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There is a great difference between sin dwelling and reigning in us. It dwells in every believer, but reigns in the unbeliever. - D. L. Moody Sin is to be overcome, not so much by maintaining a direct opposition to it, as by cultivating opposite principles. Would you kill the weeds in your garden, plant…

If a man is in business, it is not necessary that he should commit forgery in order to fail; he can fail by simply neglecting his business. If a man is sick, he need not commit suicide by taking poison; he can do it just as surely by neglecting to take proper medicines. So is it in the things of God.…

Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse [ Deut. 11:26 ]. Israel was commanded to obey. Obedience was the very nub of the matter. A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you this day [ Deut. 11:27 ]. Obedience is something which has been dropped into…

Why you should remain a virgin until you are married Teens having sex. It's in the movies, on TV, and splattered on the pages of magazines. It seems that having sex makes many teens feel that they are mature, popular, normal, or loved. Teens often mistake sex for love - and fondling for affection. But…

One life spent in distinct opposition to the gospel of Jesus is a terrible thing. A Scotchman took some thistle seed to Australia, that he might see a thistle grow on his farm. He only wanted one or two rare old Scotch thistles to make him think that he was at home. Now, thousands of acres are covered…

Can a Christian greatly rejoice while he is in distress? Yes, most assuredly he can. Mariners tell us that there are some parts of the sea where there is a strong current upon the surface going one way, but that down in the depths there is a strong current running the other way. Two seas do not meet…

Do you see that train steaming along the iron way? See, it plunges into a cavern in yonder hill! You have now lost sight of it. Has it perished? As on an angel’s wing, you fly to the top of the hill, and you look down on the other side. There it comes steaming forth again from the tunnel, bearing its…

The Israelites in Egypt had no doubt caught very much the spirit of the Egyptians, and the spirit of the Egyptians was the exact opposite of the spirit of a true-born Englishman. We rejoice that we are free. We are in the habit of discussing laws and criticizing statutes, and if there were an unjust…

I have seen in the army a number of veterans marching in front, an ornament and an honor to the whole company. Your short-service men come and go, but these tried men stick to the colors and are the backbone of the regiment. If a tough bit of fighting has to be done, you must rely upon such as these.…

Isabella Chow serves as a senator in the student government at the University of California Berkeley. Recently, a bill was introduced that would change the definition of gender under Title IX. Ms. Chow abstained from voting on the measure. When it was discovered that she was Christian and did not support…

According to news reports, Joshua Tackett, a 29-year-old New Hampshire resident crashed his car in front of his local police headquarters. Police later arrested him on the suspicion of drunk driving. In his mug shot, he is wearing a t-shirt that says, “This guy needs a beer.” While many viewing the picture…

In You'll Get Through This: Hope and Help for Your Turbulent Times, Max Lucado writes, “God’s sovereignty doesn’t negate our responsibility. Just the opposite. It empowers it. When we trust God, we think more clearly and react more decisively.” You’ll Get Through This, page 150. Nehemiah 4:9 (CSB) So…

When people make sarcastic remarks, they say one thing, that if taken at face value has the exact opposite meaning that they wish to convey. For instance, they may say, “nice going” when someone makes a blunder. Many times, it is a light-hearted way to take the edge off a criticism that encourages everyone…

During the coronavirus lockdown, many Russians were not able to go to local museums, so a group of people created a Facebook group to post homemade versions of famous artwork. The rules required that the creators could only use items they had on hand and that they could not manipulate the pictures digitally.…

In Nebraska, Craig Luttman noticed that six young squirrels were attached by their sap soaked tails and could not get free. He said, it was "kind of like a tug of war, going in completely opposite directions." —Jim L. Wilson https://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/young-squirrels-rescued-ordeal-tangled-tails-55235815…

We are facing an ever-changing landscape in regard to people thinking they are really of another gender than the one ascribed to them by their body. Transgender advocates are pushing the decision on changing genders to an earlier and earlier age. Endocrinologist Michael Laidlaw discussed the growing…

There is an interesting new sport in Russia—a slapping contest. Face slappers must stand opposite each other, separated only by a tall box, and slap each other in turn until one either faints or concedes. Unlike in boxing, competitors are not allowed to try to dodge the blow. Vasily Kamotsky, a 28-year-old…

A life wracked with teenage angst and the horrors that await many in the trials of the modern American High School is the setting for the book, Thirteen Reasons Why, which has been made into a Netflix Series by the same name. Hannah Baker has done the unthinkable; she has ended her own life, rather than…

# Philippians Lesson 1 ## Intro to the Study of Philippians I’ve been given the privilege of teaching the opening weeks of this study through the book of Philippians. Before we get to the text of Philippians I am going to take a few minutes to refresh your memory of the background of the Philippian churches…

Arizona State Representative Paul Mosley was stopped by a sheriff’s deputy for driving 97 mph in a 55 mph zone. The deputy’s body camera captured Mosley stating that he sometimes drove 130, 140, or 120 on the road because he was in a hurry to get home. The written report said Mosley told him not to waste…

The Greyhound Express bus from Cleveland to New York City left the station three hours late. Passengers awoke seven hours later to find themselves in Toledo, 114 miles from Cleveland, the opposite direction from New York. The bus had some mechanical problems and dispatch told the driver to return to…

Christian marriage is from God. God joins two people together, for life. Jesus is specific; humans are not to separate what God had joined. That makes the statement of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin a sad one. In announcing their divorce they stated, “It is with hearts full of sadness that we have…

Ryan Schneider did not compete in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, but as a chaplain, he had the opportunity to chat and mingle with many who did. Schneider knows a lot of the American winter Olympians because he serves a church in Lake Placid, New York, where many Olympians train. Schneider met many athletes…

In 2002 Constantin Reliu left his home in Romania to seek employment in Turkey. By 2016 a Romanian court ruled him deceased at the request of his wife who hadn’t heard from him since he left. In 2018 Reliu returned to find himself declared dead. He asked a court to nullify his death certificate since…

In the culture wars it looks like the church is losing. Our culture is moving further from Biblical morality. In its annual Values and Beliefs survey, the Gallup polling organization found that record percentages of U.S. adults believe it is morally acceptable to get divorced (73%), engage in opposite-sex…