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"The Batman Effect" The Power of Identity
A group of researchers sought to study the nuances of self-control. They conducted a study with a few dozen kindergarten students and gave them a painfully boring, repetitive task designed to test how... -
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What If Satan Told The Truth When He Tempted Us? [Part 1 of 2]
Think for a second what it would be like if Satan were to tell the truth when he tempted people? Could you picture what that would look like? Imagine if Satan tried to tempt us honestly; it might go s... -
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The Devils Logic [Part 2 of 2]
If I were making a list of benefits like the one Mike McKinley imagines, only this time using the devil’s actual logic, it might look more like this: Experience the excitement of new romance. Get th... -
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Spiritual Battles on the Journey of Faith
While I am not one to see a demon behind every bush or spiritual warfare in every difficulty, the fact is that we are regularly engaged in the struggle against good and evil—whether we know it or not.... -
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Wrestling with the Devil or God?
Maturation is a lifelong journey with different phases, human and spiritual. And it has many setbacks. What can be helpful is to have a grasp of the natural seasons of our lives and how these interfac... -
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Your Cell Will Teach You Everything
A certain brother went to Abbot Moses in Scete, and asked him for a good word. And the Elder said to him: Go, sit in your cell and your cell will teach you everything. An elder said: The monk’s ce... -
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The Inuit and the Wolf
In the vast, frozen wilderness of the Arctic, an Inuit hunter used a clever technique to trap a wolf. He took a sharp knife and carefully coated its blade with layers of animal blood, letting each lay... -
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The One Ring and the Failure of Willpower
Nearly everybody knows of at least one sin habit in their life that they wish to leave behind them. Yet, no matter what they do, it seems impossible for them to be free of this habit, character flaw, ... -
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Give Me Chastity…Someday
Augustine of Hippo's (63AD-114) Confessions is widely considered to be one of the most important books ever written, some consider it the world’s first biography. Augustine's early life was ch... -
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Crowd Control
In a sermon delivered at Christ Church Cathedral in Nashville, Tennessee, Christian ethicist Stanley Hauerwas turns his attention to the dangerous seduction of crowds: It is a terrible thing to fall... -
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Different Seasons, Different Challenges
Someone once quipped that we spend the first half of our lives struggling with the sixth commandment ( Thou shalt not commit adultery ) and the second half of our lives struggling with the fifth comma... -
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Why Strike the Rock?
Why did Moses strike the rock? He was a man of faith, whose life had been characterized by trust in God (see, for example, the description of Moses in (Heb 11:24-29). So why did he fall into unbelief ... -
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Presenting the Glory of God
Speakers and writers must present the glory of God as clearly and compellingly as human language will permit. Otherwise both preacher and people will be reduced to dreaming little dreams and attemptin... -
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Stepping Over our Wounds
Sometimes we have to “step over” our anger, our jealousy, or our feelings of rejection and move on. The temptation is to get stuck in our negative emotions, poking around in them as if we belong there... -
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When Rulers Refuse to Listen
The kings Of history are rewarded with many impressive descriptors: majestic, exalted, glorious, sovereign. Men and women bow before such heights of nobility; even the eyes of wealth and status fall t... -
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Keeping a Good [Hu]man Down
Martin Luther King, Jr. was right: We can overcome, despite adversity, the trend toward mediocrity, and the temptation to rationalize our weaknesses. You simply cannot keep a good person down. Crippl... -
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Taking Confession on an Airplane
Locked into captivity by an airplane seat, a kindly disposition of keeping a friend company, or a telephone connection, we become ex officio confessors to those with troubled consciences and traces, o... -
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Love for the Long Haul
Patience is love for the long haul; it is bearing up under difficult circumstances, without giving up or giving in to bitterness. Patience means working when gratification is delayed. It means taking ... -
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There is an Ebb and a Flow
Dear Lord, Today I thought of the words of Vincent Van Gogh. It is true that there is an ebb and flow but the sea remains the sea. You, oh God, are the sea. Although I experience many ups and downs i... -
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Whose the Fairest of Them All?
