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- 01:51, 2 September 2020 (hist) (diff) m What’s the Difference Between Peace and Joy? (Protected "What’s the Difference Between Peace and Joy?" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite)))
- 01:51, 2 September 2020 (hist) (diff) N What’s the Difference Between Peace and Joy? (Created page with '{{info}}'''Audio Transcript''' ''The Ask Pastor John podcast inbox now receives about 60 emails every day, so you can imagine we are grateful for the questions that are sharp an...')
- 15:36, 28 August 2020 (hist) (diff) m God Drew Near in the NICU (Protected "God Drew Near in the NICU" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 15:36, 28 August 2020 (hist) (diff) N God Drew Near in the NICU (Created page with '{{info}}On December 14, 2016, my wife gave birth to our first child, Mirra Grace. For almost five years, we had been praying for this moment. After a long journey of infertility...')
- 15:13, 28 August 2020 (hist) (diff) m Two Obstacles to a Relationship with God (Protected "Two Obstacles to a Relationship with God" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 15:13, 28 August 2020 (hist) (diff) N Two Obstacles to a Relationship with God (Created page with '{{info}} <blockquote>''Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the ...')
- 15:06, 28 August 2020 (hist) (diff) m The Savior’s Tears Shed for Yours (Protected "The Savior’s Tears Shed for Yours" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 15:06, 28 August 2020 (hist) (diff) N The Savior’s Tears Shed for Yours (Created page with '{{info}}Once during morning devotions, I asked my children, “What are some verses in the Bible that give you hope?” One of them squirmed, “I don’t know . . . ” Then a ...')
- 15:01, 28 August 2020 (hist) (diff) m Give Your Weakness to God (Protected "Give Your Weakness to God" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite)))
- 15:01, 28 August 2020 (hist) (diff) N Give Your Weakness to God (Created page with '{{info}}“How are you doing?” It’s a pet peeve of mine — that I’m also guilty of — when those words are used as a greeting rather than as a question. It’s easy to s...')
- 14:00, 24 August 2020 (hist) (diff) m I Need Thee Every Hour (Protected "I Need Thee Every Hour" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 14:00, 24 August 2020 (hist) (diff) N I Need Thee Every Hour (Created page with '{{info}}One of the sweetest refrains in English Christian hymnody is this: <blockquote>''I need Thee, O I need Thee; Every hour I need Thee; O bless me now, my Savior, I come to...')
- 13:53, 24 August 2020 (hist) (diff) m Godward Together on Sunday Morning (Protected "Godward Together on Sunday Morning" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 13:53, 24 August 2020 (hist) (diff) N Godward Together on Sunday Morning (Created page with '{{info}}Should Sunday morning be more vertical or horizontal? Many of the churches I have been part of divide our service elements into two neat and tidy categories. Vertical is...')
- 13:28, 24 August 2020 (hist) (diff) m Five Ways Children Will Change the World (Protected "Five Ways Children Will Change the World" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 13:28, 24 August 2020 (hist) (diff) N Five Ways Children Will Change the World (Created page with '{{info}}Recently we had some friends over for dinner and they announced they were expecting their fifth child. We were thrilled. I laughed looking into our backyard and seeing ou...')
- 04:12, 19 August 2020 (hist) (diff) m The Loneliness of Suffering (Protected "The Loneliness of Suffering" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 04:12, 19 August 2020 (hist) (diff) N The Loneliness of Suffering (Created page with '{{info}}One of the hardest things for me about suffering is loneliness. Inevitably I feel isolated. Though my friends can help, they cannot share my sorrow. It is too deep a wel...')
- 04:03, 19 August 2020 (hist) (diff) m Is Your World Too Small? (Protected "Is Your World Too Small?" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 04:03, 19 August 2020 (hist) (diff) N Is Your World Too Small? (Created page with '{{info}}In recent centuries, our collective knowledge of the cosmos along with everything else has increased astronomically. Now we know that in size comparison, our solar system...')
- 03:59, 19 August 2020 (hist) (diff) m Parents, You Can’t Build Heaven Here (Protected "Parents, You Can’t Build Heaven Here" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 03:58, 19 August 2020 (hist) (diff) N Parents, You Can’t Build Heaven Here (Created page with '{{info}}Have you received the annual Christmas letter from The Perfect Family? You know, the one with the kids who captain the lacrosse team, jump horses, make the dean’s list,...')
