IN CHRIST'S CARE

Is Your Identity in Your Favorite Team or Jesus? 3 Lessons From Our Love of Sports

2014-07-17T16:12:00.001-07:00

Wearing a 49ers jersey to the Seahawks stadium was like going into the lions' den. Because of who I represented by wearing those colors, I faced jeers and cheers, love and hate, hugs and tossed mugs of beer, acceptance and rejection, affirmation and confrontation. It was a NFL playoff game with a Super Bowl appearance in the balance, but my jersey taught me a lesson about "fandamonium"

10 Bible Verses to Uplift and Encourage You When Stressed

2014-07-17T16:00:00.002-07:00

Reuters Whether it be a hard day at work, family trouble, health issues, heartache, depression, or a relationship that is causing stress in your life; there is always something in the Bible to look up to and lift us up when we are feeling down. It is in God's Word that we can find encouraging verses to uplift us and give us hope when we are down. For anyone who is feeling the "weight of

5 Great Prayers to Say Before Going to Bed at Night

2014-07-16T14:24:00.000-07:00

(Photo: Creative Commons/ FRERE; Pierre Edouard) This Touched Me . . . 1. A Child's Bedtime Prayer Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray to God my soul to take. If I should live for other days, I pray the Lord to guide my ways. Father, unto thee I pray, Thou hast guarded me

4 Barriers to Getting Through to God

2014-07-16T14:14:00.002-07:00

Have you been having a hard time lately getting through to God? If so, it's not because He has gone anywhere. He is right where He has always been. But things can come between us and God, especially when those issues go unresolved. Here are 4 barriers to getting through to God: 1) Harboring secret sin. Oswald Chambers writes, "If a man cannot get through

7 Reasons To Completely Trust The Bible

2014-07-16T13:27:00.001-07:00

(By CP Cartoonist Rod Anderson) Dan Delzell is an exclusive CP columnist. If you have any doubts about the supremacy and divine inspiration of the Bible, there is no reason to continue entertaining those doubts and reservations. But there are plenty of solid reasons to take God at His Word. Here are 7 reasons to completely trust the Bible: 1) No other book so clearly reveals God's

10 Heartwarming Pictures of Children Praying

2014-07-14T11:55:00.000-07:00

10 Heartwarming Pictures of Children Praying (Photo: Screenshot/YouTube)Ava Grace Jesus told us to receive the Kingdom of Heaven like child with these words: “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” (Mathew 19:14) Knowing the importance of these little children, can you imagine them praying to

7 Amazing Supernatural Stories

2014-07-14T11:39:00.001-07:00

7 Amazing Supernatural Stories (Photo: Screenshot/YouTube) 1. A Muslim woman saw Jesus and visited Heaven Khalida Wukawitz, a Palestinian Arab, prayed to see Jesus, the son of God. Jesus appeared to her and she visited Heaven afterwards. (Photo: Screenshot/YouTube) 2. A man was killed and spent 90 minutes in Heaven (Photo: Screenshot/YouTube)

Is It Ever Okay for Christians to Use Vulgar Language?

2014-07-13T09:20:00.000-07:00

(Photo: Preston Sprinkle) By Preston Sprinkle , CP Guest Columnist Is it ever okay for Christians to use vulgar language? This question is particularly pertinent to me, since my book Charis takes liberties that might offend some people. While the response to my book so far has been good, I've received not a few reactions that go something like… "I don't think my grandma will

Seven Questions About "Once Saved, Always Saved"

2014-07-13T07:33:00.000-07:00

By Joe McKeever (CP Guest Voices) “…and they shall never perish….” (John 10:28) Can you unfry an egg? Then, after being saved–genuinely forgiven and accepted and transformed by the Holy Spirit of God into something far different from what you were, more than any hen’s egg ever dreamed possible–you cannot undo it. Once saved, always safe. To say otherwise, and to preach it, might be

Freedom from Pornography #BreakPornAddiction

2014-07-13T07:11:00.000-07:00

By Paul Tautges Earlier this week, Brian Croft’s excellent little book HELP! He’s Struggling with Pornography was released in eBook format as part of Shepherd Press’ new line, LifeLine mini-books. In the “Personal Application Projects” portion of the mini-book, Croft gives specific ways men struggling with lust must Put Off Sin (lies) and Put On Christ (truths). PUT OFF SIN: Common

Anticipating the Joy of Seeing God

2014-07-13T06:44:00.000-07:00

By Randy Alcorn (CP Guest Voices) Ancient theologians spoke of the “Beatific Vision,” which meant “a happy-making sight.” The sight they spoke of was God Himself. Revelation 22:4 says of God’s servants in the new heavens and new earth, “they shall see his face.” This would be a shocking statement to anyone who understood the Old Testament emphasis on the

Our Casual View of Sin

2014-07-13T06:33:00.001-07:00

Dr. Charles Stanley (CP Guest Voices) Believers recognize the depravity of sin, but many continue to have a careless attitude about it. We hear people argue, "Everyone sins at times, so don't worry about it. Confess, and God will forgive." If we are honest with ourselves about the nature of disobedience, we know the issue isn't that simple. God is faithful to forgive (1 John 1

Study: Prayer Improves Self-Control

2013-12-16T06:05:00.001-08:00