In Disney’s Snow White, when the wicked witch stares in the mirror, she asks a basic question: “Who’s the fairest of them all?” It is a natural, human tendency to measure ourselves against others. But... -
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Doubt is a Felt Tension
Doubt is really the felt tension that exists between a belief you have and a contrary claim you do not yet believe…Simply put, doubt is that experience of one of our beliefs seeming like it might be f... -
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Writing Angry
“I never work better” Martin Luther once said, “than when I am inspired by anger; for when I am angry, I can write, pray, and preach well, for then my whole temperament is quickened, my understanding ... -
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The Happy Night
Eventually, God sends all who truly seek to know him into a spiritual wilderness. That’s why St. John of the Cross calls this dark night, this desert of ours, a “happy night.” The night is happy becau... -
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The World, a Definition by Eugene Peterson
The world, though, is protean: each generation has the world to deal with in a new form. World is an atmosphere, a mood. It is nearly as hard for a sinner to recognize the world’s temptations as it is... -
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God’s Inexhaustible Mercies
One of the stunning realities of the Christian life is that in a world where everything is in some state of decay, God’s mercies never grow old. They never run out. They never are ill timed. They neve... -
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The Perversion of Pleasure
In his classic fictional work on spiritual warfare, The Screwtape Letters , C. S. Lewis imagined a senior demon (Screwtape) corresponding with one of his protégés (his nephew Wormwood) as the latte... -
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The church fathers consistently acknowledged
The church fathers consistently acknowledged the beauty and goodness of desire (e.g., Augustine, above), but they were not naive to the potential for desire to be bent by sin. They knew that our longi... -
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Joy’s Trick
Joy’s trick is to supply Dry lips with what can cool and slake, Leaving them dumbstruck also with an ache Nothing can satisfy. -
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Every Life Led By Its Tastes
[The] Puritans made good use of the Latin phrase omnis vita gustu ducitur -every life is led along by its tastes. They knew that each creature is piloted by an inner yearning for its favorite food. E... -
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Sin and Trees
Sin not only alienates; it enslaves. It separates us from God and it also brings us into captivity. We need now to consider the ‘inwardness’ of sin. It is more than the wrong things we do; it is a dee...
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- The Passing of Time (5)
- The People of God (5)
- The Power of the Holy Spirit (4)
- The Psalms (4)
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- Race (8)
- Race (Running) (3)
- Racial Reconciliation (6)
- Racism (9)
- Rage (3)
- Raising Children (3)
- Reading the Bible (8)
- Reality (5)
- Reason/Rationality (3)
- Rebellion (3)
- Receiving God (5)
- Receiving Grace (9)
- Receiving Love (7)
- Reconciliation (13)
- Redemption (17)
- Refiner's Fire (6)
- Refining Fire (5)
- Reflection (7)
- Reframing (5)
- Relationship with God (9)
- Relationships (11)
- Religion (6)
- Religion and Politics (4)
- Relying on Jesus (4)
- Remembering (5)
- Renewal (15)
- Renewing our Minds (4)
