Hope is a decision we make, a choice to believe that God can take the adversity, the disappointment, the heartache, and the pain of our journeys and use these to accomplish his purposes.
ADAM HAMILTONLearning to read the Bible in the light of the times in which it was written is critical.
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As I’ve taught our congregation, within the Christian faith the question of homosexuality is not a question of biblical authority, but biblical interpretation.
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If ‘everything happens for a reason,’ then every act of evil is ultimately God’s doing.
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The Bible calls us to love our neighbors, and to do justice and love kindness, not to indiscriminately kill one another.
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Many of these people do what they do because of their faith.
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Jesus’ own witness of sacrificial love and forgiveness, and his work to heal the sick and care for those in need, represent God’s ways and vision for us.
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I am a pastor, and I teach and preach the Bible to my congregation every week. But the Bible is not a manufacturer’s handbook.
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While some misuse their freedom to perpetrate evil, millions respond by feeling compelled to use their freedom to do good.
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We wake up each day facing the age-old struggle of good and evil. In some situations mental illness clouds our judgment.
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Learning to read the Bible in the light of the times in which it was written is critical.
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Husband, when you tell your wife to go for counseling alone (because you think going to see a counselor is a sign you have failed) is like having a car you love overheat and deciding it’s not manly to take it to the mechanic.
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Neither is it a science textbook nor a guidebook for public policy.
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Our teachers and schools are neither to endorse nor to inhibit religion. I believe this is a very good thing.
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Christians believe that God is everywhere and is involved in our lives at every moment, whether we publicly acknowledge God or not.
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I suspect that here theists and atheists would agree: Human beings have within them the ability to choose evil or good.
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You can keep on driving it but eventually you will ruin the engine.
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