Continue reading
Face in a Crowd
A man who was wanted by police in China thought that he could hide in a crowd of 60,000 people who had gathered for a concert. He was wrong. Cameras at the entrances of the venue had modern facial recognition … Continue reading
Everything New
A church once hosted a birthday party for one of their members, a gentleman who had just turned 100 years old. One of the newer members of the church commented to the guest of honor, “In your lifetime you must … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Communion Meditations, Humor, Leadership
Tagged change, illustration, repentance, Romans 12:2, spiritual growth
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Simply Foolish
A man was seen walking down the sidewalk, tossing his car keys up in the air and catching them. After one too many tosses, he dropped the keys and watched in horror as they disappeared through a grate and into … Continue reading
More on Stress
Yesterday I wrote about how whales that have been caught in fishing nets show levels of stress that are remarkably higher than the average stress level for a whale. I applied that to how the Christmas season brings more stress, … Continue reading
What’s On the Inside?
A couple paid $2 million for a luxury condominium in Weehawken, New Jersey and decided to do some renovations on the unit. What was discovered hidden in the dwelling shocked them. Behind the walls they found bottles of urine, rodents … Continue reading
