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Tag Archives: Pray
University Student Finds Jesus
One November evening Spencer returned to his university apartment to discover one of his apartment-mates sitting on his bed. He was reading Spencer’s Bible! Jeff had questions and they stayed up late discussing God and the Bible. Spencer then invited … Continue reading
Young Boy Wants Forgiveness
Sunday at the beach we had our table set up to give out free Bibles. A 12-year-old boy stopped to say he’d lost his cell phone—had we seen it? No, but we’d keep our eyes open. Meanwhile, I gave him … Continue reading
How Far Can We Go and Not Sin?
John from Kentucky sent an email via Global Media Outreach… www.globalmediaoutreach.com His question: “My girlfriend and I are Christians and we want to wait until marriage for sex. How far can we go and not sin? We are both 16.” … Continue reading
Posted in COLLEGE CAMPUS, DOCTRINE, GLOBAL MEDIA OUTREACH, Love & Romance, PEOPLE, RAISING KIDS
Tagged Bible study, Global Media Outreach, How far can we go and not sin? www.godlife.com, Matthew 7:13-14, Pray, Revelation 21:8, sex and teens, SONG: 7 TIMES A DAY, spiritually healthy, youth group
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A Friend Becomes an Alcoholic
I watched my friend Lesley slowly become an alcoholic. Years passed, and her life and her abilities declined. I remember asking, “Lesley, do you ever think about spiritual things?” I was impressed with her knowledge of God and the Bible. She … Continue reading
Enemies in County Jail
Here’s a precious memory from my years doing jail ministry: One night I was doing a Bible study with two men in county jail who were enemies.They were in the medical unit, as one had a broken leg and the … Continue reading
Posted in DOCTRINE, JAIL & COUNTY JUVENILE FACILITY
Tagged Bible study, Faith, forgive you, God, Hey Bro'! I'm sorry, I'm sorry, jail, Lord, Matthew 6:15, medical unit, Pray, prayer, prison, saved, SONG: MARTHA
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What IS a Bible, Anyway?
One day on the college campus a student walked by our Bible table and didn’t seem to notice us. It was as if we were invisible. He had passed our table when I did something I don’t usually do. I … Continue reading
Posted in COLLEGE CAMPUS, DOCTRINE, RAISING KIDS
Tagged Bible, college, free Bibles, Jesus said: "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation, Mark 16i:15, Pray, prayer, SONG: GIVE ME A HEART, student, the Bible is God’s Word. It’s the only book in the world that is alive, You mean this is a Christian book?
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Incarcerated 14-year-old & God
A special memory from my years doing ministry with the incarcerated: I met Marten at the juvenile facility. He’s 14 and incarcerated for the first time. He came to our Bible study because he said he’d “met God” a few … Continue reading
Hiccups Cured!
A special memory from my years doing jail ministry: One night at the juvenile facility, an incarcerated girl in my Bible study had the hiccups. I excused her to get a drink of water. Then she told me she’d had … Continue reading
OCD – My Child?
Our friend’s five-year-old daughter began exhibiting signs of obsessive compulsive behavior–OCD. The mother consulted her Christian pediatrician who told her to put a stop to it—now! The problem? The little girl would hop on her left foot instead of walking … Continue reading
Posted in DOCTRINE, PEOPLE, RAISING KIDS
Tagged Bible, Christian, hop, Jesus, little girl, OCD, peace, pediatrician, Pray, SONG: THE PARALYTIC
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Big Brian—The Gentle Giant
Brian was big—yet I knew he was gentle. At 17, he began sharing his new faith with the other incarcerated teens. Sometimes because of his size, the younger ones felt compelled to agree with him. One night he was waiting … Continue reading
Posted in DOCTRINE, JAIL & COUNTY JUVENILE FACILITY
Tagged Bible, Christ, Faith, forgive, heaven, incarcerated teens, peace, Pray, sin, SONG: These Inward Trials
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