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| Trapped Bee Offers Simple Reminder on Temptation |  Printer view
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| Topics: | Appetites, Desire, Devil, Evil, Flesh, Focus, Human condition, Lust, Overcoming, Pleasure, Satan, Sexual immorality, Sin, Spiritual warfare, Strength, Temptation, Temptation, avoiding, Temptation, resisting, Weakness |
| Filters: | Stories |
| References: | Genesis 3:1 , Genesis 39:12, 2 Samuel 11:1, Matthew 4:1, Matthew 26:41, Luke 4:1, John 10:10, 1 Corinthians 6:18, 1 Corinthians 10:13-14, 2 Corinthians 2:11, 2 Corinthians 10:3, 2 Corinthians 11:14, 1 Timothy 3:7, 1 Timothy 5:15, 1 Timothy 6:9-11, 2 Timothy 2:22, 2 Timothy 2:26, Hebrews 12:1, James 1:13, 1 Peter 5:8 |
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| Little Boy Just Wants to Go Home | Printer view
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| Topics: | Calling, Challenges, Children, Christian life, Circumstances and faith, Complaining, Difficulties, Discipleship, Education, Endurance, Faith, Hardship, Life, Lifestyle, Pain, Perseverance, Quitting, Sacrifice, Self-denial, Self-sacrifice, Testing, Tests, Trials, Troubles, Valleys, Vocation, Wholehearted devotion, Work |
| Filters: | Free, Humor, Stories, Youth & Children |
| References: | Matthew 10:37-39, Matthew 16:21-28, Mark 8:31-9:1, Luke 9:22-27, Luke 14:25-35, Galatians 6:9, Hebrews 12:1-13 |
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My friend Linda, who teaches first grade, told me about an interaction she had with one of her students on the first day of school. Accustomed to going home at noon in kindergarten, Ryan was getting his things ready to leave for home when he was actually supposed to be heading to lunch with the rest of the class. Linda asked him what he was doing. "I'm going home," he replied. Linda tried to explain ... Wanda Vassallo, Dallas, Texas |
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| Choosing the Easy Route When Battling Temptation | Printer view
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| Topics: | Appetites, Carnality, Depression, Desire, Devil, Evil, Flesh, Human condition, Idealism, Overcoming, Satan, Spiritual warfare, Strength, Temptation, Temptation, avoiding, Temptation, resisting, Tests, Trials, Weakness, World |
| Filters: | Christian Culture, Humor, Stories, Youth & Children |
| References: | Genesis 3:1, 2 Samuel 11:1, Matthew 4:1, Matthew 26:41, Luke 4:1, 1 Corinthians 10:13, 2 Corinthians 10:3, 2 Corinthians 11:14, 1 Timothy 6:9, Hebrews 12:1, James 1:13, 1 Peter 5:8 |
| Tone: | Commend |
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| On Being Reactors, Not Actors | Printer view
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| Topics: | Distractions, Emotions, Focus, Human nature, Influence, Motivation, Overcoming, Perspective, Purpose, Responsibility, Temptation, Temptation, resisting, World, Worldliness |
| Filters: | Quotes |
| References: | Joshua 1:6-9, Matthew 6:33, Matthew 11:2-15, 2 Corinthians 10:4-5, Ephesians 4:11-16, Ephesians 5:15-16, Philippians 4:4-9, Hebrews 12:1-3, 1 Peter 3:13-18, 1 John 2:17 |
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| Statistics on Our Incessant Need to Check Email | Printer view
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| Topics: | Anxiety, Busyness, Challenges, Commitment, Communication, Culture, Dedication, Devotion, Diligence, Distractions, Double-mindedness, Focus, Influences, Peer pressure, Relationships, Responsibility, Technology, Temptation, Temptation, avoiding, Temptation, resisting, Time, Wholehearted devotion, World, Worldliness, Worry, Zeal |
| Filters: | Editor's Choice , Pop Culture, Statistics |
| References: | Matthew 6:25-34, Luke 8:14, 1 Corinthians 10:13, Philippians 4:8, 2 Timothy 2:22, Hebrews 12:1, James 1:13-15 |
