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Grace and Works on a Train Ride
The difference between righteousness by works and righteousness by grace is illustrated by a ride on a commuter train.
A train rumbles into the station ...
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John Ortberg on Following God Instead of Your Gut
In a sermon, John Ortberg said:
My friend, Jimmy, and his son, Davey, were playing in the ocean down in Mexico, while his family—his wife, daughters, ...
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God Gives Before We Ask
Max Lucado writes in the “Cure for the Common Life”:
The bank sent me an overdraft notice on the checking account of one of my daughters. I ...
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Prop Illustration for Good Friday Service
Texts: Assorted texts from the Passion accounts of the Gospels and Isaiah 52:13–53:12
Principle: The weight of the sins we have committed and the ...
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An Empty Tomb Perspective
What one sees depends on where one sets up one's shop. Mine is at the entrance of the empty tomb.
—W. Paul Jones, Roman Catholic priest
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The Courageous Sacrifice of King Jesus
Most kingdoms do anything they can to protect their king. This is the unspoken premise of the game of chess, for example. When the king falls, the kingdom ...
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Barry Bonds and the Asterisk
A cloud of doubt hangs over home run king Barry Bonds. On August 7, 2007, Bonds hit number 756, the home run that broke Hank Aaron's record. Most ...
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Tim Keller on Idolatry
In an article for the Gospel Coalition, pastor and author Tim Keller offers this potent definition of sin: "Sin isn't only doing bad things, ...
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The Teacher Who Couldn't Read
Do you ever feel that if anyone found out the truth about you, you'd be finished? Do you go through life basically trying to convince others that ...
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Research on Honesty and Deceit
In 2008, New York Magazine ran a comprehensive article about research concerning kids and lying. In one study researchers gathered a group of children ...
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