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Witnessing to unbelievers

aklemp — Thu, 30 May 2013 18:10:16 +0000

Have you ever had to talk to an unbeliever about your faith? This might seem like a frightening prospect. After all, think about the unbelieving world we live in, there is so much hostility to the truth of Godâ€™s Word. There is contempt for what God says about the value of human life and the gift of marriage.

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Using your gifts

aklemp — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:19 +0000

Each of us is a unique creation, given different gifts that make us individuals. Psalm 139:13-14 says, â€œFor you created my inmost being, you knit me together in my motherâ€™s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.â€ Just like no two hand-knit items are ever exactly alike, God formed us individually according to his purpose.

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Witnessing on the Web

aklemp — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:58:27 +0000

If Jesus was alive on earth today, which one of his disciples would manage his Facebook page? It may seem like a far-fetched, silly idea, but consider thisâ€”YOU are Christâ€™s disciple, called to faith in him through the Holy Spirit and given eternal life through his death and resurrection. Does your online profile reflect that you are a child of God?

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Martin Luther on Education

aklemp — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:00:28 +0000

All quotes are adapted from â€œA sermon on keeping children in schoolâ€ by Martin Luther.

â€œGod has not given you your children and the means to support them simply so that you may do with them as you please, or train them just to get ahead in the world. You have been earnestly commanded to raise them for Godâ€™s service.

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Unwanted pregnancy

aklemp — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:59:49 +0000

"Let's take care of it." What does this phrase mean to you? Does it mean nurturing and loving, or does it mean disregarding and trashing. For more than 50 million lives during the last 39 years, "take care of it" means death. It means never having a chance in this world.

January 22 marked the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the monumental Supreme Court case legalizing abortion.

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Illness

aklemp — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:47:06 +0000

Just before Thanksgiving in 2008, at the age of 26, I was diagnosed with a kind of cancer called glioblastoma multiforme. I had a tumor about the size of a tangerine in my brain behind my left eye. My nurses told me not to look for information on the Internet. They were trying to protect me, I think. Well, I did the search anyway.

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Guilt

aklemp — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:10:48 +0000

Question: I pray for forgiveness every day and feel guilty if I do something wrong. What I don't understand is if we are born with original sin, why should we feel guilty about sinning since we can't help it?

<img style="float: left; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;" src="http://www.wels.net/sites/wels/files/mli013111_guilt.png" alt="" width="459" height="159"> Question: I pray for forgiveness every day and feel guilty if I do something wrong. What I don't understand is if we are born with original sin, why should we feel guilty about sinning since we can't help it? Answer: Thank you for your question. You are right that it may not seem fair that we are guilty if we can't help but sin.

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Mental health

aklemp — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:10:31 +0000

Talk about a conversation killer. â€œSo, Iâ€™m working on a new article and the topicâ€™s depression.â€ The small crowd gathered around the party table seemed suddenly very intent on their meatballs and chicken wings.

â€œNo comment,â€ said one, but still I pressed, knowing several there had struggled with depression in the past.

â€œReally?

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Seniors

aklemp — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:09:58 +0000

Question: I am almost 80 years old and lately I've been wondering, what purpose do I have in life? Why does God keep me here on this earth?

Answer: Thanks for sharing your question. You wonder what purpose God has for your life here on earth. Since you are almost 80 years old, I am sensing that you are retired and are not able to do a lot of things you used to enjoy.

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Parenting

aklemp — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:09:22 +0000

A little over a year ago the small community in which I live was stunned. Four teenage boys ages 17 to 19 plotted to rob a home, and they agreed beforehand that if anyone was home they would murder them. They randomly chose a home only because it was on a dirt road away from other houses.

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Living as a teen in troubled times

aklemp — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:08:52 +0000

So, whatâ€™s the trouble in your life? Maybe you just got dumped or your best friend isnâ€™t talking to you or youâ€™re being bullied. Maybe your family is going through a rough patch, or youâ€™re anxious about the next chapter in your life.

What about peer pressure â€“ yep, itâ€™s there constantly trying to get you to act against your faith.

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College students

aklemp — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:04:04 +0000

College students, what are your New Year's resolutions? To exercise more? To make new friends? To get involved in more activities at school? To raise your GPA?

It's normal to reflect on the past semester and to make goals in order to improve the next.

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Loneliness

aklemp — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:34:00 +0000

A teen writes her pastor to let him know that his sermon touched her heartâ€”and her soul.

Pastor, I just wanted you to know that I really liked your sermon last Sunday, "Help for the brokenhearted." I'm sure you noticed me crying through the whole thing and even now thinking about the message God had that day makes me bawl. It's just that it was exactly what I needed to hear.

Devotion - You Are Not Alone in Your Faith - July 9, 2010

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Birth

aklemp — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:03:01 +0000

As I sit here and watch our new son sleeping, I marvel at how blessed my wife Linda and I are. We are full of joy and thanksgiving as we look back on the last year and reflect on how the Lord has touched our lives when he chose us to become Corey's parents through adoption.

We started out five years ago, a newly married couple looking forward to our life together and starting a family.

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Addictions

aklemp — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:57:04 +0000

My wife was gone. My kids were gone. My ministry was gone. The problem was mineâ€”all mine.

The first time I got drunk was July 3. The last time I got drunk was December 31. Unfortunately, there were 20 years, not six months, between those two dates.

The first time was the summer after ninth grade. A friend and I sampled booze that night until I threw up and passed out.

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