Repentance: An Outdated Word?
Everyone wants to hear that they are good and that their decisions are correct. But guilt and misconduct cannot simply be discussed away; they strain the relationship and the conscience until the guilt is finally […]
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True Repentance
By repenting and turning to God, a new life begins. Repentance involves leaving behind the old, and beginning something new. A person who realizes that life without God is a mistake remembers the depressing burden […]
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Niniveh, an Example of Repentance
A true example of repentance is found in the narrative of Nineveh. The people to whom Jonah was sent to preach reacted to his message. Jesus says, “they repented at the preaching of Jonah” (Luke […]
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On the Lamb Our Souls Are Resting
The words of the German song “Auf dem Lamm ruht meine Seele” (translated as “On the Lamb our souls are resting,” but commonly known as the hymn “In the Cross of Christ I glory” in […]
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On the Road of Salvation
“Now it came to pass after these things that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being one hundred and ten years old. And they buried him within the border of […]
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Thankful
“In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 It is reported that while taking a walk, the German mystic, Johannes Tauler von Strassburg, met […]
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Back to the Bible
Much more terrible than global environmental pollution is the dramatic moral decline and increasing alienation from God. Is there still a way out of this spiral of destruction for humanity? “Back to nature!” This is […]
