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| The Amazing Amount of "Stuff" Americans Have |  Printer view
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| Topics: | Consumerism, Contentment, Coveting, Culture, Finances, Greed, Happiness, Lifestyle, Luxury, Materialism, Money, Money, love of, Possessions, Prosperity, Riches, Stewardship, Wealth |
| Filters: | Statistics |
| References: | Matthew 6:19-24 , Luke 8:14, Luke 12:13-21, Ephesians 5:3, Colossians 3:5, 1 Timothy 6:6-10, Hebrews 13:5 |
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| What Dog Owners Can't Live Without | Printer view
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| Topics: | Animals, Choices, Distractions, Entertainment, Family, Focus, Husbands, Life, Lifestyle, Love, Marriage, Need, Needs, Perspective, Priorities, Relationships, Romance, Spiritual Perspective, Spouses, Technology, Television, Values, Wives |
| Filters: | Statistics |
| References: | Genesis 2:24, Psalm 90:12, Matthew 6:19-21, Matthew 16:26, Luke 16:13, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, Ephesians 5:15, Ephesians 5:21-33, Philippians 2:1-4, Colossians 3:18-19 |
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| Man Desires the Trust of His Homeless Friend | Printer view
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| Topics: | Abundant life, Asceticism, Belief, Consumerism, Contentment, Emptiness, Faith, Happiness, Homelessness, Idolatry, Joy, Lifestyle, Luxury, Materialism, Meaning, Money, love of, Perspective, Possessions, Poverty, Prosperity, Simplicity, Trust, Wealth |
| Filters: | Everyday Disciples, Stories |
| References: | Psalm 116:6, Proverbs 15:16, Ecclesiastes 5:10, Isaiah 55:1-2, Matthew 6:24, Mark 4:19, Luke 4:18, Luke 6:20, Luke 12:15, Luke 14:16-24, Philippians 4:12, 1 Timothy 4:4, 1 Timothy 6:6, 1 Timothy 6:10, Hebrews 13:5, James 2:5 |
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| Highlights from Harris Poll on Religion | Printer view
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| Topics: | Afterlife, Attitudes, Belief, Beliefs, Bible, Christ, birth of, Christ, death of, Christ, deity of, Christ, only Savior, Christ, resurrection of, Church, Church attendance, Church life, Creation, Devil, Doubt, Eternal death, Eternal life, Evolution, Faith, False beliefs, God, God, creator, Heaven, Hell, Incarnation, Jesus Christ, Miracles, New Testament, Old Testament, Pluralism, Postmodernism, Religion, Resurrection, Satan, Truth, Unbelief, Word of God, World, Worldview |
| Filters: | Free, Statistics |
| References: | Genesis 1, Genesis 2, Genesis 3:1-7, Matthew 6:24, Matthew 24, Matthew 25, Mark 13, Luke 17:26-27, Luke 21:5-36, John 8:44, John 10:7-9, John 14:6, Acts 1:6-7, Acts 4:12, Romans 1:18-21, Romans 7:24-25, 2 Corinthians 4:4, 2 Corinthians 5:10, 2 Corinthians 11:14, Ephesians 6:12, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11, Hebrews 2:14-15, Hebrews 9:27-28, Hebrews 10:25, Hebrews 11:13, 1 Peter 4:5, 1 Peter 5:8, 2 Peter 3, 1 John 4:1-3, Revelation 20:11-15 |
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Highlights from a 2008 Harris Poll nation-wide survey of 2,126 U.S. adults:
- Americans who believe in God: 80 percent (unchanged since the last survey in 2005)
- Americans who believe Jesus is the Son of God: 71 percent
- Americans who believe in the resurrection of Jesus: 70 percent
- Americans who believe in the Virgin Birth: 61 percent
- Americans who believe in the survival of the soul after death: 68 percent
Brian Lowery, managing editor, PreachingToday.com; source: The Harris Poll, "More Americans Believe in the Devil, Hell, and Angels than in Darwin's Theory of Evolution," www.harrisinteractive.com (12-10-08) |
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| TV's Power to Make or Break Relationships (and More) | Printer view
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| Topics: | Addiction, Church, Church life, Community, Culture, Distractions, Entertainment, Family, Fatherhood, Fathers, Fellowship, human, Focus, Friendship, Husbands, Influence, Marriage, Mind, Motherhood, Mothers, Parenthood, Parenting, Pop Culture, Priorities, Relationships, Spouses, Television, Time, Wives, World, Worldliness |