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| Søren Kierkegaard on the Difference Between Admirers and Followers | Printer view
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| Topics: | Change, Christian life, Commitment, Conversion, Dedication, Devotion, Discipleship, Dying to self, Humility, Lordship, Lordship of Christ, New man, Old man, Renewing the mind, Sacrifice, Sanctification, Self-denial, Self-discipline, Selflessness, Self-sacrifice, Submission, Surrender, Truth, Wholehearted devotion, Worship |
| Filters: | Christian Culture, Editor's Choice, Quotes |
| References: | Micah 6:8, Matthew 6:33, Matthew 10:37-39, Matthew 16:24-26, John 6:60-69, John 8:31-32, Romans 12:2, Galatians 2:20, 2 Timothy 1:7, Hebrews 12:1 |
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| The Message of Easter: Die in Order to Live | Printer view
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| Topics: | Anxiety, Devotion, Discipleship, Dying to self, Fear, Humility, Loss, Love, Marriage, New man, Old man, Relationships, Renewing the mind, Sanctification, Self-denial, Self-discipline, Selflessness, Self-sacrifice, Submission, Surrender, Wholehearted devotion, Worry |
| Filters: | Marriage & Sex, Men, Stories, Women |
| References: | Genesis 22:1-2, Matthew 16:24-26, Luke 9:57-62, Romans 12:2, Galatians 2:20, 2 Timothy 1:7, Hebrews 12:1 |
| Tone: | Neutral/Mixed |
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| Easter in Pakistan | Printer view
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| Topics: | Christian life, Church, Church and state, Church life, Circumstances and faith, Culture, Easter, Good Friday, Government, Injustice, Martyrdom, Missions, Nations, Oppression, Persecution, Politics, Politics, churches and, Social conditions, Suffering, Tests, Threats, Trials, Witness |
| Filters: | Christian Culture, Everyday Disciples, International, Stories |
| References: | Matthew 5:10-12, Matthew 26:17-28:20, Matthew 28:16-20, Mark 14:12-16:20, Luke 6:22, Luke 22:7-24:43, Luke 24:45-49, John 13:1-21:25, John 15:20-21, John 20:21, Hebrews 12:1-13 |
| Tone: | Commend |
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| Pittsburgh Steeler Troy Polamalu on the Christian Life | Printer view
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| Topics: | Appetites, Carnality, Character, Christian life, Christlikeness, Depravity, Devil, Dying to self, Entertainment, Envy, Evil, Flesh, Godliness, Greed, Holiness, Human limitations, Human nature, Humility, Jealousy, Lifestyle, Lust, Meekness, Morality, New man, Old man, Perspective, Pride, Righteousness, Self-denial, Sex, Sexual immorality, Sin, Spiritual warfare, Sports, Temptation, Temptation, avoiding, Temptation, resisting, Tests, Worldliness |
| Filters: | Editor's Choice, Famous People, Quotes, Sports |
| References: | Genesis 3:1-7, 2 Samuel 11:1-26, Proverbs 11:2, Proverbs 16:18, Proverbs 29:23, Micah 6:8, Matthew 4:1-11, Matthew 18:4, Matthew 23:12, Matthew 26:41, Luke 4:1-13, Luke 22:26, Romans 12:3, 1 Corinthians 10:13, 2 Corinthians 2:11, 2 Corinthians 11:14, Philippians 2:3, 1 Timothy 6:9, Hebrews 12:1, James 1:13-15, James 4:10 |
| Tone: | Commend |
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| Church Is the Home of the No-cut Audition | Printer view
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| Topics: | Acceptance, Attitudes, Believers, Body, Body of Christ, Brotherly love, Choices, Church, Church life, Community, Compassion, Creativity, Devotion, Disunity, Diversity, Division, Dying to self, Family, Family of God, Fellowship, Self-denial, Togetherness, Unity |
| Filters: | Stories, Youth & Children |
| References: | Matthew 6:25-34, Luke 8:14, Romans 12:5, Romans 12:10, Romans 14:1-15:13, 1 Corinthians 10:13, Galatians 3:28, Philippians 4:8, 2 Timothy 2:22, Hebrews 12:1, James 1:13-15, James 2:1-13, 1 Peter 3:8, 1 John 1:7 |
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