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When a Christian is Depressed
There is an idea going around – and I think it’s been going around for a long time – that true Christians, or at least godly Christians, are never depressed. It’s a wonder where ideas like this come from. I suppose there is a twisted logic to it – Christians are going to heaven, so why be Continue reading
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A Lesson on Procrastination
It’s been almost 30 years, so I don’t remember his name. Could’ve been John…so let’s go with that. But I do remember the conversation we had, because he told me something I never forgot. And I remember something else too (read to the end). Here’s the story: It was circa August 1986, and my third year Continue reading
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Where are the Commands for Personal Evangelism?
Some people are under the impression that the Bible does not tell us to do personal evangelism. Have you ever considered it? It’s interesting – try to think of a biblical command that says something like this: “Be sure to tell your family and your co-workers and your neighbors about Christ,” and you’ll get the idea. You Continue reading
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I Believed; Therefore I Spoke
The title above expresses a universal truth: when you believe something, it comes out of your mouth. So said Jesus (Matthew 12:34), and so expressed the Apostle Paul… Since we have the same spirit of faith according to what has been written, “I believed, and so I spoke,” we also believe, and so we also Continue reading
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The Turning Point In My Life, Conclusion
(This is part 3.) What had I done wrong? What was my problem? Would I ever be able to go into ministry? And then, in a flash, the Spirit of God led me to 2 Corinthians 3:5… “Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is Continue reading
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The Turning Point In My Life, Part 2
(This is part 2. Part one is here.) I walked into my first dealership one January morning and with a whirlwind of energy, greeted the parts manager with a smile: “Hi, I’m Roger Knowlton with Premier Autoware. I’d like you to have one of my pens – careful it tends to develop feet and walk Continue reading
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The Turning Point In My Life
I sat waiting at the Illini Orange Canteen. The smell of fall was in the air at the University of Illinois. I had squeezed 4 years into 4 ½, and now the time had come to go out into the “real world.” I would be graduating in December. I spent many hours at the Illini Continue reading
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How We Are Outwitted By Satan
We are often confused about the main way the enemy of our souls attacks us. Now I’m sure that he comes against us in many different ways, all of which I myself do not know; but I think we too often imagine Exorcist-like warfare with crosses held high and twisting heads as in the movie. And while Continue reading
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Praying for a Baby, Part 2
(This is part 2. The story of our early struggle with infertility begins here.) Okay, logic said, we definitely needed to keep this thing under wraps. We had a history, after all, and telling people would just lead to awkward conversations should the dreaded loss come our way again. But it came to me one Continue reading
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Praying for a Baby
“You should know that I’m not much of a handyman,” I told Bill. “My wife can’t count on me to do much of anything around the house.” There’s the old chestnut that says honesty is the best policy, and if we were going to be offered this position managing the self-storage units called The Padlock, Continue reading
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