Yellow Ribbons

The song, Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree, is about a man released from prison who wasn’t sure whether the woman he loved would accept him back, or reject him. He wrote and asked her forgiveness and requested that, if she could forgive him, she tie a yellow ribbon around the oak [...]

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Mystery Religions

In the first century, the Greek mystery religions were the number one competition for Christianity. They were the ancient equivalents to secret societies in more recent centuries. You were initiated into a mystery religion without knowing very much, and then you were told secrets that you promised that you would tell to no one else. [...]

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The Three Mysteries of Revelation

This week’s Feature Article by Leith Anderson Part 4 from the series, “Bible Mysteries” Revelation 1:20; 10:7; 17:5-7 We are launching a new series of Leith’s extended articles to be posted each weekend.  This is the fourth of four installments in the series, “Bible Mysteries.”  Links to previous articles in this series are provided at the bottom of this [...]

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Child-like Faith

One of the many things that impress me about Jesus is the way he turned ordinary situations into teaching opportunities. One day, when his disciples were questioning him about who was the greatest in the kingdom of heaven, a small boy wandered into the house where they were talking. Jesus called the child over to [...]

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Who is this Jesus?

“Who is this Jesus?” was a question on the lips of many people who observed him. In some ways he seemed so ordinary ? a local boy from Nazareth; a man whose appearance didn’t stand out in the crowd. He laughed and cried, ate and slept like everyone else. Yet he also was completely out [...]

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Start with Faith

If you need a hip replacement, you go to an orthopedic surgeon who performs the surgery necessary to give you a new hip. Afterwards, the surgeon prescribes physical therapy that will enable you to take full advantage of the new joint. The Bible tells us that without faith it is impossible to please God. If [...]

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Are You Religious?

I’ve never liked the word “religious.” To me, “religion” smacks of institutions, rules and self-righteousness. So I don’t want to be “religious.” I just want to be Christian. But there’s a sense in which being “religious” is very positive. It refers to the practical living out of faith. Living “religiously” is the opposite of living [...]

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Each Child is Unique

There’s a proverb in the Bible that goes like this, “Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.” Now, most of us think that means teaching our children to have faith in God and to be “good kids” so when they’re grown they’ll [...]

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The Mystery of Marriage

This week’s Feature Article by Leith Anderson Part 3 from the series, “Bible Mysteries” Ephesians 5:31-32 We are launching a new series of Leith’s extended articles to be posted each weekend.  This is the third of four installments in the series, “Bible Mysteries.”  Links to previous articles in this series are provided at the bottom of this entry.  Among [...]

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Parents as Travel Agents

A great temptation of parenthood is imposing your desires and inclinations on your child. You love music so you want your daughter to be a musician. You’re a carpenter so you want your son to be a carpenter. Instead of forcing our desires on our children; I think, as parents, it’s helpful to picture ourselves [...]

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Lessons from Crooked Trees

There used to be some very crooked Russian olive trees in our back yard. The annoying thing about them was that their trunks grew more sideways than upward. Some were so low to the ground that I could hardly mow under them. I tried trimming them, but that didn’t help. The only way to change [...]

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The Disciplines of Life

If you polish a piece of wood or a precious stone, you are actually putting a lot of scratches on parallel lines, until eventually those scratches form a brilliant reflective pattern. That is similar to what God is doing when he disciplines us. The Bible explains it this way, “Do not lose heart when [God] [...]

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