- 03:40, 19 August 2020 (hist) (diff) m You Cannot Obey God Without God (Protected "You Cannot Obey God Without God" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 03:40, 19 August 2020 (hist) (diff) N You Cannot Obey God Without God (Created page with '{{info}}Years ago, I was pondering the Great Commission, especially the second half of it and it occurred to me that the Great Commission has a second half. It says: “And teach...')
- 14:12, 18 August 2020 (hist) (diff) m Dispelling Our Fear of Submission (Protected "Dispelling Our Fear of Submission" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 14:11, 18 August 2020 (hist) (diff) N Dispelling Our Fear of Submission (Created page with '{{info}}Before I was married, I thought fulfilling biblical roles in marriage would look like a paint-by-number picture. My husband and I would both know exactly what to do, and ...')
- 14:05, 18 August 2020 (hist) (diff) m The Prize Is Worth the Price (Protected "The Prize Is Worth the Price" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 14:05, 18 August 2020 (hist) (diff) N The Prize Is Worth the Price (Created page with '{{info}}If you were an athlete who aspired to win a medal in the Olympic Games, there’s only one thing you would need besides an extraordinary athletic gifting: a ruthless, lif...')
- 13:59, 18 August 2020 (hist) (diff) m Loving Jesus More Than Life (Protected "Loving Jesus More Than Life" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 13:59, 18 August 2020 (hist) (diff) N Loving Jesus More Than Life (Created page with '{{info}}Let’s think about the relationship between our love for God and our love for Jesus. Those are two foundational commands (or demands) in the Gospels. We all know what Je...')
- 21:36, 13 August 2020 (hist) (diff) m When Suffering Drives Joy Away (Protected "When Suffering Drives Joy Away" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 21:35, 13 August 2020 (hist) (diff) N When Suffering Drives Joy Away (Created page with '{{info}}'''Finding God in Dry Places''' I was in my twenties when I first concluded that the Christian life was boring. I read the Bible regularly, but often mindlessly. It jus...')
- 02:46, 5 August 2020 (hist) (diff) m What Comes After Thanksgiving? (Protected "What Comes After Thanksgiving?" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 02:46, 5 August 2020 (hist) (diff) N What Comes After Thanksgiving? (Created page with '{{info}}Thursday brings another Thanksgiving, and Thanksgiving begins the end of another year. The United States will collectively pause over turkey and stuffing to ponder the go...')
- 02:35, 5 August 2020 (hist) (diff) m Eat with Those Who Weep (Protected "Eat with Those Who Weep" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 02:35, 5 August 2020 (hist) (diff) N Eat with Those Who Weep (Created page with '{{info}}'''Helping the Hurting at Thanksgiving''' Thanksgiving. A day of turkey, touchdowns, and tryptophan, when pumpkins and parades take center stage, and I am left wondering...')
- 02:31, 5 August 2020 (hist) (diff) m Christian Joy and Feasting (Protected "Christian Joy and Feasting" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 02:31, 5 August 2020 (hist) (diff) N Christian Joy and Feasting (Created page with '{{info}}'''Audio Transcript''' ''Happy Thanksgiving everyone. This week Randy Alcorn joins us to talk about his new book, Happiness. Randy, what is the relationship between spir...')
- 02:25, 5 August 2020 (hist) (diff) m What Will My Happiness Look Like in Heaven? (Protected "What Will My Happiness Look Like in Heaven?" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 02:25, 5 August 2020 (hist) (diff) N What Will My Happiness Look Like in Heaven? (Created page with '{{info}}'''Audio Transcript''' ''Randy Alcorn joins us one final time this week and Pastor John is back on Monday. Randy is the author of the new book, Happiness, a really excel...')
- 02:16, 5 August 2020 (hist) (diff) m Your Suffering Is Working for You (Protected "Your Suffering Is Working for You" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 02:16, 5 August 2020 (hist) (diff) N Your Suffering Is Working for You (Created page with '{{info}}'''Audio Transcript''' ''When it comes to suffering and pain, none of us are immune. Worse, the pain so often seems pointless, and in fact pain in our lives is not point...')
