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The seven sayings: Salvation
In April 1994, Milwaukee pastor, Roy Ratcliff, received a phone call from a local prison warden. The warden informed him that a prisoner wished to be baptised and asked if he would be willing to perform the rite. Intrigued, and never having been involved in prison...
The seven sayings: Forgiveness
On the evening of 17 June 2015, a tragic mass shooting happened at the Emanuel African American Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. During a routine Bible study, young white supremacist, Dylann Roof, entered the building and opened fire, killing...
The seven sayings: Introduction
Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ rocked the world in 2004 with its graphic portrayal of the crucifixion. Clocking in at a little over two hours, the film tells the story of Jesus’ final hours leading up to the cross. The movie was shocking in its brutality. Film...
Gossip: How to respond
We have considered the fact that gossip is evidence of a debased mind and have worked through some of the ways to overcome gossip in our own lives. But how should you respond when you are the victim of gossip? If you have ever been gossiped about, you know the sting...
Gossip: Strategies for victory
In an earlier article, we saw that gossip is evidence of a debased mind (Romans 1:29). Something deep inside us loves the sin of gossip, but the Bible condemns it in no uncertain terms. Gossip is bad. It is, as Matthew Mitchell defined it, bearing bad news behind...
Gossip: Evidence of a debased mind
What do you think of when you hear the term “a debased mind”? A deranged serial killer? A sexual predator? A heartless dictator? Of all the sins you would associate with “a debased mind,” how far down the list is gossip? When Paul wrote to the Romans of God giving...