Category Archives: Christian life

Unshakable joy

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

If your joy depends on your circumstances, it will be as fleeting as any other emotion and you will be double-minded, always stepping away from the Lord when events don’t please your selfish nature. If your joy, however, wells up … Continue reading →

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Frustrated with my strength, or boasting about my weakness?

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

Paul writes: I have received wonderful revelations from God. But to keep me from getting puffed up, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from getting proud. Three different … Continue reading →

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‘A front row seat to a [Christian] cage fight’

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Opponents must be gently instructed, … Continue reading →

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‘These things were written down to warn us …’

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

I don’t want you to forget, dear brothers and sisters, what happened to our ancestors in the wilderness long ago. … God was not pleased with most of them, and he destroyed them in the wilderness. These events happened as a warning … Continue reading →

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Why don’t we just shut up and try to get along?

Posted on February 6, 2013 by

My pet rock is failing calculus again this semester. We’re even homeschooling it. What’s that? Foolishness, you say? It’s stupid trying to teach calculus to a stone? Well, why would I talk myself blue in the face, trying to convince … Continue reading →

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Choose to live for God’s glory alone!

Posted on January 8, 2013 by

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23 NLT) We proclaim it as an evangelistic warning and invitation to lost souls, but do you realize … Continue reading →

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Today on DC2

Posted on January 1, 2013 by

Eight observations about Romans 6 and choosing to live for God’s glory  … Our freedom was won at a horrible cost. With grateful hearts, let us determine to live for God’s glory. Let us not, however, try to make it … Continue reading →

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Good news for a new year

Posted on January 1, 2013 by

Our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin, for when we died with Christ we were set free from the power of sin. … … Continue reading →

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‘What is that to you?’

Posted on November 8, 2012 by

From my quiet time this morning: Jesus replied, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You follow me.” (John 21:22 NLT) Jesus had just given Peter some unpleasant news: “When you are … Continue reading →

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Love your neighbor … Love your enemy

Posted on October 27, 2012 by

There’s “Love your neighbor” and there’s “Love your enemy.” It’s sad when you can’t figure out which one applies to your situation. But, when you can’t sort out all the variables, at least you know what the constant is.

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