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Help 4 Today: Anger
It is great to understand how God is concerned with our Anger. However, many people are left saying, “But How?!” It is not sufficient for us as pastors and believers in Christ to just say, “Stop it! Stop being angry!” So, if this is an issue for you I have compiled a small compilation of resources to help you get started.
Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart
One Friday night of his ninth grade year he would question his salvation once again. He had probably asked Jesus into his heart 5,000 times before but was he sure? He had been baptized four times already but was that enough? These are pieces to the puzzle at the beginning of J.D. Greear’s excellent book, […]
Give Me Jesus
Everything that matters most to us will rise to the top of our thoughts. As we go throughout each day, our minds are bombarded by ideas concerning our families, jobs, hobbies, and even sleep. While I’m not sure what thoughts crowd your mind, I’m certain that all of us could think upon Christ more. This […]
The Christian’s Daily Prayer
Have you ever woke up and been unsure of how to pray? Maybe the pressures of the day are so overwhelming you don’t know where to begin. Or perhaps the troubles of this life have you so worn, that you lack the strength.
Respectable Sin
Sin is that ugly word that we like to image belongs to other people. It is often reserved for things like embezzlement, adultery, or murder. Things which we think are beyond our capabilities. Yet, this isn’t how God describes sin. In his book “Respectable Sins,” Jerry Bridges masterfully spends the first three chapters explaining this […]
Time for Dirty Hands
We live in an era of social media fame! We watch YouTube videos of people doing the things we would love to do. We scroll through Instagram posts of people visiting places we would love to go. We see friends posting stuff about their families and jobs that we would like to emulate. We live […]