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Bob at Christian Personal Finance has been writing financial advice from a Christian perspective for a long time. He has a newsletter, blog, courses, books, and lots of personal advice. I find his advice timely and useful. He wrote a column in 2007 entitled The one thing I would teach a recent college Grad. This road can…
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No true Christian wants to sin and displease God. The Scriptures truly state that “…you will know them by their fruit,” that is, what kind of life they live. How do we avoid sin? We will be tempted. Some tips: B1 Read and study the Bible (2 Timothy 2:15) Reading the Bible should be…
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Doublethink is the acceptance of two contradictory ideas or beliefs at the same time. (doublethink. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged. Retrieved April 27, 2015, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/doublethink) Nancy Pearcey authors an article in Evolution News entitled Darwin’s Robots: When Evolutionary Materialists Admit that Their Own Worldview Fails. A couple of quotes from her article are telling B1 In What…
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A concise review of the book “Wounded Spirits” by Douglas J. Carragher Th. D. It is subtitled “A Biblical approach to dealing with the effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).” The author is a Sergeant Major, U.S. Army (Ret), who now is the general director of Armed Forces Baptist Missions, mission’s speaker, teacher, Biblical counselor,…
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At least 5 times it is written in Scriptures “right in his own eyes.” (Deuteronomy 12:8, Judges 17:6, Judges 21:25, Proverbs 12:15, Proverbs 21:2). At least 24 times it is written in Scriptures “right in the eyes of the Lord.” (Deuteronomy 12:25-28, 2 Chronicles 25:2, etc.). Two different attitudes: I will do things my way in everything. My way…
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Brothers do not be children in your understanding; rather, in malice be children, but in understanding be men. (1 Corinthians 14:20, EMTV). Understanding. The Greek word φρήν phren means the diaphragm area of the body referring to not only the anatomy but the source of feeling, emotions, etc. By extension it means thinking, understanding, mind, etc.…
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What is the Christian’s method of success? Being in the Scriptures. The promise to Joshua was not just to him; we can also apply it to us. “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according…
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A1 Scripture B1 Colossians 3:18-4:1, NMB B2 Colossians 3:18-4:1, NLT A2 Outline—God’s rules for dealing with those who are close to us B1 Wives C1 Submit C2 To own husbands B2 Husbands C1 Love your wives C2 Do not be bitter with them B3 Children C1 Obey your parents C2 In all things B4…
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Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. Colossians 3:21, EMTV Here are 32 ways to make your child(ren) angry. 1 Setting unrealistic goals. Demanding too much from them as in expecting a 5-year-old to read at the 12th grade level or to have all “A’s” in school. 2 Abuse them in…
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B1 Wives, subject yourselves to your own husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. (Colossians 3:18, EMTV) B2 A controversial subject B3 Submit (Colossians 3:18) C1 Not as a slave with no rights. C2 But a yielding to the higher authority. C3 Someone must have the last word. C4 The word means “under another”.…