Tag: God
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Ten Years of The Up Daily Devotional! An interview with Todd Gale of Life 100.3FM
I write a daily devotional five days a week. It’s called The Up Daily Devotional — and it’s celebrating 10 years! Here’s a bit more info, and an interview with Todd Gale of Life 100.3FM. What is it? How does it help? How can I sign up?
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Dealing with Rejection
Rejection is run, right? Wrong. And yet, it’s something many of us have to deal with, especially as we follow Jesus. This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) explores Jesus’ experience of personal rejection in Mark 6:1-13 and what we can take from it for today.
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Coattail Conquerors [Sermon]
Do you want more courage to face the things that threaten you? Do you want to live victoriously? Do you want to feel better equipped for the battle of the mind? If so, listen in.
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Why is there so much evil and suffering if there is a benevolent being? [Video]
It’s a huge question. Perhaps the biggest: Why is there so much evil and suffering if there is a benevolent being? This was one of the questions I received in the monthly ‘Q & A Forum’ at Westminster Church in Barrie. There’s no silver bullet answer. If there was, we’d all know it. But in…
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Help When It Hurts (summary video, links)
Here’s a video that summarizes my 3-part teaching series called “Help When It Hurts.” It includes the rationale for the series (hint: hurt is a part of life, but it doesn’t need to be the defining part); the six guiding principles; and summaries for each podcast: Full podcasts (click on title to listen): PART 1:…
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How Having a Purpose Helps With the Pain: “Help When It Hurts” – Part 2 [Podcast]
Worries, broken relationships, illness, financial hardship, a pain from your past that never seems to go away. Yup, life can hurt. Right now I’m leading a series called “Help When It Hurts.” Biblical teachings don’t assume that life will be a cakewalk. In fact, they presume that life will be difficult. None of us are offered a free pass; but…