- Repentance (8)
- Repetition (3)
- Reputation (6)
- Rescue (19)
- Resentment (9)
- Resilience (21)
- Resisting Temptation (6)
- Respect (3)
- Responsibility (5)
- Rest (14)
- Restlessness (5)
- Restoration (7)
- Resurrection (9)
- Resurrection Life (4)
- Resurrection to New Life (6)
- Retreat (3)
- Returning to God (3)
- Revelation (11)
- Rhythms (3)
- Rhythms of Rest (3)
- Righteousness (5)
- Risks (5)
- Role Models (3)
- Romantic Relationships (9)
- Rootedness (6)
- Roots (5)
- Routines (3)
- The Roman Empire (3)
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- Sabbath (5)
- Sacrifice (19)
- Sacrificial Living (3)
- Sacrificial Love (6)
- Safety (6)
- Salt (5)
- Salt and Light (4)
- Salvation (11)
- Sanctification (22)
- Satan (5)
- Savior (4)
- Scarcity (4)
- Scars (5)
- Science (11)
- Science and Religion (6)
- Screens (5)
- Scripture (16)
- Sea (4)
- Searching (5)
- Seasons (6)
- Secularism (5)
- Security (4)
- Seeking God (5)
- Seeking Happiness (6)
- Seeking the Kingdom (5)
- Seeking the Truth (13)
- Self-Absorption (5)
- Self-Acceptance (4)
- Self-Achievement (3)
- Self-Awareness (7)
- Self-Centeredness (6)
- Self-Control (4)
- Self-Deception (11)
- Self-Destruction (3)
- Self-Discipline (3)
- Self-Examination (3)
- Self-Image (4)
- Self-Importance (5)
- Self-Improvement (5)
- Self-Judgment (3)
- Self-Justification (6)
- Self-Knowledge (4)
- Self-Love (5)
- Self-Reliance (5)
- Self-Sacrifice (11)
- Self-Worth (5)
- Selfishness (6)
- Selflessness (4)
- Sermon on the Mount (7)
- Sermons (3)
- Servant Leadership (4)
- Servanthood (9)
- Service (4)
- Sex (9)
- Sexual Temptation (3)
- Shadow (4)
- Shame (6)
- Sharing the Gospel (3)
- Sheep (8)
- Shepherds (6)
- Sight (7)
- Silence (10)
- Silence (Spiritual Discipline) (4)
- Simplicity (4)
- Sin (11)
- Sin Nature (5)
- Sinfulness (9)
- Sins (17)
- Skepticism (7)
- Slavery (7)
- Sleep (4)
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- Smart Phones (6)
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- Solitude (11)
- Solutions (3)
- Solving Problems (3)
- Space (Outer) (3)
- Spending Time (3)
- Spiritual Blindness (5)
- Spiritual Direction (4)
- Spiritual Discernment (4)
- Spiritual Disciplines (8)
- Spiritual Formation (13)
- Spiritual Growth (7)
- Spiritual Leadership (7)
- Spiritual Maturity (4)
- Spiritual Nurture (10)
- Spiritual Practices (5)
- Spiritual Problems (5)
- Spiritual Thirst (5)
- Spiritual Transformation (14)
- Sports (17)
- Stable (3)
- Stars (3)
- Status Quo (4)
- Staying Humble (8)
- Stealing (4)
- Stewardship (6)
- Stillness (4)
- Storms (9)
- Strength (13)
- Strength of Character (4)
- Stress (6)
- Struggles (10)
- Struggles with Prayer (4)
- Stubbornness (3)
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- Submission (6)
- Success (16)
- Suffering (20)
- Superheroes (4)
- Surprise (3)
- Surrender (9)
- Survival (4)
- The Sacraments (7)
- The Saints (7)
- The Soul (11)
- The Spiritual Life (8)
- The Star of Bethlehem (3)
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- Taking A Leap Of Faith (6)
- Taking Stock (3)
- Taking Up the Cross (3)
- Talents (4)
- Talking (3)
- Teaching (3)
- Teamwork (4)
- Technology (5)
- Teenagers (6)
- Temptation (10)
- Testing (4)
- Thankfulness (3)
- The Twelve Disciples (4)
- Theology of Work (3)
- Thought Life (4)
- Thoughtfulness (3)
- Thoughts (8)
- Threats (5)
- Time (9)
- Tradition (5)
- Tragedy (5)
- Training (10)
- Transformation (19)
- Trauma (6)
- Treasure (8)
- Trees (14)
- Trials (5)
- Trouble (4)
- True Church (3)
- True Love (3)
- Trust (20)
- Trust in God (10)
- Trust in Jesus (4)
- Trust like a Child (4)
- Truth (9)
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- The Wild (6)
