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The Worst Sin

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What’s the worst sin you can think of? Murder? Rape? Abusing a child? Torture? Those are awful sins, but what if there’s a sin that leads to those sins? Wouldn’t that one be even worse? There is a sin that leads to those sins and every other sin. At first glance though, it doesn’t seem […]

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Does God Want Us to Fail?

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Before you answer, let’s look at some of the definitions from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary: to lose strength: weaken <her health was failing> to fade or die away <until our family line fails> to stop functioning normally <the patient’s heart failed> to fall short <failed in his duty> to be unsuccessful <the marriage failed> to become […]

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For I Know the Plans I Have For You

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I’ve begun a countdown. I even have a countdown app on my iPhone. Four hundred days from today, I will turn 50. I don’t know about you, but 50 doesn’t sound young to me. Of course, it’s all a matter of perspective. If you’re 70, then 50 is young. If you’re 20, then 50 is […]

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Something Better Than Prayer

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Before I get started, some disclaimers: I don’t believe in formulas. In Chemistry? Yes. In life? No. God isn’t a predictable science experiment. If we do A and B, God is not obligated to do C. Life is messy. We live in a fallen, broken, sinful world. Bad things can happen even when we do […]

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God Answers the “Why?” Question

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When things go wrong, terribly wrong, we can’t help asking God, “Why?” Why did You let this happen? Why did you let him die? Why can’t I get pregnant? Why can’t I find a job? Maybe you’ve asked one of those questions. Maybe you’re asking one now. Or a different one. Often, no answer comes. […]