- 02:10, 5 August 2020 (hist) (diff) m Polite Villains of the Universe (Protected "Polite Villains of the Universe" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite)))
- 02:10, 5 August 2020 (hist) (diff) N Polite Villains of the Universe (Created page with '{{info}}For some reason I always assumed false teaching would be unsophisticated, even crude. This speaker’s message, however, sounded like a skillfully painted sunny day at t...')
- 11:17, 3 August 2020 (hist) (diff) m Woe to You When All Speak Well of You (Protected "Woe to You When All Speak Well of You" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 11:17, 3 August 2020 (hist) (diff) N Woe to You When All Speak Well of You (Created page with '{{info}} <blockquote>“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slap...')
- 11:07, 3 August 2020 (hist) (diff) m How the Bible Came Alive (Protected "How the Bible Came Alive" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 11:07, 3 August 2020 (hist) (diff) N How the Bible Came Alive (Created page with '{{info}}I’ve taken Bible study seriously since I was young. ''God gave us a book that we all believe is from him, so doesn’t that mean we ought to really know what it says?''...')
- 21:21, 31 July 2020 (hist) (diff) m The Pride in Our Holiday Stress (Protected "The Pride in Our Holiday Stress" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 21:21, 31 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N The Pride in Our Holiday Stress (Created page with '{{info}}Decorating our house for Christmas is a day our whole family looks forward to. We bring up boxes from our basement and delight over the sentimental treasures that dress o...')
- 19:11, 31 July 2020 (hist) (diff) m There Is No Shame in Loss (Protected "There Is No Shame in Loss" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 19:11, 31 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N There Is No Shame in Loss (Created page with '{{info}}'''On Miscarriages and Announcements''' I stink at announcing pregnancies to my husband. Both times, I have come out of the bathroom, stick in hand, shocked look on my ...')
- 19:07, 31 July 2020 (hist) (diff) m Lay Aside the Weight of Slander (Protected "Lay Aside the Weight of Slander" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 19:07, 31 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N Lay Aside the Weight of Slander (Created page with '{{info}}God hates slander (Proverbs 6:16, 19). It is evil. That’s why Paul lists it as a behavior of those who hate God (Romans 1:30) and why James calls it demonic behavior (J...')
- 18:57, 31 July 2020 (hist) (diff) m Christian Conflict (Protected "Christian Conflict" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 18:57, 31 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N Christian Conflict (Created page with '{{info}}'''Five Ways to Fight It''' I wish I never had to deal with conflict. I am a card-carrying conflict avoider. Whatever the reason (character, context, sin, etc). I would ...')
- 18:53, 31 July 2020 (hist) (diff) m Go to Work on Purpose (Protected "Go to Work on Purpose" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 18:52, 31 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N Go to Work on Purpose (Created page with '{{info}}The average person will spend about 70,000 hours at work. That’s a significant part of one’s life, and yet many find themselves lacking joy and purpose in it. We get...')
- 18:46, 31 July 2020 (hist) (diff) m Where Will Your Twenties Take You? (Protected "Where Will Your Twenties Take You?" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 18:46, 31 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N Where Will Your Twenties Take You? (Created page with '{{info}}'''Six Lessons for Beginning Well''' Who we are in our twenties, for better or worse, inevitably shapes who we become, for better or worse. If you’re in your twenties...')
- 15:55, 28 July 2020 (hist) (diff) m Faithfulness in Forgotten Places (Protected "Faithfulness in Forgotten Places" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 15:54, 28 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N Faithfulness in Forgotten Places (Created page with '{{info}}'''Why Small Obedience Matters to God''' When the Holy Spirit cultivates his fruit in our lives, he often works in ways we would never pray for (Galatians 5:22–23). To...')
- 15:48, 28 July 2020 (hist) (diff) m You Will Regret Giving In (Protected "You Will Regret Giving In" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 15:48, 28 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N You Will Regret Giving In (Created page with '{{info}}'''What to Do When Tempted''' Chuck Swindoll tells the story of a man who was hunting deer in the Tehama Wildlife Area of Northern California. As he climbed through a ro...')
- 17:25, 23 July 2020 (hist) (diff) m Unless God Works, We Work in Vain (Protected "Unless God Works, We Work in Vain" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 17:25, 23 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N Unless God Works, We Work in Vain (Created page with '{{info}}'''How Grace Levels Laziness and Pride''' Understanding the relationship between God’s sovereignty and human responsibility used to be simply an intellectual pursuit f...')
