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The Quest for Character

Tom Landry once said, "My task is to renew the minds of our players so that I can get them to do what they do not want to do in order for them to ...


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Miracles in Northern China

In recent years many studies have focused on what's taking place in Communist China among Christians. The reason people are studying is because when ...


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Pain Precedes Joy

I don't envy those who have never known any pain, physical or spiritual, because I strongly suspect that the capacity for pain and the capacity for ...


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How to Find Life

It would be just another illusion to believe that reaching out to God will free us from pain and suffering. Often, indeed, it will take us where we rather ...


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Bring Your Own Appreciation

"Pastor Wells, remember next week is our Pastor Appreciation Dinner. Tell your wife we have her down for a meat, a dessert, a gallon of tea, and ...


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Pastors with Doubts

This week I've been involved in one of the most interesting conversations I have had in years. A group of sixteen pastors sat in a room; these were ...


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Failure Brings Doubt

Recently I heard of a man from Jordan, a Christian who came to the United States, went through seminary, even got his doctor's degree in theology. ...


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The Cause of Doubt and Discouragement

Two weeks ago I met with a man with whom I had graduated from seminary. He said, "Paul, I left seminary, and for two years I had a youth ministry. ...


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Elisabeth Elliot: Wounded Healer

What God wants us to be as a family of faith is a group of wounded healers, taking our wounds, however big or small, and transforming them into a healing ...


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Lincoln: Thankful Despite Trials

A man whom many believe was the greatest American president is a good example. When he was 7 years of age, his family was forced out of their home, and ...


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