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Save Me from my Successes
Save Me from my Successes

Do you struggle with the deep darkness of depression and find yourself without hope? We want to pray for you. “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God” (Psalms 20:7). A few weeks ago I was flipping through the New Year’s edition of a [...]

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Save Me from my Successes
Save Me from my Successes

If you would like someone to talk with and help you discern how you can continue to grow in your faith, contact a mentor today to start the discussion! “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.” (Psalms 20:7) A few weeks ago I was [...]

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Christian Pride & Humility
Christian Pride & Humility

Is it okay for Christians to be competitive? How does pride fit in when we are successful in our accomplishments? I thought about this as I watched the Iron Man 2 movie a few days ago. It was an enjoyable (albeit trite) movie. The Tony Stark character seems to represent the opposite of the idea [...]

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Harry Potter: Should you let your kids watch?
Harry Potter: Should you let your kids watch?

On July 15, the latest Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, will be released into theaters. The previous five movies have been huge successes from the movie studio’s point of view: The first movie alone earned over $300million. But should Christian parents allow their children to watch the Harry Potter movies, read [...]

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Overcoming Failure
Overcoming Failure

Are you struggling to overcome failure in your life? We have a mentoring community with Christians who can share and pray with you. Talk to a mentor today. Please open your Bible and read: Romans 7:15 – 20. Victory is God’s will for the believer’s life. But sometimes we can find ourselves falling repeatedly into [...]

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Transforming the Difficult Child
Transforming the Difficult Child

How quickly things can change Matthew, age 7, pushed his sister to the ground after she told him to leave her alone. He had been taunting her. His mother, angry and frustrated, lectured him on right and wrong, sent him to his room and promised that if he did it again he would have no [...]

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Our Personal Accountability
Our Personal Accountability

“So then each one of us will give an account of himself to God.” (Romans14:12) If you are not involved in a personal accountability relationship, then you are missing out on one of life’s greatest benefits. The Word of God speaks often of this relationship: Jesus is accountable to the Father (John 8:28-29), the church [...]

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A Validated Parking Ticket
A Validated Parking Ticket

Is your best never good enough? Talk to a mentor. “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” (Psalm 139:14) I imagine at some point in your life you have experienced validated parking. After parking your car, you take your ticket to the proper [...]

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Why Dread the Test?
Why Dread the Test?

Are you in the midst of the storm today? Come talk to a mentor.  “After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, ‘Abraham!’ And he said, ‘Here I am.’” (Genesis 22:1 ESV) This verse refers to the birth of Abraham’s son Isaac, and his covenant with the Philistines to live in peace. These [...]

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A Strange Time for Fear
A Strange Time for Fear

READ 1 Kings 19:1-4: “Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, ‘May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like [...]

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