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Students Blame Sexual Immorality on Drunkenness
God gives his commands for our good. For example, God forbids drunkenness. Studies into drunkenness among college students provide a glimpse into the ...
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C. S. Lewis on the God We Think Will Satisfy Us
What would really satisfy us would be a God who said of anything we happened to like doing, "What does it matter so long as they are contented?" ...
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Pornography a "Quiet Family Killer"
In December of 2009, the Family Research Council released the results of a new study exploring the effects of pornography on marriage, children, and individuals. ...
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The Terrible Price of Sin
In his book Finishing Strong, Steve Farrar sums up well the terrible price of sin:
"Sin will take you farther than you want to go,
Keep you longer ...
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Choosing to Live in Darkness
At first glance Steve and Kathryn's home might look like a dingy basement apartment. But then you notice that everything rests on crates. You see, ...
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Tolkien's Gollum Illustrates Well the Deformity Caused by Sin
Gollum. What a great name. Just from the sound of it, you can tell that it is attached to a ne'er-do-well.
Gollum is the slimiest character in J. R. ...
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A Lesson from the Life of the "Tone-Deaf Diva"
Florence Foster Jenkins, a soprano, loved to sing—especially the great operatic classics. She inherited money when she was in her 50s, which funded ...
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Combating Pornography by Deepening Holiness Pathways
In his book “Wired for Intimacy,” William M. Struthers writes:
When I was young, I visited a farm that had an old-fashioned water pump. It ...
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A Lesson on Stewardship from "The Lord of the Rings"
In The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien writes about a kingdom called Gondor which for many years has had no king. While waiting for the rightful heir to come ...
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Tim Keller on Self-centered Giving
In his book The Prodigal God, best-selling author and pastor Timothy Keller offers the following story to illustrate self-centered giving:
Once upon a ...
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