- The Work of the Holy Spirit (5)
- Waiting (10)
- Waiting on God (4)
- Walking (5)
- Walls (3)
- Wandering (6)
- War (11)
- Warning Signs (3)
- Warnings (4)
- Weakness (7)
- Weddings (5)
- Western Culture (12)
- Wholeness (3)
- Wilderness (17)
- Willpower (3)
- Wine (4)
- Winning (3)
- Wisdom (10)
- Witnesses (7)
- Word of God (3)
- Words (8)
- Words vs. Actions (4)
- Work (11)
- Work and Rest (3)
- Work-Life Balance (9)
- Workmanship (4)
- Works-Righteousness (6)
- World (14)
- Worldliness (3)
- Worldly Power (6)
- Worldview (8)
- Worry (6)
- Worship (10)
- Wounds (7)
Illustration_categories by Reference
Genesis
Exodus
- Exod 1 (2)
- Exod 2 (2)
- Exod 3 (30)
- Exod 4 (8)
- Exod 5 (3)
- Exod 6 (1)
- Exod 10 (1)
- Exod 12 (1)
- Exod 13 (5)
- Exod 14 (13)
- Exod 15 (1)
- Exod 16 (15)
- Exod 17 (9)
- Exod 18 (5)
- Exod 19 (4)
- Exod 20 (11)
- Exod 22 (3)
- Exod 23 (3)
- Exod 24 (3)
- Exod 25 (2)
- Exod 26 (1)
- Exod 27 (1)
- Exod 30 (1)
- Exod 31 (5)
- Exod 32 (17)
- Exod 33 (11)
- Exod 34 (4)
- Exod 35 (4)
Leviticus
Deuteronomy
Ruth
1 Samuel
1 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Job
Psalm
- Ps 1 (11)
- Ps 2 (4)
- Ps 3 (1)
- Ps 4 (2)
- Ps 5 (1)
- Ps 7 (1)
- Ps 8 (6)
- Ps 10 (2)
- Ps 13 (1)
- Ps 14 (2)
- Ps 15 (1)
- Ps 16 (12)
- Ps 17 (1)
- Ps 18 (4)
- Ps 19 (17)
- Ps 22 (8)
- Ps 23 (32)
- Ps 24 (5)
- Ps 25 (8)
- Ps 27 (11)
- Ps 29 (1)
- Ps 30 (1)
- Ps 31 (2)
- Ps 32 (9)
- Ps 33 (2)
- Ps 34 (24)
- Ps 36 (1)
- Ps 37 (18)
- Ps 38 (2)
- Ps 39 (2)
- Ps 40 (4)
- Ps 42 (24)
- Ps 43 (2)
- Ps 46 (27)
- Ps 48 (1)
- Ps 49 (2)
- Ps 51 (20)
- Ps 52 (1)
- Ps 55 (6)
- Ps 56 (3)
- Ps 61 (1)
- Ps 62 (5)
- Ps 63 (6)
- Ps 65 (2)
- Ps 66 (2)
- Ps 69 (1)
- Ps 72 (6)
- Ps 73 (7)
- Ps 77 (2)
- Ps 82 (9)
- Ps 84 (1)
- Ps 85 (3)
- Ps 86 (1)
- Ps 88 (3)
- Ps 90 (13)
- Ps 91 (4)
- Ps 92 (2)
- Ps 93 (1)
- Ps 94 (4)
- Ps 95 (3)
- Ps 96 (3)
- Ps 100 (3)
- Ps 101 (1)
- Ps 103 (15)
- Ps 104 (9)
- Ps 107 (2)
- Ps 110 (2)
- Ps 112 (2)
- Ps 115 (4)
- Ps 116 (4)
- Ps 118 (8)
- Ps 119 (38)
- Ps 121 (5)
- Ps 122 (1)
- Ps 123 (2)
- Ps 126 (3)
- Ps 127 (14)
- Ps 128 (1)
- Ps 130 (7)
- Ps 131 (5)
- Ps 133 (6)
- Ps 136 (2)
- Ps 138 (1)
- Ps 139 (35)
- Ps 141 (4)
- Ps 143 (2)
- Ps 145 (5)
- Ps 146 (4)
- Ps 147 (5)
- Ps 150 (1)
Proverbs
- Prov 1 (2)
- Prov 2 (2)
- Prov 3 (30)
- Prov 4 (16)
- Prov 5 (1)
- Prov 6 (1)
- Prov 7 (1)
- Prov 8 (2)
- Prov 9 (3)
- Prov 10 (1)
- Prov 11 (10)
- Prov 12 (6)
- Prov 13 (3)
- Prov 14 (12)
- Prov 15 (9)
- Prov 16 (19)
- Prov 17 (8)
- Prov 18 (10)
- Prov 19 (10)
- Prov 20 (3)
- Prov 21 (2)
- Prov 22 (7)
- Prov 23 (1)
- Prov 24 (5)
- Prov 25 (3)
- Prov 26 (5)
- Prov 27 (7)
- Prov 28 (2)
- Prov 29 (4)
- Prov 31 (3)
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon
Isaiah
- Isa 1 (11)
- Isa 2 (1)
- Isa 6 (20)
- Isa 7 (3)
- Isa 9 (16)
- Isa 11 (1)
- Isa 12 (1)
- Isa 14 (2)
- Isa 25 (2)
- Isa 26 (10)
- Isa 28 (3)
- Isa 29 (1)
- Isa 30 (15)
- Isa 32 (1)
- Isa 37 (1)
- Isa 40 (45)
- Isa 41 (12)
- Isa 42 (9)
- Isa 43 (19)
- Isa 44 (1)
- Isa 45 (2)
- Isa 46 (1)
- Isa 47 (1)
- Isa 48 (8)
- Isa 49 (8)
- Isa 50 (1)
- Isa 52 (1)
- Isa 53 (31)
- Isa 54 (1)
- Isa 55 (36)
- Isa 57 (3)
- Isa 58 (18)
- Isa 59 (3)
- Isa 60 (7)
- Isa 61 (11)
- Isa 64 (8)
- Isa 65 (6)
- Isa 66 (1)
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Amos
Nahum
Zephaniah
Matthew
- Matt 1 (8)
- Matt 2 (13)
- Matt 3 (3)
- Matt 4 (25)
- Matt 5 (53)
- Matt 6 (61)
- Matt 7 (33)
- Matt 8 (2)
- Matt 9 (7)
- Matt 10 (14)
- Matt 11 (27)
- Matt 12 (7)
- Matt 13 (17)
- Matt 14 (16)
- Matt 15 (6)
- Matt 16 (14)
- Matt 17 (4)
- Matt 18 (25)
- Matt 19 (3)
- Matt 20 (7)
- Matt 21 (9)
- Matt 22 (9)
- Matt 23 (15)
- Matt 24 (8)
- Matt 25 (25)
- Matt 26 (7)
- Matt 27 (7)
- Matt 28 (8)