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How to be a Noble Christian
I owe it to my years in the Navigators that I can’t read the Bible without seeing a highlighter through certain verses. Now I generally don’t mark in my Bibles, but I think you know what I mean: as I read, there are certain verses that I have heard referred to so many times that they Continue reading
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Advice For That Big College Spring Break Trip
Spring break trips by college students to Daytona Beach and other parts south have become infamous symbols today for full-out hedonistic pleasure. And Sunday I was talking with a young college student from our church who was home for the weekend, and told me he too was heading to the beaches when his spring break Continue reading
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Peace Found Here
I think there is nothing more wonderful in the world than having peace in your mind and heart. Think about it this way – which would you prefer, a beach and sun vacation in the Caribbean with a family member you are quarreling with, or a happy, peaceful home in the dead of a Wisconsin Continue reading
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Two Ways to Live
There are two kinds of people in the world. One kind of person is like Herod the Tetrarch. And the other is like this man we come to know and love in the gospels and Acts – Peter the Apostle. What is the difference? Well, in short, one is independent, and the other is dependent. Continue reading
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Why Did the Rules Change From the Old Testament to the New Testament?
Have you ever wondered why after centuries of following the Old Testament laws, it suddenly became okay for God’s people to enjoy lobster and pork chops? Well, there is a reason for this change, and we watch it happen in Acts chapter 10. It happened like this: one day Peter decided to try to escape Continue reading
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When Your Loved One Doesn’t Know Christ
At the beginning of last year I ran into an old friend I hadn’t seen for some time, and when we started catching up, it didn’t take too long to find out what was on his heart: His teenage son was showing pretty clearly by his life that he had not embraced Christ. The spiritual Continue reading
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The Power of Pain
I’ve been hanging out at Club Fitness in Waupun this winter, and a casual glance around the gym brings one great truth home: Pain causes growth. Now, I’m a treadmill guy and don’t do the weights thing (I don’t want to surprise you, but that’s not me in the picture), but I know I really Continue reading
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