In Search of the Christmas Spirit
The holidays can be challenging. If you need someone to talk to, come talk to a mentor.
One Christmas, I came across an article in a local newspaper by an articulate columnist named Bill Johnson. His column was titled, "A Lesson in Catching the Christmas Spirit." Johnson began his search for the Christmas spirit at the Christmas tree lots,...... >Read More
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My Story, and Yours
I have a story. It started long ago ... although it doesn't feel so long ago. You have one too. If yours is anything like mine, it's full of triumph and tragedy, love and rejection, victory and defeat. It's likely been a bumpy road.
But my story is real, and so it matters. So does yours. As we live out... >Read More
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What Do You Fear?
What do you fear, and why? Is it holding you back from realizing your full potential? The childish fears of our youth are usually replaced by new fears, or sometimes they just morph into more socially acceptable versions of those same childish fears. Watch this short film and then take a look at the related online... >Read More
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What if you lose?
There's always a lot of excitement around a championship game. For one team, and all of their fans, it is a momentous occasion. There's partying in the streets, massive patriotic pride, and kudos for their successful homecoming athletes.
But what about the losing team? Their fans are understandably disappointed. The players, much more. For the...... >Read More
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Soul Cravings: Seeking
Usually people talk about "seeking God." But is it possible that God has been actively seeking you for a long time, possibly even a lifetime? God is not trying to avoid us. In fact we often try to avoid God. He is already knocking at your door: Will you let Him into your life?
In this video author Erwin McManus... >Read More
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Getting Old in the 21st Century
Do you often think about getting old? A friend and I were talking recently about our respective elderly relatives. I was talking about how mentally sharp my grandmother still is at age 90, while while my friend related how his elderly grandmother now suffers from Alzheimer's disease and often cannot recognize her own family members. After a pause,...... >Read More
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Marvelous Love
On a cold Christmas Eve in 1952, when Korea was in the throes of civil war, one young woman struggled along a village street, obviously soon to deliver a child. She pleaded with passersby, "Help me! Please. My baby."
No one paid any attention to her.
A middle-aged couple walked by. The wife pushed away the young mother and sneered, "Where's...... >Read More
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Do you crave destiny? (Part 2)
Do you crave destiny? Destiny doesn't mean passively entering into tomorrow, to... >more
Home for Christmas
Are you lonely this Christmas? Come talk to a mentor.
In 1962 I... >more
Love can be dangerous