Love
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The Logic of Love
There’s something that has bothered me for many years. And ...
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Something to Think About
As we turn our thoughts toward Christmas there’s something that, ...
Day Before
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What’s the Point?
Question: What was God thinking when He hatched this plan that these ...
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A Child of God
As we mature, hopefully, we grow in wisdom. But as you do, becoming ...
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Nevertheless … Love
Without doubt, someone’s love toward us is at its finest when we ...
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Ignorant, Brutish Behaviour
Have you ever pricked a balloon with a needle? One moment it’s this ...
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The Pencil Case
We all have certain things we own, that are special, that we ...
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God’s Intent
The ability to discern someone’s intentions is incredibly ...
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When Love Prevails
As movie themes go, love stories would have to be amongst the most ...
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Give Thanks to the Lord
To a great extent, how we experience life – what we get, what we ...
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There is None Like Him
So, how much do you think of your life as being the journey of a ...
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God is Good
Have you ever noticed how easy it is to lose sight of the truly ...
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True Christianity
Spending your life pleasing others, working your way into their ...
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Peace Begins at Home
In many parts of the world, the way children are being raised these ...
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Family Peace 101
Being part of a loving family is one of the greatest blessings in ...
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Addicted to Outrage
So, how do you feel about the people running your country, your state ...
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The Impact of Grace
When someone shows you some sort of kindness, even just the smallest ...
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Peace All Around
I wonder, what battles are you facing at the moment? A struggling ...
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The Promise of Peace
There are many things in this world that promise so much – career, ...
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The Gift that Keeps on Giving
I remember way back in my life that when those Christians started ...
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We All Have This Common Need
We all, from time to time, find ourselves in need of the good will of ...
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Take Stock of Your Motives
So, the last time you said or did something that on reflection just ...
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What’s in a Name?
Do you, like me, sometimes struggle to remember a person’s name two ...
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One Size Does Not Fit All
I think we’ve all had the exceedingly frustrating experience of ...
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The Message from the Beginning
Love is such a simple word. And when you think about being loved – ...
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The Ultimate Goal of God’s Love
I’d like you, if you would, please, to picture the face of the most ...
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Forgiveness is a Lovely Idea, Until …
Can I be honest with you? I used to be … well, not a very nice ...
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Simply Being There
Anyone who’s ever brought up children knows how important it is to ...
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Taking Advice from a Prisoner
If someone wrote you a letter from prison with some advice for how ...
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Calling to God
Have you ever done something so bad, so wrong, so hurtful to someone ...
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Will You Compromise?
Sometimes we’re faced with an ethical dilemma. On the one hand, you ...
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Strength, Love, Refuge
Do you know how sometimes you meet someone and they seem to have ...
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I Love You Lord!
There can scarcely be anything more frightening than an earthquake. ...
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Have a Pure Heart
We’ve all had that experience when someone not only does something ...
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Is God Even Listening?
Have you been asked for advice and, as you were sharing your ...
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Not One of Us
It never ceases to amaze me how tribalistic we’ve become without ...
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Shifting Our Priorities
Serving others is something that, on the one hand, we know we need to ...
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The Essence of Empathy
Empathy is one of the most poignant and powerful expressions of love ...
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The Power of Words
If only we realised the power of our words. I heard someone say once ...
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You Can Rely on God’s Integrity
What do you do when you find yourself in a tough spot feeling ...
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The Recipe for Peace (3)
Day-to-day, let me ask you, what drives your thinking? What causes ...
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The Recipe for Peace (2)
Here’s a blunt, inconvenient truth: your attitude towards the ...
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The Foolishness of the Cross
Can I ask you today, how smart are you? As you look back on your ...
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You Have Been Blessed
Let’s be honest. There are days when things just don’t seem to be ...
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Grace and Peace to You
When you run into someone whom you haven’t seen in a while, how do ...
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The Most Radical Remedy
Long-standing, deep-seated hatred is as old as time itself. It began ...
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The Ultimate Price
The central message of Christianity – the ‘Good News’ as it’s ...
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Know the Unknowable
Do you ever look up at the vastness of the night sky and marvel at ...
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This One Thing for You
Yep, it’s the weekend – hooray! Hopefully the chance for a bit of ...
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Good Theology Ain’t Enough
Different people understand the Good News of Jesus in different ways. ...
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Love is Never Wasted
Have you ever done someone a good turn and then been miffed when they ...
