Have You Been Taken Captive?

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Great insight from pastor, Paul David Tripp: When I was in seminary preparing for ministry, I never imagined what I've encountered since then as a counselor. So many times I've sat with confused and discouraged people, people who had made regrettable personal decisions that … [Read more...]

His Kindness

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I left my wife in 1996. I was a mess of confusion and frustration and anger.  My Christianity had primarily been a force for behavior modification and for years I had fought to keep my behavior in check.  I was fearful of God’s disfavor with me and I was fearful that my … [Read more...]

Alan Reflects on GCN

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Dear Friends, Homosexuality has superseded religion as the most divisive issue discussed in our world today.  Rarely is a discussion had without deeply passionate people sharing deeply personal stories and convictions.  Add to that the nuances of language and the … [Read more...]

Life to Live Today

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I turn 46 this year and I have several friends joining me in the upward creep toward 50. We have spent considerable time talking about the reality of life in our 40s. I told one friend that I catch myself longing for my 20s and all the opportunity that lay ahead of me then. … [Read more...]

Darkening Our Minds: Porn’s Impact from a Biblical Perspective

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Joe Dallas writes on his blog today: Jesus said the eye is the lamp of the body (Matthew 6:22-23). If a person’s eye is perpetually exposed to darkness, there comes an inevitable distortion in that person’s thinking. It is in this darkening of the mind that pornography … [Read more...]

Christ Chose Peace for Us

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A great post by Dr. Kathy Koch for the new year. Christ’s roles and names have been on my mind this month. Isaiah 9:6 is a rich Bible verse, full of great Truth. Isaiah prophesied 700 years before Christ was born that He would be called “Wonderful Counselor, Mighty … [Read more...]

Good News of What God is For – Letter From Alan Chambers for September 2011

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Dear Friends, For years the message of what God is FOR has been overshadowed by the Church's obsession over what God is AGAINST.  It seems that our default message in the Church is to lay out the laundry list of do's and don'ts when talking about our faith.  When asked … [Read more...]

Getting Your Feet Wet – Letter from Alan Chambers for May 2011

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This letter from Alan Chambers appears in both our offline and online newsletters. To receive this letter along with the full newsletter online via email or offline through the postal service please sign up here. --- My kids started school this year and are in pre-K … [Read more...]

Identity Matters – Letter from Alan Chambers for March 2011

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This letter from Alan Chambers appears in both our offline and online newsletters. To receive this letter along with the full newsletter online via email or offline through the postal service please sign up here. --- Dear Friends, In the last few years Exodus has … [Read more...]

“Our America with Lisa Ling” – Response by Alan Chambers

By now I hope you have had the opportunity to watch the show.  Leslie and I were fortunate enough to get an advanced link to the show since we are speaking at two conferences in the United Kingdom.  I would like to extend my thanks to Lisa Ling for the courtesy, … [Read more...]