“Get out!” he shouted. I remember sitting in church as a single man some 15 years ago and watching in shock as the singles pastor screamed those words as he threw a chair across the stage, mid-sermon. He was a big guy and the chair went soaring. It was an unforgettable moment. His topic that […]
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Have you ever been to an awkward wedding? Recently I heard a story of a man who, despite his deep social anxiety, decided to write and memorize his own wedding vows. Unfortunately, the wedding was held in front of a very large group of people. Things went as expected—horribly! Cringe-worthy doesn’t begin to describe it.
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The first fruit listed among the fruit of the Spirit is the fruit of love. This beautiful fruit begins to mature when Christ enters a person’s life. Romans 5:5 states: “And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.”
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I clearly remember being down at what used to be Tom and Lib Phillip’s field (now Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium) at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It was a beautiful spring afternoon and I was chatting in the outfield during batting practice with one of my non-Christian teammates about God. As
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(The reflections below were published in the Hickory Daily Record June 4, 2011 and also at http://corinthpastorbob.com/2011/06/loving-two-brides/ on the same date.) The entry is used here with permission from Rev. Dr. Bob Thompson of Corinth Reformed Church in Hickory, NC. Bob has posted on Red Door’s Blog before. Check out his last entry “When You
Below, we continue our survey describing what it means for a believer in Christ to follow Him. What does a true follower of Christ look like? We looked at the first major quality a couple of weeks ago, the fear of the Lord, now we take up qualities two and three (all stemming from Deuteronomy 10:11-12). Quality
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