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Fighting the Works of the Flesh: Hatred

by Eddie Foster
December 29, 2014 • 5 minute read

In the seventh post in this series covering the works of the flesh, we look at several strategies we can use to combat the temptation to hate. Hate speech. Hate crimes. Hate mongering. These...

Fighting the Works of the Flesh: Witchcraft

by Eddie Foster
December 22, 2014 • 6 minute read

In the sixth post in this series covering the works of the flesh, we look at what sorcery means today and several strategies for combating it. If you ask most professing Christians if they...

Fighting the Works of the Flesh: Idolatry

by Eddie Foster
December 15, 2014 • 5 minute read

In the fifth post in this series covering the works of the flesh, we look at several strategies we can use to combat modern versions of idolatry. Most people in the Western world do not...

Fighting the Works of the Flesh: Lewdness

by Eddie Foster
December 8, 2014 • 5 minute read

In the fourth of our series covering the works of the flesh mentioned in Galatians 5:19-21, we discuss lewdness and strategies to combat it in our life. We know what you are thinking:...

Fighting the Works of the Flesh: Uncleanness

by Eddie Foster
December 1, 2014 • 4 minute read

In the third post in this series covering the works of the flesh mentioned in Galatians 5:19-21, we look at several strategies for combating uncleanness. When the word unclean is mentioned...

Fighting the Works of the Flesh: Adultery

by Eddie Foster
November 17, 2014 • 5 minute read

This post, the first in a series covering the works of the flesh mentioned in Galatians 5:19-21, discusses several strategies for combating adultery. One of the more famous portions of the...

A Father’s Love Will Never Fade Away

by Larry Murray
August 29, 2014 • 4 minute read

Reflecting on a horrendous experience brought home a powerful lesson about love that I want to share with you: Make time for your family—while you can. It was the type of situation you...

One Man’s Struggle With Depression

by Debbie Caudle
August 27, 2014 • 6 minute read

Our contributor on mental and social issues interviews a friend who has dealt with clinical depression. He shares his perspective on this serious issue. Kirk, now in his early 60s, recalls...

Four Gifts You May Not Want … but Absolutely Need!

by Debbie Caudle
April 1, 2014 • 5 minute read

Everyone likes to receive a gift. But what about the gifts you’ve been receiving all along and didn’t appreciate? How can we make the most of them? Why is it that some people...

The Only Thing We Have to Fear

by Jeremy Lallier
February 18, 2014 • 4 minute read

Many have heard President Roosevelt’s famous quote about fear—but how true is it? Is fear itself really what we need to fear? The Bible holds the answer. The year was 1933. In...

Overcoming: Changing Magnetic Polarity

by Johnathan Armstrong
January 15, 2014 • 5 minute read

Human beings have a natural attraction to sin—much like magnets of opposite polarity. In order to overcome, we must change our spiritual magnetic polarity! In our modern world, the...

The Danger of Lasting Guilt

by Leon Leonard
January 13, 2014 • 4 minute read

When we sin, guilt is a right response. But guilt can become deadly if it continues to consume a Christian after he or she has been forgiven by God.

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