- 16:44, 23 July 2020 (hist) (diff) m Miscarriage Changed Me (Protected "Miscarriage Changed Me" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 16:43, 23 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N Miscarriage Changed Me (Created page with '{{info}}My palms were beginning to sweat. The walls seemed to be closing in around me. I tightened my grip around my husband’s hand as the cold wand slid across my abdomen in s...')
- 16:31, 23 July 2020 (hist) (diff) m Depressed and Thankful (Protected "Depressed and Thankful" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 16:31, 23 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N Depressed and Thankful (Created page with '{{info}}'''Six Ways to Find Joy''' It was only about a year into our marriage when I had my first bout with mild depression. And it didn’t make sense to me. I finally was marr...')
- 16:23, 23 July 2020 (hist) (diff) m Sin Will Never Make You Happy (Protected "Sin Will Never Make You Happy" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 16:23, 23 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N Sin Will Never Make You Happy (Created page with '{{info}}Carved in the bark of every tree in the garden of God are the words, “If it dies, it bears much fruit” (John 12:24). Three words are branded into the flesh of every C...')
- 13:52, 23 July 2020 (hist) (diff) m When God Withholds Sleep (Protected "When God Withholds Sleep" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 13:52, 23 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N When God Withholds Sleep (Created page with '{{info}}'''How to Handle Restless Nights''' 2:40am. The red numbers glare at me through the darkness of the room, taunting me to try to get back to sleep. As I toss and turn, tr...')
- 14:51, 15 July 2020 (hist) (diff) m Worship Interrupted (Protected "Worship Interrupted" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 14:51, 15 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N Worship Interrupted (Created page with '{{info}}'''Sunday Morning with Little Ones''' Attending worship with small children in tow can feel like trying to sleep with a helicopter hovering over your bed. What you want ...')
- 14:45, 15 July 2020 (hist) (diff) m Lord, Help My Daily Unbelief (Protected "Lord, Help My Daily Unbelief" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 14:45, 15 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N Lord, Help My Daily Unbelief (Created page with '{{info}}I once sat in a hospital room and watched my incoherent eight-year-old boy battle a life-threatening blood clot. I was oddly calm. I clung to the goodness of God and did ...')
- 14:39, 15 July 2020 (hist) (diff) m Don’t Believe in Yourself (Protected "Don’t Believe in Yourself" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 14:39, 15 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N Don’t Believe in Yourself (Created page with '{{info}}'''The Subtle Pride That Lies Inside''' One of the most dangerous qualities of pride is that it sneaks into places in our hearts where other sins once lived. We begin to...')
- 16:32, 14 July 2020 (hist) (diff) m Christian Women Don’t Always Submit (Protected "Christian Women Don’t Always Submit" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 16:32, 14 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N Christian Women Don’t Always Submit (Created page with '{{info}}I am convinced that many of us women have a submission problem. A giant submission problem. But it isn’t mainly that we won’t submit to our husbands — it’s that w...')
- 16:27, 14 July 2020 (hist) (diff) m New Mercies Every Morning (Protected "New Mercies Every Morning" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 16:27, 14 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N New Mercies Every Morning (Created page with '{{info}}What’s the first thing you think about when you wake up in the morning? For most of us, the first and most natural things that flood our minds when the alarm goes off ...')
- 16:50, 9 July 2020 (hist) (diff) m Lay Aside the Weight of Selfish Preferences (Protected "Lay Aside the Weight of Selfish Preferences" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 16:50, 9 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N Lay Aside the Weight of Selfish Preferences (Created page with '{{info}}Love does not insist on its own way (1 Corinthians 13:5). What a beautiful concept to contemplate. Like many expressions of biblical love, this one is heartwarming and in...')
- 16:46, 9 July 2020 (hist) (diff) Your Church Needs to Hear You Sing (top)
- 16:45, 9 July 2020 (hist) (diff) m Your Church Needs to Hear You Sing (Protected "Your Church Needs to Hear You Sing" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite)))
- 16:44, 9 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N Your Church Needs to Hear You Sing (Created page with '{{info}}I look down, and on the pages of my bulletin I see the words, <blockquote>''Because the sinless Savior died<br> My sinful soul is counted free<br> For God the just is sa...')
