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Ancient Greek Myth on the Power of Christ's Beauty

In Greek mythology, the Sirens were gorgeous but dangerous creatures who lived on rocky islands. They were part bird and part human. They've also ...


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Invasive Species Cost Us $138 Billion per Year

Be careful what you allow to grow in your heart or your soul. Sin, like invasive species, can lead to consequences we never intended. Here are a few examples ...


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Celibacy Is a Choice; Singleness Is Our Destiny

Christopher Yuan, a transformed believer whose past includes gay prostitution, says that celibacy is a choice, but singleness is each person's origin ...


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Porn Is Truly a Global Problem

While it is often stated that 90 percent of the world's pornography can be traced back to San Fernando, California, this material reaches around the ...


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Exotic Zoo Owner Trapped By His Tiger

In states where it's not illegal, it's relatively inexpensive to buy and keep a baby lion or tiger—generally comparable to the price of ...


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N.T. Wright: Running from Sin and Towards Christ

N.T. Wright uses the following illustration to "describe how we should avoid [sin] and embrace the way of Jesus":

Think of an animal you'd ...

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A Song and a Prayer for Sexual Temptation

Rich Mullins, a Christian musician and songwriter who died in 1997 at the age of 41, once confessed in a concert that he struggled with watching pornography ...


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The Tennis Star Who Hated Tennis

When Andre Agassi's memoir came out, the key revelation of the book was this: Andre Agassi—a former number one ranked player in the world, winner ...


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The Slow Path to Sexual Addiction

Mike Cosper writes in “The Stories We Tel”:

A few years ago I met with a church member who was struggling with sexual sin with his girlfriend, ...


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Robin Williams on the Power of Addiction

On August 11, 2014, the actor Robin Williams took his own life. The 63-year-old actor, who was loved by many fans and fellow actors, was an admitted abuser ...


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