In What Situations Does Lust Inflame Your Sexual Desire? Outer conditions •Something sexually stimulating crosses your path •You are alone with the opportunity to pursue sexual pleasure •You are far away from anyone who would know about your little private pleasure excursion •It is the middle of the night and you can’t sleep •You are…
Matt Chandler, before he became the Pastor of the Village Church in Texas, asked himself: “If I ever get the chance to invest in one group of people, what would I want them to learn in life?” These are his prayers: 1. That we would see that the greatest problem in the universe is not…
Grasping Demand & Self Exaltation James 4:1 and 4:12 sound the two key themes that lie at the heart of conflict: grasping demand and self-exaltation. Each of us says, in effect, “My will be done, and damn you if you cross me.” To find God’s solution to conflicts, you must ask and answer the questions,…
Bondage of shame: Shame causes me to believe that God’s fundamental attitude towards me is rejection. Shame overpowers my will to keep fighting, filling me with despair. Shame is a deadly form of pride because it condemns me for failing to be my own savior. Shame drives me into isolation because I fear being found…
Recently, a small, privately owned plane was deemed to be too close to the location of President Barack Obama. The results: several F-16 fighter planes were scrambled and they “escorted” the civilian plane to a safe location at an airport some distance away. This has happened several times during Obama’s Presidency. Why is it done?…
