July 2005

When I started helping others understand and deal with pornography, one of the obvious and yet baffling findings was that few people who need help actually get it. And for that matter, some people who begin recovery don't actually see any measure...

John Paulk will never forget the 1986 Gay Pride Parade in downtown Columbus, Ohio. As a well-known female impersonator, he was riding in the back of an elegant red Mustang convertible, dressed in a white linen suit with pleated skirt and matching white...

Churches must become places of healing for people who genuinely seek freedom from homosexuality, says Richard Holloman of Two Rivers Baptist Church in Nashville, Tenn., in this video testimony from LifeWay Christian Resources. "My prayer is that...

A business executive from the Midwest -- I’ll call him Dwight -- came into the conference room where my seminar on marketplace ministry was about to start. He looked like a kid at Christmas. “You’ll never guess what happened!” he said, smiling. ...

In How Life Imitates the World Series , Dave Boswell tells a story about Earl Weaver, former manager of the Baltimore Orioles.  Weaver had a rule that no one could steal a base unless given the steal sign.  This upset star Reggie Jackson because...

HIV/AIDS is the leading cause of death worldwide for people 15 to 59 years old. This past year, 700,000 children received HIV from their mothers at birth. US Dept. of Health and Human Resources

Pastor, do you realize that, statistically, someone in your church has HIV/AIDS right now? I’m convinced the HIV/AIDS pandemic is the church’s greatest opportunity to visibly demonstrate God’s love to skeptics. It is also an incredible opportunity to grow in Christlike character, to share the Good News with the hurting, and to extend your church’s witness into your community and around the world. In fact, I believe the local church -- not the government -- is the only organization that can eradicate this disease. Let me share with you six ways congregations can attack AIDS -- expressed in the acrostic C.H.U.R.C.H.
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