’m trapped! How do I fight my porn habit?” “I just discovered the secret porn life of one of my kids. How can I help them?” “Is...
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6 Meditations to Fight Pornography (Part 1 of 3)
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oes God understand my suffering? Does He care when I hurt?” Most of us seek answers to these questions, especially when life...
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Last week, our nation mourned seven mass shootings in seven days. Tuesday, March 16 | Eight people were killed in Atlanta when a gunman stormed...
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hat’s odd. Why am I not able to smell these coffee beans? Why does this coffee have no taste?” By Monday morning the kind...
Netflix, Hulu, Disney Plus, or Paramount Plus?
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re you growing weary of winter? I sure am. My laptop screen is festooned with a picture of some beach, somewhere. It welcomes me...
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esus’ words didn’t always smell like roses. Actually, He was notorious for saying some very offensive things, especially to...
So, Christian, How Do We Change?
A Blast from the Past It’s a windy, brisk morning atop Mount Carmel. The green valley below slowly peeks through the dense fog, barely visible from...
Christmas is a Love Story
ou and I have something in common: we desire to love and be loved. This is what drives us to make the Netflix and Hallmark...
Christmas Lights: A True Story
re you a Christmas light connoisseur? Do you trim your house with colorful bulbs or twinkling icicles each year? Does your...
Why I Need Christmas
ell (sigh), what a year 2020 has been. A global pandemic, an election for the history books, a rush on grocery stores, online...
Why I Thank God for my Church
he Pilgrims came to America in search of religious freedom during the reign of King James I of England. Most were also known as...
Do Guardian Angels Exist?
n 2001, my wife and I could have died. Well, we may never know for sure, but the odds were high. Here’s the story... As...
3 Tips to Thrive in This Political Season
he week ahead may be the most stressful season—politically speaking—that most of us have ever seen. I can’t recall an election...
Jesus Gets You. He Understands.
esus gets you. He understands you. He sympathizes with you. In Hebrews 4:15, the author writes, “For we do not have a high...
8 Reasons to Believe the Bible
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Where do you primarily get your news? Are you a TV news connoisseur? A Gazette subscriber? More of a Twitter or Facebook news aficionado? A Google...
8 Tips for Social Media
Which platform do you use most... Facebook? Twitter? Instagram? Snapshot? TikTok? Myspace? If you picked Myspace, I want to meet you. You’re likely...
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