Ask People How You Can Pray for Them

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

Did you know there is a short sentence that you can use to open an opportunity for the gospel in just about any conversation? Here's a great article by Donald Whitney (from "Simplify Your Spiritual Life") that lays it out... Over and over I've seen one simple question open people's hearts ...

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‘Theology is Dry and Boring’

Saturday, March 20th, 2010

Really? Theology is the "study" of God. Wow - that does sound dry and boring. But is it? Does it have to be? Is studying God really the opposite of intimately knowing God? Here is a creative, two-minute video based on Joshua Harris' new book, "Dug Down Deep," that exposes how vital (and ...

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The Spiral to a Hardened Heart

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

We all know what it feels like to find that our once-tender hearts have become cold and hardened to the things of God. But a hardened heart doesn’t happen overnight. It is a downward spiral, with distinct warning signs, that can look like this: Distracted heart - Busy. Spiritual Attention Deficit ...

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The Passing of a Saint

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Romans 14:8-9 - For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's. For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of ...

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