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She wanted to know if I was serious. Before I could answer her question, the young woman shared her story with me. She had been sexually abused from the age of twelve by her adopted brother. This occurred over a period of six years. Her parents knew, but shockingly looked the other way. The nightmare ended when she confided in a friend. Eventually the perpetrator was confr...
Keep ReadingSin loves to rear its ugly head in relationships. No matter how far we progress in our Christian walk, we'll never be out ofMr. Conflict's reach. Even the saintly apostle Paul had his moments. It is true that not all conflict is bad. And it is also true that good can come out of conflict. But most arguments are destructive, aimed at overpowering the other person instead of...
Keep ReadingWe live in an imperfect world with imperfect people and we're one of them. These two factors are a sure recipe for anger. We get angry and we have to deal with other people's anger. It is such a universal issue that the Bible addresses it head on. It diagnosis the real issue and charts a course out of the muck and mire of our disputes and quarrels. Christ can redeem our he...
Keep ReadingAfter drinking too much Ken fell asleep behind the wheel and caused a serious car accident. It left a teenage girl scarred for life. Weeks later he had an opportunity to meet both the victim and her parents. To his shock, he didn't meet resentment. Amazingly theymustered up the strength to forgive him for what he did. But he just can't move on. Ken has confessed his sin t...
Keep Reading"I just can't believe what is going on with so and so" "Someone told me that" Not many things are as destructive and divisive as gossip. Gossip is the silent killer that has slayed countless people in churches and families. It has destroyed friendships and damaged reputations. It is the nature of gossip to fly under the radar. Gossip is rarely exposed and confronted. But...
Keep ReadingGod calls us to examine ourselves (1 Cor. 11:28). He wants us to subject ourselves to the piercing light of His Word. With King David we should pray: "See if there is any grievous way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way" (Ps. 139:24). The natural man runs away from God's holy gaze. But because we're safe in the love of Christ, we should welcome His scrutiny. It is a...
Keep ReadingAlmost all of us are angry at times, right? Anger is one of the emotions with which God has created us. We mirror God in this way because we find in Scripture that God is a God of wrath. So anger in itself is not wrong (Eph. 4:26). It is striking however, that we rarely evaluate our anger. God's anger is always pure, holy and righteous; He is God! Our anger often isn't. W...
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