Authentic Christian Living on February 28th, 2010

Are you a Darrell Waltrip fan? Here are a few videos about Darrell Waltrip talking about success and how his life and his career changed since 1983. Have you had an experience that humbled you and softened your heart? Has it happened to someone you are close to?

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Authentic Christian Living on February 26th, 2010

You do not have to look far to find evidence of the fact that males are in trouble in these confused and confusing times. On the university campuses, women undergraduate students outnumber young men by a clear margin — 60% to 40%… In many churches, young men and older boys are simply missing. The absence [...]

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Authentic Christian Living on February 25th, 2010

Are your eyes open to those around you that need your help, that need to hear about God’s grace and that have heard the “talk” but have not seen the “walk”? There is someone in your church, your school or at work that needs their spirits lifted. Pay attention for the next few days and [...]

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Authentic Christian Living on February 23rd, 2010

How can God use a person such as me? Do I realize that I am an example, a mentor, to others? Your friends, your children, your spouse, and your co-workers all watch you. What kind of example do you set? Do you support them in Christian living and succeeding in life? At one time or [...]

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Authentic Christian Living on February 20th, 2010

We live in a world where everyone seems preoccupied with success. Television, the Internet, radio, and magazines give us a global bird’s-eye view of the world’s winners—and losers. And we’re fascinated by it, aren’t we?  But what does it mean to succeed in life? Furthermore, given how the world reacts to successful people, and considering [...]

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Authentic Christian Living on February 17th, 2010

Christian consumers must insist upon morally sound, family-friendly movies and stop paying Hollywood for garbage. … A Barna Group study shows that professing people of faith contributed to over 79% of the $8.8 billion dollars made on movies in 2005. … While recognizing the propensity to sin, Christians must not forfeit their rights as consumers, but [...]

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Authentic Christian Living on February 11th, 2010

God, who is love, is the definitive romantic. And he professes his love to us through countless “ordinary” ways… After watching the movies as a young girl, I daydreamed about having my own romance full of tender looks and pulse-racing emotion. I wondered who my “Gil” would be and how our breathtaking love story would [...]

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Authentic Christian Living on February 11th, 2010

Does a person fall in and out of love the way Hollywood portrays it? Does something just happen and the light switch flips on or off in our romantic relationships? Or, is falling in and out of love an involved process that takes time and the development of key elements? In my opinion, along with [...]

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Authentic Christian Living on February 8th, 2010

You can’t take home Olympic gold without conforming to the rules of the race. Only one route leads to the finish line. And you can’t get to heaven by picking out your own religion as you might pick out a new coat. Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth and the life. No man comes to the Father except through me.” If this sounds intolerant to you, please listen and then decide

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Authentic Christian Living on February 7th, 2010

…”but I love him anyway,” is one of the most profound theological statements on marriage I’ve ever heard. Most of us base love on because, not on anyway. I love you because you’re good to me. I love you because you’re kind, because you’re considerate, because you keep the romance alive. But in Luke 6:32-36, [...]

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