Category: With Audio

As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. John 3:14 Just knowing myself and how the male mind works, I don’t allow movies with sexually provocative scenes or nudity at our house. I do this for…
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That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. John 3:6 I grew up in an evangelical church where Born Again was a central concept. What that meant though, wasn’t completely clear. In my mind, once a person believed in Christ, he was born again…
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Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God. John 3:3 The first time someone spoke openly to me about his alcoholism, it made me uncomfortable. I don’t think he had any idea of my growing addiction, but for some reason, he talked candidly about his…
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This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” John 3:2 Long before I committed to recovery, I began to realize change may be necessary. I remember…
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But Jesus on his part did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people and needed no one to bear witness about man, for he himself knew what was in man. John 2:24-25 Upon hearing the recommendations of a chemical dependency counselor – go to treatment, work the 12 steps, attend meetings –…
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Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. John 2:19 While enslaved to drugs, I couldn’t understand why God would allow me to have such a self-destructive appetite. Even in recovery, I’ve often been frustrated by my persistent flaws. Why would God allow me to have an ongoing hunger for unhealthy…
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Making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. John 2:15 Once, long ago and far away, I met a businessman who went to church, it seemed to me, just to network. I…
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Why waste time reading, when someone else can read for you? I’m happy to announce that the daily blog can now be listened to as a podcast. On the website – www.faithinthestruggle.com – under each individual entry, you should see the option to listen to the audio for that entry. Just click and . .…
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Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” John 2:7 One of the online news sources I view daily allows readers to respond to the articles. I’m not sure why I ever scroll down to read them, because usually, they are just vile comments, meant to inflame and agitate. One caught my eye…
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Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” John 1:46 As a kid, I had tremendous pride in my school, which meant that I thought the Watchdogs – yes, Watchdogs – were better than everyone else. I just knew that those who lived in the next town over were buffoons. Then, as…
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