| Filters: | International, Marriage & Sex, Stories |
| References: | Ecclesiastes 4:7-12, Matthew 6:22-23, Matthew 18:10-14, Matthew 22:39, Luke 11:34-36, John 13:34-35, John 15:12-13, Acts 2:42-47, Romans 12:2, Romans 12:10, Romans 12:13, Romans 16:23, Philippians 2:1-4, Philippians 4:8, Hebrews 10:24-25, James 5:19-20, 1 Peter 1:22, 1 Peter 4:9, 1 John 2:15-17 |
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| What We Would Do with $1,000 | Printer view
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| Topics: | Contentment, Finances, Generosity, Giving, Greed, Luxury, Materialism, Money, love of, Possessions, Poverty, Prosperity, Riches, Stewardship, Value |
| Filters: | Money, Statistics |
| References: | Ecclesiastes 5:10, Matthew 6:24, Luke 16:13-14, 1 Timothy 6:3-10, Hebrews 13:5 |
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| The Relentlessly Undermining Work of Christ | Printer view
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| Topics: | Commitment, Consecration, Dedication, Devotion, Discipleship, Faithfulness, Growth, Half-heartedness, Idolatry, Love for Christ, Sacrifice, Sanctification, Self-denial, Self-discipline, Selflessness, Self-sacrifice, Spiritual growth, Spiritual Transformation, Transformation, Wholehearted devotion, Worship |
| Filters: | Quotes |
| References: | Psalm 51:16-17, Isaiah 1, Amos 5:21-24, Matthew 4:18-22, Matthew 6:24-33, Matthew 10, Matthew 16:24, Matthew 19:16-30, Mark 1:14-20, Mark 8:31-9:1, Luke 5:1-11, Luke 9:18-27, Luke 9:57-62, Luke 10:1-24, John 1:35-51, 1 Corinthians 9:27, Galatians 5:24 |
| Tone: | Commend |
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| Mattress with One Million Dollars Tossed in Garbage | Printer view
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| Topics: | Anxiety, Gluttony, Loss, Materialism, Money, Money, love of, Security, Stinginess, Value, World, Worldliness, Worry |
| Filters: | International, Stories |
| References: | Proverbs 23:5, Matthew 6:19, 1 Timothy 6:17-19 |
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| Toxic Assets | Printer view
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| Topics: | Appearance, Beauty, Career, Carnality, Flesh, Greed, Idolatry, Immorality, Materialism, Money, Morality, Possessions, Purity, Sin, Temptation, Temptation, resisting, Trust, Vices, Worldliness, Worship |
| Filters: | Free, Marriage & Sex, Money, Stories, Work & Career, Youth & Children |
| References: | Exodus 20:3-5, Deuteronomy 5:7-9, Matthew 6:19-33, Matthew 16:26, Mark 8:36-37, Luke 9:25, Ephesians 4:22, Colossians 3:5, James 4:4, 1 John 2:15-17 |
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The 2009 economic crisis brought an interesting phrase into the headlines: toxic assets. Toxic assets are one of the factors contributing to the trouble that banks are in now. The assets are loans. Somebody owes the banks money. Normally banks want people to owe them money and pay them interest on the principal. But as the economy now stands, especially with the mortgage foreclosure crisis, many of ... Craig Brian Larson, editor, PreachingToday.com |
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| Neutrality on Video Games | Printer view
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| Topics: | Children, Consequences, Culture, popular, Depression, Discernment, Entertainment, Fatherhood, Fathers, Influence, Influences, Media, Motherhood, Mothers, Parenting, Parents, Pop Culture, Responsibility, Sadness, Sorrow, Teenagers, Television, Youth |
| Filters: | Pop Culture, Statistics, Youth & Children |
| References: | Psalm 30:11-12, Psalm 42, Proverbs 20:8, Proverbs 20:12, Isaiah 5:12, Matthew 6:22-23, Matthew 11:28-30, Mark 9:42, Luke 1:68-79, Luke 12:15, Luke 19:41-42, Romans 12:2, Philippians 4:4, Philippians 4:8, 1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 |
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