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Minimizing Sin

Promoting evangelism or bolstering self-esteem may seem far easier if you represent man's plight as a mere fly in the ointment rather than a poisoned ...


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Whitewashed Tombs

The Queen Mary was the largest ship to cross the oceans when it was launched in 1936. Through four decades and a world War she served until she was retired, ...


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The Wrong Measuring Stick

A little boy once told his mother that he was six feet tall. When she doubted the statement, he assured her that he had just measured himself. His calculations ...


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All Have Sinned--That Means You

One of the interesting things about preaching to New Yorkers is you don't have to spend much time convincing them they're sinners. They know that ...


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The Desire to Be Great

We all want to be great, but we don't want folks to know we want to be great.


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Unhidden before God

After an elegant evening out, I discovered--to my dismay--that my back collar was unbuttoned, exposing a three-inch triangle of flesh. I realized the ...


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Accountability as Safeguard

Accountability to another is the only way to safeguard against poor judgment, unconscious motivations, and self-deception.


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Pointing Fingers

Many Christians define sin as the sum total of acts which they themselves do not commit.


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"Good People?"

Most of the evil in this world does not come from evil people. It comes from people who consider themselves good.


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Remembering We Are Small

... At Sagamore Hill, Theodore Roosevelt and I used to play a little game together. After an evening of talk, we would go out on the lawn and search the ...


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