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| True Poverty | Printer view
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| Topics: | Contentment, Culture, Finances, Gluttony, Greed, Lifestyle, Luxury, Materialism, Money, Money, love of, Perspective, Possessions, Poverty, Prosperity, Riches, Stewardship, Wealth |
| Filters: | Editor's Choice , Money, Statistics |
| References: | Joshua 7:21 , Luke 8:14, Luke 12:13-21, Luke 12:48, 1 Timothy 6:6-10, Hebrews 13:5 |
| Tone: | Warn |
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| Baghdad Pastor Shows Love to Shiite Party | Printer view
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| Topics: | Attitudes, Circumstances and faith, Enemies, Forgiveness, Forgiveness, human, Grace, Humility, Islam, Kindness, Love, Love for enemies, Mercy, Pardon, Peace, Peacemakers, Persecution, Reconciliation, Relationships, Revenge, Vengeance, Vindictiveness |
| Filters: | Christian Culture, Everyday Disciples, International, Stories |
| References: | Matthew 5:38-42, Matthew 5:43-48, Matthew 18:21-35, Luke 6:27-36, Luke 17:3-4, Colossians 3:14 |
| Tone: | Commend |
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| Basketball Player Purposely Misses Free Throws | Printer view
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| Topics: | Brotherly love, Character, Compassion, Competition, Concern, Grace, Humility, Kindness, Love, Perspective, Sacrifice, Self-denial, Selflessness, Self-sacrifice, Sports, Sympathy, Unselfishness, Values, Winning and losing |
| Filters: | Sports, Stories, Youth & Children |
| References: | Isaiah 14:12-15, Matthew 5:43-48, Matthew 16:24, Luke 5:27-28, Luke 6:27-35, Luke 10:26-37, Luke 14:33, Romans 15:1, 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, Galatians 2:20, Galatians 5:22-26, Philippians 3:8 |
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| A Valuable Lesson from the Life of Rod Blagojevich | Printer view
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| Topics: | Christian life, God, omnipresence of, God, omniscience of, Human limitations, Judgment, Lifestyle, Perspective, Secrets, Sin |
| Filters: | Christian Culture, Famous People, Stories |
| References: | Job 31:4, Psalm 33:13, Proverbs 3:5, Hebrews 4:13 |
| Tone: | Warn |
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| Judgment Is Good News | Printer view
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| Topics: | Anger, divine, God, goodness of, God, omnipotence of, God, power of, God, sovereignty of, God, wrath of, Hope, Injustice, Judgment, divine, Judgment, final, Justice, Oppression, Punishment, Responsibility, Social justice, Violence, Wrath |
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| References: | Psalm 98:8-9, Isaiah 66:15-16, Matthew 10:28, Matthew 12:36, Romans 2:4-5, 2 Corinthians 6:2, Colossians 3:25, 1 Peter 4:5, Revelation 19:11-16, Revelation 20:11-15 |
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| "Fireproof": Commitment to Marriage | Printer view
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| Topics: | Commitment, Contentment, Covenant, Dedication, Devotion, Divorce, Faithfulness, human, Gender differences, Husbands, Love, romantic, Marriage, Marriage, Duty, Men, Perspective, Relationships, Romance, Sacrifice, Selfishness, Selflessness, Self-sacrifice, Spouses, Trials, Vows, Wives, Women |
| Filters: | Marriage & Sex, Men, Movies & TV, Women |
| References: | Genesis 2:24, Malachi 2:13-16, Matthew 19:3-9, Mark 10:2-12, Luke 16:18, Romans 12:1-2, 1 Corinthians 6:9-20, Ephesians 5:21-33, Hebrews 13:4 |
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| A Christian Neighbor's Bad Testimony | Printer view
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| Topics: | Believers, Brotherly love, Christians, Church, Community, Conflict, Evangelism, Evangelism, lifestyle, Gospel, Great Commission, Outreach, Peacemakers, Priesthood of believers, Responsibility, Seekers, Testimony, Witness, Witnessing |
| Filters: | Christian Culture, Everyday Disciples, Free, Stories |
| References: | Hosea 6:6, Matthew 5:13-16, Matthew 9:13, Matthew 12:7, Matthew 22:2-14, Matthew 28:18-20, Mark 16:15, Luke 10:1-24, Luke 14:15-24, Luke 24:45-49, John 20:21, John 21:15-25, Acts 1:8, 1 Corinthians 9:19-23, 1 Thessalonians 1:2-10, James 1:27 |
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Not long after we moved [into our first house in California], my wife, Janie, and I picked up on the tension between a couple of neighbors. One was a very outspoken churchgoer, while the other was an unbeliever. I knew I was in the hot seat when the unchurched man struck up a conversation with me as we were both working in our yards.
"Say, Steve, aren't you a pastor?" It seems implicit in the public's ... Steve Sjogren, Changing the World Through Kindness (Regal, 2005), pp. 103-104 |
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