Christian Living

How to live in the world without being of the world. Topics to affirm truth, grow faith, and help you polish your spiritual armor.

Lightning striking medieval church. Danger of getting God's message wrong. Unforgivable sin.

An Author Rant and Unforgivable Sin

What does that have to do with unforgivable sin, I hear you ask. Fair question. The book I chose had a problem that led to me to consider the danger of playing chicken with sin by presumption. Don’t Take Unpardonable Sin Lightly Maybe I’m overstating the case, but when the topic is unpardonable sin, I’m not sure it’s possible to

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End Time Witness – What’s Your Message

This old world is rapidly aging as viruses, fires, floods, droughts, earthquakes, and storms ravage every continent. The clock of human history quickly runs down as nations, economies, and religions are either at war with one another or ready to implode upon themselves. In the midst, you must have some message; what is it? Whether you’re a parent, pastor, teacher,

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Playing Chicken With God – Presumption and Repentance

Emo Philips once quipped: “When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized that the Lord doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me.” In his book, Living the Lord’s Prayer, author David Timms writes, “we might smile at his rationalization, but many of us

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The Benefits of Being A Woman of A Certain Age

I’ve reached that “certain age.” One lesson I’ve learned from horses, losing parents, and developing physical restrictions myself, is the glorious freedom that comes with real limitations we’re wise enough to accept and laugh about. Ladies, there are benefits to aging! Genuine bonuses for achieving a certain age yourself and benefits to riding mature older horses. If you have an

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Preaching Without Words

Everyone preaches the gospel that lives in their hearts. If your heart sings in the key of grace, your words and actions ring with kindness, mercy, benevolence, and forgiveness. When preaching anything, the loudest testimony is behavior, not sophisticated vocabulary or passionate debate. Hearts wrapped in the guidance and grace of the Holy Spirit preach Jesus. The tone of one’s

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Your Daily Ministry – Serve and Obey

You woke up this morning for one main reason; God has plans for you. Regardless of where you woke up, or in what condition you met the day, you’re here with a purpose; daily ministry. Whatever you do with the resources God loans you today defines your ministry. Some speak, others listen. Some build, others demolish. Some work from home,

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Why God Does What He Does

We cannot be content until we submit to limitations. I believe that. Yet even when you pray, “Not my will but Thine be done”, isn’t there still a part of you that wonders why God does what He does? Life is a series of beginnings, middles, and endings. In my experience, the curve of work, revelation, and service is more

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Two Births of Immanuel, God with Us

The birth of Jesus fulfilled the gift of Immanuel (Emmanuel), God with us, since that was His name (Matthew 1:23). While considering the great gift of our Savior this Christmas morning, I realized that “God with us” isn’t just a name, it’s an inheritance, a potential, and my reality. The first birth of Immanuel was Jesus as the babe in

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