Repentance is a key doctrine of Christian faith. From John the Baptist’s wilderness cry in the Gospels (Matt. 3:2, Mark 1:4, Luke 3:3) to Paul’s defense before King Agrippa (Acts 26:20) and beyond, it’s a regular topic of the New Testament’s teaching.
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We all are deeply saddened by the tragedy of the Titan submersible craft with five people aboard. We hoped they somehow might have survived, but then we discovered they had been gone for some time, due what was described as a “catastrophic implosion.”
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Dr. Dobson, the Lord answered prayer miraculously for my son when he was eight years old. He had open-heart surgery and survived without any permanent problems. But my husband was diagnosed with cancer three years ago, and we prayed for him night and day.
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Summer is filled with precious last memories. This is the summer before someone's child starts Kindergarten or bridges into High School. It's an emotional period of transition for the whole family. Author Karen Kingsbury has a best-selling book that's all about this called "Let Me Hold You Longer." As a mother, I am well aware of that bittersweet time when I prepared to take my child to college for the first time. Nostalgia fills the air ...
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When God created the world, he used a wand. No, that’s not right. When God created the world, he concocted a potion. That’s not right either.
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I discovered early in my ministry that you cannot live at peace with a culture that is at odds with God. Men and women who want to experience a significant life must be willing to confront their culture with God's truth.
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This is likely one among many reasons the Joker is widely argued to be the best villain of all time. He has a timeless appeal as the master of chaos. It’s his unpredictability that makes him so terrifying, perhaps seen clearest in Heath Ledger’s Joker asking his victims the rhetorical question: “Do you wanna know how I got these scars?” before proceeding to tell a traumatic story usually resulting in ...
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If you enjoy seeing science validate the teachings of Scripture, search for "health benefits of gratitude" on the Internet. Links too study after study will appear, describing the health benefits - physical and emotional - of living with an "attitude of gratitude."
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Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper as a means of helping us remember together how, with His own blood, He secured our salvation. The Lord's Supper is supposed to be a time of true spiritual enrichment. But the Corinthians had turned it into a time of shame for the poorer members of their congregation.
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It is easy to believe that David’s exclamation of praise belongs only to those engaged in soldiering. Not so! All believers are at war with three great enemies—the devil, the world, and the flesh. We battle against Satan, an invisible but powerful adversary, the ever-present influence of the world, and the fleshly desires that lurk deep within our hearts.
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