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In This Story of Forgiveness, I am Lance Armstrong

If anyone thinks he is religious without controlling his tongue, then his religion is useless and he deceives himself. –James 1:26 I heard a man say a little while ago that he did not believe there was a true Ch…
The Weakness of Lance Armstrong

It's being called The Harbaugh Bowl -- two brothers, both head coaches, facing off against one another in the Superbowl. How's that for a story? And it's capping off what has undoubtedly become one of the wildest months…
A Lending Lesson: Sometimes You Have to Give

Loaning to a neighbor. We all do it, don’t we? Do we do it grudgingly? Do we expect the item back? The last part of Matthew 5, in verse 42, Jesus is saying we should loan to anyone who wants. In today’s worl…
The Invention of Truth

By JN Hong I’ve been catching various fragments of the Invention of Lying. My brother has been watching it on the hard drive recorded off the television. It is a relatively old movie and was released quite a while…
Child Abuse: What can we do to stop it?

Matthew 18:5-6 (ESV) 5 "Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around h…
Engaged to an Unbeliever: I Didn't Know He Wasn't Christian

[Editor's note: Due to the personal nature of this post, we've chosen to feature it anonymously to protect the author.] I am in need of some fellow Christian advice. I am in love with this man, and I have been since I fi…
Don't Make Stuff Up: The Ninth Commandment

This week a very kind, patient, and inquisitive woman stopped by the church to offer me Sun Myung Moon’s autobiographical book as a gift. If you are not familiar with Moon there is a lot I could say, but for now it…
The Chronic Apologizer: Should We Be the Ones to Feel Sorry For Them?

Have you ever met someone who is constantly apologizing? "I'm sorry." "I never meant to [insert completely avoidable wrong that they committed here.] "I hope you can forgive me..." It's people like these who force other…
When Intercessory Prayer Becomes Gossip

You know the ladies at church that smile at you every Sunday as you're entering the sanctuary? The ladies who have been at the church for years and have seen it through its "ups and downs"? The ladies who will hug you d…
Little White Lies: How to Keep People From Trusting You

My wife had made a post about lying and it has caused me to think about a few things. Our culture today has made lying acceptable under certain conditions. “White lies” have been embedded in our lifestyles as condonabl…