God’s Grace Is Real
No matter how much you’ve sinned, God’s grace is greater. The prodigal son thought he had lost everything, but his father ran to meet him with open arms. This is exactly how God feels about you.
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Jesus Calls Us to Live In Freedom
For years, I felt powerless to say no to the behavior associated with anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Hunger pangs would shoot through my navel to gnaw at my spine. How crazy was it to starve myself, even though food was always available?
Continue reading →A Gift We Can Give Ourselves
During the next several weeks, let’s see how much we can grow while meditating on Romans 6, a tremendous chapter that calls us to purity and holiness. And let’s invite someone (or someones) to go on the journey with us.
Continue reading →Having a Hard Time Resisting “Small” Temptations?
Each day, pick a different name (or group), such as your country, another nation, your spouse, one of your children, a family member, even an “enemy” (someone you have a difficult time with), and then, instead of eating that second cookie or watching another episode of Matlock, pray for them.
Continue reading →To die is to truly live
Dying to bad habits or sinful behavior (that, if we were honest, we love) is painful. Thankfully, it doesn’t have to be a long process, especially when we share our struggle with an accountability partner or small group.
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