Tag Archives: sin

Secret Power in Disability

Posted on January 3, 2019 by grahamAlive

Should we celebrate in our weaknesses? It seems so counter-intuitive, when strength, power, success, beauty, talent, and winning can only be lauded when set in contrast to everything else that doesn’t stand on the top of the pile. But that … Continue reading →

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Lead Us Not Into Temptation

Posted on December 12, 2018 by grahamAlive

Woe to us when men are tempted to change the words of God. The religious leader of the largest denomination of professing Christians, with influence over the beliefs of a billion members, is suggesting that the Lord’s Prayer teaches error … Continue reading →

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Glossy Paint Makes Everything Look Good

Posted on September 6, 2014 by grahamAlive

A ’67 Corvette with a little rust underneath; a ’72 F100 left out too exposed to the Summer heat; a worn deck on a house up for sale; an old bike you backed into; all they need is a new … Continue reading →

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Hidden Missions: Preaching to the Choir

Posted on July 22, 2013 by grahamAlive

Over land and sea, from one culture to another, from refinements to native: missions have long sought to spread the Name of Christ to a lost and sinful world. As noted in the book Claiming Christ, the lost are not … Continue reading →

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Willfully vs Knowledgeably: a biblical distinction

Posted on July 13, 2013 by grahamAlive

You knew what you were doing. Is that being willful or knowledgeable? There is a difference, at least as far as how Scripture deals with human free will. As my family discovered as we read through another section of Claiming … Continue reading →

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Prison Ministry: A chance for you to go behind the bars

Posted on June 9, 2013 by grahamAlive

For the past several years, I have had the opportunity to serve guys who are locked up in county jail. Typically, I go every Sunday afternoon to spend several hours sharing God’s word and the hope of a different life … Continue reading →

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Talisman or Truth – The illusion of misplaced hope

Posted on April 2, 2013 by grahamAlive

Tomorrow is another day. When relationships strain their connecting tendons, we often sanitize the accompanying heartache with talisman disinfectant. Rather than dealing with our offenses or sins, we have that human tendency to sidestep the hard work of finding a … Continue reading →

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The Co-mingling Cult Affair

Posted on December 15, 2011 by grahamAlive

Most Christians readily acknowledge the sinister threat of mixing ungodly aspects of popular culture into our beliefs and practices. Lying, for example, is considered a protected aspect of free speech in the United States, but that does not justify its … Continue reading →

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Bitter Truth: Bound by Law

Posted on December 11, 2011 by grahamAlive

When Scripture reminds Christians that they have been released from the law and serve in the new way of the Spirit, the concern voiced by some is that without the Ten Commandments there would be no recognition of sin. However, … Continue reading →

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Premeditated Tantrum

Posted on September 30, 2011 by grahamAlive

What is it about our natures that when we don’t get what we want we tend to take it out on others? Or when we are faced with the realization of our own inadequacies, we focus our disgust at those more … Continue reading →

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