Tag: Relationships

Samson and Delilah: A Cautionary Tale About Flirting with Sin

The story of Samson and Delilah in Judges 16 is one of the Bible’s most sobering cautionary tales. It’s the story of a man chosen and anointed by God, equipped with incredible strength to deliver Israel, who fell not because of his physical weakness but because of his inability to resist temptation. Samson’s downfall serves as a warning to us today about the dangers...

Sin Thrills and Then It Kills: Planning Ahead to Avoid the Trap of Sin

Today I begin a five-week series while I'll be looking at Sin, the effect it has on our lives and how we can avoid it. I'm tackling the series because as we get older, we tend to have fewer places where we can speak openly about Sin. There is an unspoken expectation in the Christian world that does you get older you should naturally...

The Gift Of Singleness

In the church today there seems to be an assumption that if you’re a young person who is single, it’s only for the time...

Is Submission Relevant Today?

We hear a term that, nowadays, is considered to be an ugly word in our society today. Submission. It is mocked as being outdated,...

How To Be Your Brothers Keeper

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Why we all need friends who will hold us accountable

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Why you need to forgive the person who hurt you

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Three Traits for Loving, Lasting, Joy-filled Relationships

Sixteen years ago, one of my close friends got married on Valentine's Day. It was a special day not just because she was getting...

Absent Father, Present God

“To as many as received Him gave them the power to be called sons of God’ (John 1:12) here power refers to the right,...

How to love Christians you don’t like

Of all the things that you will learn in your Christian walk, one thing is for certain...Christians are messy. As much as we expect...

When Our Leaders Disappoint Us

The topic of leadership has always been central to the church. Jesus Christ, the ultimate leader was described as the ‘good shepherd’ (John 10:11)...

Biblical Submission: The Male Perspective

“Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.” Hold on, wait a minute. Did he say "submit"? How degrading! How archaic! Or...

Biblical Submission: The Female Perspective

In Ephesians 5, we find a very simple instruction given to the married men and women in the Gospel community at Ephesus. This marital...

Why Romance in a Fallen World Cannot Be Our Example

The Christmas season has just begun and the cheesy romantic Christmas movies are already populating our screens. They can be enjoyable to watch but...