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You know you’re lukewarm if…

...ir lives. • They are unaware of their own spiritual condition and need for forgiveness. • They have misplaced the desire to worship and have lost the overflowing gratitude that comes from being forgiven. According to Jeff Kinley, Christians have forgotten how to be dependent and desperate for God. “Dependence is you hope you get your paycheck at the end of the month. Desperation is you hope your parachute opens when you jump out of the plane.” Chr...

Type: Article Categories: Spiritual Growth, Your Faith

Admitting our wrongs

...g to someone who can forgive our sins: “We’re going to ask for forgiveness , s o I want to get into the habit of doing this, this is a big deal . I think a lot of people that I’ve met in recovery t hat don’t know Jesus pass by this one . I believe that our addiction is idolatry , a nd we’re our own God , a nd so a lot of people do this step to make them feel better about themselves after they confess. I want to make s...

Type: Article Categories: Relationships, Your Life

Google discussed changing results | Humility in repentance

...Carmen LaBerge of Connecting Faith joins us for our Friday round up of the events of the week. Then, Dr. Gary Stratton returns with advice on one of the hardest things to do: Admit fault, and ask for forgiveness....

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A look at the Oscars

...corrupted by power Philomena – Christians are called to forgive, and forgiveness sets us free American Hustle – When we’ve wronged someone, it’s important to make restitution We as people are compelled by stories that are timeless, authentic, and powerful. If a filmmaker doesn’t touch something within us that is inherently “right and true” then he’s lost us. What should we as Christians learn from Ho...

Type: Article Categories: Church + Culture, Your Life

Scavenged

...y Spirit to penetrate the ugly places. I love best when I take God’s forgiveness with me to the gunky muck on the bottom of life and use it to polish those infinite treasures of God’s people cast aside and waiting to be scavenged. Although we must come clean before God, we must not let a few specks of dirt in our flesh to stand in the way of acting justly. We can serve God wherever we are at in our spiritual quest. Who can better act w...

Type: Article Categories: Writers Contest Archive

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Community 101: Finding vs. Building

...anger and envy, pride and competition. We do not naturally extend grace or forgiveness. We seldom take the high road, and we usually assume the worst of others. What is missing from most of our visions is a picture of community. It’s like trying to put together a jigsaw puzzle without the picture on the box. One of our family traditions is putting together a jigsaw puzzle on New Year’s Eve. We lay out the pieces on our kitchen table and invite any...

Type: Article Categories: Faith Radio Blog, Relationships, Your Life

Guy Talk: Old songs, new trucks, & how men worship

...Our unofficial panel of menfolk is back! Peter Kapsner, George Fraser (co-host of Real Recovery), and Mark Seignious convene for another edition of “Guy Talk.” This week, they discuss men’s experience in worship music, Mark’s new truck, conditional forgiveness, judging vs. being judgmental, and more....

Type: Program_podcast

Overcoming the desire for revenge

...o change a person’s heart. That transformation changes bitterness to forgiveness and brings a refusal to repay evil for evil. Without a change of heart, evil will continue to be acted out. Spiritual solutions are rarely discussed in our culture these days. Yet, solving spiritual problems with secular solutions is a non-starter. Ephesians 6:12 says, “We are not fighting against humans. We are fighting against forces and authorities and...

Type: Article Categories: Church + Culture, Your Life

Wisdom in contextualization: how far is too far?

...th on the cross for our sin and in our place—or we downplay repentance and forgiveness, I think we’ve removed the intentional stumbling block of the cross. That would be a first warning sign. Changing in order to contextualize is not watering down the message of the good news of Jesus. If we teach the message in such a way that excludes or de-emphasizes the Bible, I think that’s a difficulty as well. If I find myself underplaying the role of Jesus...

Type: Article Categories: Church + Culture, Faith Radio Blog, Your Life

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Steps to building a family legacy

...m embarrassed but will secretly be empowered • Model love, repentance, and forgiveness for your children within your marriage These tips and more can be found in Bill and Pam’s book, . Key Scriptures: Proverbs 1:4; Proverbs 22:6 Featured Songs: Have a Little Talk with Jesus by MercyMe; You Won’t Let Go by Michael W. Smith; Something Beautiful by Steven Curtis Chapman Highlight : Parenting the strong-willed child Steps to building a fam...

Type: Article Categories: Marriage + Family, Your Life