October 2011
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Just Another Day at "Work"
Just when I realize how important it is to forgive even when I don’t want to, this morning, I watch my boss greet a skinny, malnourished drug addict and walk her outside offering to help her. The kicker? She has been through our rehabilitation program several times and my initial thought, sad to admit, was, “Again?” People will always need help, a hand up, and someone who...
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What if They Didn’t Repent?
So the Bible says in Luke, “Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.” Well here’s a question: what if they haven’t repented? What if they don’t take any accountability for what they’ve done? What if they’ve said “I’m sorry” but their actions clearly don’t reflect that apology? Yes, the Bible...
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“Controversy for the sake of controversy is sin. Controversy for the sake of...”
– Walter R. Martin
Not Without Love (Benediction)
By Jimmy Needham
Chin up, head high
All zeal and no joy
Thinking all my good deeds could please Jesus
Boy, was I wrong
Though I knew the right songs, all my cymbals and gongs played the melodies wrong
And it wasn’t long ‘til I saw my disease
A life spent wanting to please
On hands and knees
To make right, to appease
God help me please
This can’t be Christianity, it can’t be
The whole...
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“People who belong in your life will always be there regardless of circumstance...”