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Great Expectations

Lech Walesa made the observation that "Americans are drifting away from spiritual values as they become richer." He said that "sooner or ...


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The Christian's Bottom Line

For the Christian, the bottom line can never be the bottom line.


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Modern Man Is Dead

A man sits in front of a bad television program and doesn't know that he is bored; he joins the rat race of commerce, where personal worth is measured ...


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Creating What Destroys Us

In The Wounded Healer, Henri Nouwen retells a tale from ancient India: Four royal brothers decided each to master a special ability. Time went by, and ...


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Practical Atheism

Most professing Christians, from the liberals to the fundamentalists, remain practical atheists. They think the church is sustained by the services it ...


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"Just Charge It, Silly"

A recent experience showed me just how powerful the trend is toward materialism. My 3-year-old daughter and I were leaving the record store when I noticed ...


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The Million-Dollar Priorities Mix-Up

Regarding the latest multimillion-dollar sports contracts. ... It is amazing to me how screwed up the priorities in this country have become. Think of ...


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Would Jesus Buy a BMW?

Nothing is more controversial than to be a follower of Jesus Christ. Nothing is more dangerous than to live out the will of God in today's contemporary ...


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Dead to Materialism

O Lord, crucifie the world unto me, that though I cannot avoyd to live among the baites and snares of it, yet it may be so truely dead unto me and I unto ...


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Striving for Sanctity

We must strive for sanctity, for holiness, to the point that we show up at Heaven's gates "squeezed out like a lemon." This image is vivid ...


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