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  • How We Fill Our Hearts

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    Scripture talks about the contents of our hearts and how important it is, so how do we determine what is in this secret place within us and purify it?

  • What Is Your Destiny?

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    God makes a plan for our lives, so how do we know if we’re successfully following that plan or not?

    Most people have heard of Hermann Göring, Hitler’s right-hand man, commander of the Luftwaffe and heir-apparent to the Nazi empire. Far fewer people have heard of Hermann’s brother, Albert Göring.

  • The Secret Ingredient for Great Missionaries

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    All too often the church has oversimplified the Great Commission and missed out on the most important trait needed to reach the lost and shepherd the church. 

  • Tell Me a Tale of Triumph

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    When we’re invited to explain why we follow God, how do we tell this story and why do we tell it the way we do?

    Ryan Holiday is the kind of self-made wonderchild that America absolutely loves. His life is the one that many aspire to and parents push their children to attain.

  • Shining with an Otherworldly Light

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    God has given us a gift that he demands we take full advantage of and yet we seldom truly grasp what it is and how to make the most of that gift.

  • Path of Fools and the Faithful

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    God’s route to an end goal is usually not the one we would’ve taken, so why does he so often insist on taking us the ‘long way around,’ sometimes through pretty terrible circumstances?

  • A Short Guide to Achieving Holiness

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    God commands us “You shall be holy, for I am holy” (1 Peter 1:16), but the debate over how to actually accomplish this command has caused Christians a great deal of anguish over the years.

  • The Price Tag for Heaven

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    How do we respond to people, sometimes even believers, who seem quite content with their sin and convinced that Jesus is more than happy to ignore all their indiscretions?

  • The Virtue of Patience in Pain

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    God often permits pain to enter into his children’s lives, and he promises to gloriously transform these moments to joy, but the space of waiting between those two moments can be agonizing.

  • A Song Out of the Night

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    God doesn’t guarantee us an easy life anywhere in scripture; in fact, the Bible promises us quite the opposite in many places, so how should we respond to that?