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End Times Phobia: Reclaiming my future

I used to be a useless Christian. My bad end-times beliefs not only terrified me, but completely immobilized my spiritual life. Bible classes at my private school encouraged our imaginations to run wild, and what started out as a pre-teen fascination and curiosity in Biblical prophecy soon turned into an intense phobia. Youth-group films that... >Full Story

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Lie or "self-contradictory statements"?

Sometimes people will make up obviously false lies as a joke, like "I'm the greatest tennis player ever!" after displaying less than stellar athletic ability. In response, a friend of mine will sometimes jokingly respond by quoting Revelation 21:8: "But the cowardly, the unbelieving ... the idolaters and all liars—their place will be in the fiery...... >Read More

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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 of Christian humility: Prideful, arrogant,... >Read More

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Reuniting A House Divided

Join us for chat: He Isn't Meeting My Needs! @ February 15, 2010 10:30 am EST We’ve all read 2 Corinthians 6:14 “Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?” but what happens if you became a Christian after you got married? It’s...... >Read More

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