Struck Down, But Not Destroyed

Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly;span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-28567A" data-link="(A)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"> I do not fight like a boxer beating the...

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Sin Makes Our Heart Sick

You tell me that you’re nowhere near the path of adultery. You and he are just friends. You both love the Lord and desire to walk in obedience to his word. In fact, it was your shared commitment to Jesus that connected you. As you served at the Christian conference, chatting over the course of long days and boxed lunches, your conversation was filled with Christ and a zeal...

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the perfect woman.

I once asked a college class to give me the definition of “the perfect woman.” Immediately, one of the girls blurted out, “a cute, chaste, cooking, cleaning, childbearing Christian who is clever (but not too clever).” And then she added, “Not that I’m bitter, of course.” In their search for love, men suffer from similar frustrations. The whole process can be deeply confusing....

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