Diary of a Pastor’s Soul by M Craig Barnes Like all Elder brothers, his besetting sin is not riotous living but trusting in his carefully constructed life. Sin is anything that separates us from God, and nothing will do that with more damage to the soul than trying to be your own savior.Page 95
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We invite a little sin into our life – just a little temptation – hopefully in moderation. We want the pleasure and freedom of a little bit of sin, without the harmful side effects. But we find sin taking over our life instead. Early detection is crucial. We’ll weed it out in time, before anything […]
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“If only it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy […]
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When all is done, the hell of hells, the torment of torments, is the everlasting absence of God, and the everlasting impossibility of returning to his presence; sayes the Apostle, it is a fearefull thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Yet there was a case, in which David found an ease, […]
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People Really Do Think They’re Better Than They Are By Amy Norton http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20001221/hl/morals_2.html NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — In general, people see themselves as kind, generous and fair–even a step above the less-altruistic masses. And a lot of these people are fooling themselves, new research suggests. Researchers have consistently found that the average person considers […]
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cotton candy. It’s one of the childhood delights we keep as adults. It’s fun food. Well, maybe not food–I looked up the recipe. The ingredients include 5 cups of granulated sugar, 1-1/3 cups of light corn syrup, 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons of water, food color paste, flavored oil, and baking spray. It then listed […]
One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside all people. He said, “My son, the battle is between two ‘wolves’ inside us all. “One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.” “The other is […]
C.S. Lewis wrote a book called The Great Divorce to show the differences between Heaven and Hell. In this fantasy, people take a day trip to the bright borders of heaven. Because Heaven is so real, the people appear as ghosts next to the solidity of heaven and heaven’s residents. Heaven’s grass even hurts their […]