- 15:27, 8 July 2020 (hist) (diff) m Lord, Deliver Me from Distraction (Protected "Lord, Deliver Me from Distraction" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 15:27, 8 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N Lord, Deliver Me from Distraction (Created page with '{{info}}Since the fall of man, people have had trouble staying focused, but we live today in an age of unprecedented distraction. Since you’re already reading this on some elec...')
- 15:22, 8 July 2020 (hist) (diff) m Marriage Is Not About Me (Protected "Marriage Is Not About Me" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 15:22, 8 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N Marriage Is Not About Me (Created page with '{{info}}All my girlfriends were in a desperate frenzy to find a husband, and I was the fish swimming against the current. I gave a resounding “yes” to Paul when he said, “I...')
- 14:23, 8 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N What If I Don’t Want to Pray? (Created page with '{{info}}Few aspects of the Christian life can cause God’s people more guilt than a lack of personal, private prayer. Few disciplines in the Christian life are as difficult as p...') (top)
- 14:07, 8 July 2020 (hist) (diff) m Your Wounds Do Not Define You (Protected "Your Wounds Do Not Define You" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 14:07, 8 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N Your Wounds Do Not Define You (Created page with '{{info}}Words and actions are powerful. They can build people up, or tear them down. They can pour out love, or breed hate. They can establish trust, or destroy it. They can soot...')
- 01:34, 7 July 2020 (hist) (diff) m Against Every Accusation (Protected "Against Every Accusation" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 01:34, 7 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N Against Every Accusation (Created page with '{{info}}'''What to Say When Satan Whispers''' <blockquote>''Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one...')
- 01:26, 7 July 2020 (hist) (diff) m Your Inner War Will End (Protected "Your Inner War Will End" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 01:26, 7 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N Your Inner War Will End (Created page with '{{info}}'''How Heaven Frees Us from Sin''' Imagine a life without your sin. If you hope in Christ, one day you will walk out into a world in which it will not be ''possible'' fo...')
- 01:16, 7 July 2020 (hist) (diff) m How Can I Be Free from Materialism? (Protected "How Can I Be Free from Materialism?" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 01:16, 7 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N How Can I Be Free from Materialism? (Created page with '{{info}}'''Audio Transcript''' ''The comforts and wealth of our Western world can be a blessing. And they can become a deadly curse too. So how can we be freed from the clutches...')
- 01:05, 7 July 2020 (hist) (diff) m Lies Christians Believe About Themselves (Protected "Lies Christians Believe About Themselves" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 01:05, 7 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N Lies Christians Believe About Themselves (Created page with '{{info}}Tim Keller says that you can take people out of slavery more easily than you can take slavery out of people. As the Israelites walked out of Egypt, they carried a more se...')
- 00:53, 7 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N Prayer Will Win the Nations (Created page with '{{info}}In some ways, praying for missionaries is like buying Christmas presents for your distant relatives in Florida. You don’t know what their day-to-day life looks like. Yo...') (top)
- 00:49, 7 July 2020 (hist) (diff) m Let Your Heart Take Courage (Protected "Let Your Heart Take Courage" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 00:49, 7 July 2020 (hist) (diff) N Let Your Heart Take Courage (Created page with '{{info}}If we consider all the things we could be afraid of, we can quickly see why ''don’t be afraid'', in one form or another, is one of the most repeated commands in Scriptu...')
- 16:22, 30 June 2020 (hist) (diff) Lord, Deliver Me from Indifference (top)
- 16:21, 30 June 2020 (hist) (diff) Lord, Deliver Me from Indifference
- 16:20, 30 June 2020 (hist) (diff) Lord, Deliver Me from Indifference
- 16:19, 30 June 2020 (hist) (diff) Lord, Deliver Me from Indifference
- 16:19, 30 June 2020 (hist) (diff) m Lord, Deliver Me from Indifference (Protected "Lord, Deliver Me from Indifference" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite)))
- 16:18, 30 June 2020 (hist) (diff) N Lord, Deliver Me from Indifference (Created page with '{{info}}''Passion'', like many important words, has been overused, and therefore, devalued. It’s a victim of that inescapable English idiosyncrasy — the inclination to use on...')