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Don’t be Offended
When others behave badly, it’s so easy for us to take offence. In ...
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The World Has Enough Critics
Criticism and conflict seem to be de rigueur these days in the public ...
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Often Overlooked
The more I see of people’s lives the more I’m impacted by the ...
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The God Who Carries You
In a world that revolves around success, it can be difficult to shake ...
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Don’t Ignore the Red Flags
I think we’d agree that looking for the good in others, seeing ...
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Don’t Throw Stones
When we see someone else doing the wrong thing, all too often we feel ...
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The Generosity You Dish Out
Do you mind if I ask you what may be a somewhat confronting question? ...
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The Kindest Person in the Room
Different people are smart in different ways. You may be highly ...
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Be Kind, Generous and Fair
You know what I think? I think that it’s all too easy to ...
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What Sort of Neighbour are You?
Neighbours have a funny way of getting on one another’s nerves. Be ...
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The Simple Power of Love
With so much bad stuff going on around us you have to ask yourself, ...
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Does God Still Punish Us?
So let me ask you, does God still punish His children? When you do ...
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When You’re In Trouble
There are times in our lives when the ability to stand confidently on ...
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Let Life Begin
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! A refrain of Christians down ...
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Completely Defeated, And Yet …
Easter Saturday … what do we do with that? It’s kind of a nothing ...
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He Did it For You
Well, here we are … that day we call “Good Friday”, remembering ...
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Your Letter of Recommendation
Quick question: how wealthy are you? Because if you have the basic ...
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Love Never Fails
We have an amazing capacity, you and I, to focus on things that in ...
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Totally Amazing Grace
Grace is a rare commodity these days. The world’s system expects ...
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Grumpy Me, Grumpy You
Some days, I’m grumpy. Some days, you’re grumpy. Grumpy me, ...
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Stand Out from the Crowd
Sad to say that as I examine my own heart, I realise time and again ...
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Love Is …
I’ve never been a great fan of this crazy idea of … well, “Why ...
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The Great Works of God
Have you ever yearned to achieve something “great” for God? Have ...
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Imagine a World Without Love
Imagine with me if you can, a world without love. Terrible isn’t ...
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How Will You Know?
You always need to be wary of those who claim to have some special ...
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When You Just Know
Have you ever wondered why God, in His wisdom, chooses to say the ...
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Have Compassion
The world in which we live is highly competitive: people clamouring ...
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Be Patient In Adversity
What adversity are you facing right in this moment? What is it ...
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Which Tribe do You Belong To?
Since time immemorial, humanity has divided itself into tribes – ...
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Let Your Hope be in the Lord
When you hit rock bottom – something that I’m pretty sure happens ...
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The Lord Gives You Understanding
A friend in need is a friend indeed. There’s nothing like having ...
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Trust in the Lord with All Your Heart
Have you noticed how as you hit the odd pothole, the sharp twist, the ...
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The Riches of God
There’s something that happens to you when the glory of God fills ...
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Not by Merit, But by Mercy
Very soon we’ll be celebrating Christmas: remembering how God ...
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Long Days, Short Years
Whilst the average lifespan of the average person is on the increase ...
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Ambassadorial Wisdom
There has always been (and I suspect there will always be) a ...
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Things That Break Your Heart
Suffering is one of those conundrums in life that can easily destroy ...
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Take the Pressure Down
Have you ever wondered why there’s so much trouble in this world? ...
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Be Loving
So, how often do you judge a book by its cover? Without being too ...
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Feelings, Desires, Emotions
The opinions of other people – especially when they’re ...
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True Maturity
I don’t know about you, but I don’t like it when other people ...
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Protracted Singleness (2)
Today I’d like to share a profound word about those who remain ...
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Protracted Singleness (1)
Whilst most people end up married, that’s not the case for ...
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De Facto Relationships
The world being what it is, with devices which only a few years ago ...
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Separation and Divorce (3)
So, question … does God permit divorce? Touchy subject. Many ...
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Separation and Divorce (2)
As someone who has been through the pain and the tragedy of divorce, ...
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Separation and Divorce (1)
Marital infidelity and divorce, these days, seem to be considered ...
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Drifting Apart
Our families are so incredibly important in our lives. And yet so ...
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The Mistakes Women Make (2)
The nagging wife is something of an unpleasant and unwelcome ...