- 15:59, 30 June 2020 (hist) (diff) m God Came Down (Protected "God Came Down" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite)))
- 15:59, 30 June 2020 (hist) (diff) N God Came Down (Created page with '{{info}}The allure of Christmas has a strange power over us, even the unbelieving and seemingly secularized. The season has a kind a draw, a type of “spirit” or “magic,” ...')
- 15:50, 30 June 2020 (hist) (diff) m Every Part of Us Needs God (Protected "Every Part of Us Needs God" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 15:50, 30 June 2020 (hist) (diff) N Every Part of Us Needs God (Created page with '{{info}}'''The Christian Struggle with Same-Sex Attraction''' Satan, the world, and our own flesh seek to pull us apart with conflicting ideas of how to approach our sexuality. ...')
- 15:47, 30 June 2020 (hist) (diff) m Infertility in the Arms of the Church (Protected "Infertility in the Arms of the Church" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 15:47, 30 June 2020 (hist) (diff) N Infertility in the Arms of the Church (Created page with '{{info}}I was a miracle baby. After fighting infertility for two years, my parents’ prayers were answered. I grew up, got married, and had babies of my own, but around me were ...')
- 15:44, 30 June 2020 (hist) (diff) m Come, Thou Unexpected Jesus (Protected "Come, Thou Unexpected Jesus" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 15:44, 30 June 2020 (hist) (diff) N Come, Thou Unexpected Jesus (Created page with '{{info}}This Christmas, do not be surprised if you find yourself worshiping Jesus where you did not expect to find him. Often, when we expect to find him in the inn of festive h...')
- 15:40, 30 June 2020 (hist) (diff) m Sing for Your Life (Protected "Sing for Your Life" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 15:40, 30 June 2020 (hist) (diff) N Sing for Your Life (Created page with '{{info}}The devil covers the hook of sin with tempting bait coated in sugar. So how should we fight in the moment when our hearts are lunging toward sin? We grab for the spiritua...')
- 15:36, 30 June 2020 (hist) (diff) m Does God Get Your Leftovers? (Protected "Does God Get Your Leftovers?" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
- 15:35, 30 June 2020 (hist) (diff) N Does God Get Your Leftovers? (Created page with '{{info}}'''Learning to Pray in a World of Distraction''' Prayer is hard. It’s always been the spiritual discipline I struggle with the most. I blame it on all sorts of things ...')
- 19:38, 29 June 2020 (hist) (diff) What Billions Say in Silence (top)
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- 16:48, 8 June 2020 (hist) (diff) Get Wisdom (top)
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- 15:22, 18 May 2020 (hist) (diff) m Do Not Procrastinate in Killing Sin (Protected "Do Not Procrastinate in Killing Sin" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
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- 15:04, 18 May 2020 (hist) (diff) m The Wonder We Once Had (Protected "The Wonder We Once Had" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
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- 19:41, 4 May 2020 (hist) (diff) N What Do We Say to Grieving People? (Created page with '{{info}}''The following is a transcript of a video.'' Because my husband David and I have gone through the death of two of our children, and we do a lot of speaking and interact...')
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- 19:04, 4 May 2020 (hist) (diff) m The Hopelessness and Hope of the Greatest Commandments (Protected "The Hopelessness and Hope of the Greatest Commandments" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
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- 18:55, 28 April 2020 (hist) (diff) N The Idol Behind Same-Sex Desires (Created page with '{{info}}I don’t speak as an outsider when I say same-sex attraction is often tightly bound up with idolatry. Contrary to heterosexual desires (a desire for what we are not, an...')
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- 16:20, 23 April 2020 (hist) (diff) What to Do If You Wake Up Feeling Fragile (top)
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- 20:10, 7 April 2020 (hist) (diff) m If God Wants Me to Be Happy, Why Do I Have So Much Suffering? (Protected "If God Wants Me to Be Happy, Why Do I Have So Much Suffering?" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
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- 19:02, 26 March 2020 (hist) (diff) How Do We Make Sense of the Coronavirus? (top)
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- 21:51, 11 March 2020 (hist) (diff) m The Strange Way God Arranges to Forgive (Protected "The Strange Way God Arranges to Forgive" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))) (top)
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- 18:45, 2 March 2020 (hist) (diff) Can Sickness Be Better Than Health? (top)
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