Tag Archives: Tough Love

Christians Are Like Tea Bags

Posted on February 23, 2018 by mrpatvincent

I heard this saying attributed to either Chip Ingram or Greg Laurie: “Christians are like TEA BAGS; you don’t know what they’re made of until you put them in hot water.” Isn’t that about the truth! Is the heat being turned … Continue reading →

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How Can a Loving God Send Anyone to Hell?

Posted on February 16, 2018 by mrpatvincent

How can a loving God send anyone to Hell? Why unlimited punishment for a limited behavior? Isn’t Hell cosmic overkill? Too harsh! Not fair! I’ve heard this objection many times and it seems reasonable… at first. John Bunyan said, “No sin … Continue reading →

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Your Sins Have Been FIRED!

Posted on January 31, 2018 by mrpatvincent

Let’s say someone comes up to you, removes your coat, and sends it away. Would you say you still had your coat? No. It was removed. It was sent away. Literally, the coat is no longer here. Jesus takes our … Continue reading →

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Villain Worship: A Dangerous Culture Shift For Our Children

Posted on January 29, 2018 by mrpatvincent

David Koresh led a cult in Waco, Texas wherein more than 70 men, women, & children died in 1993. Taylor Kitsch will be portraying him in a new 6-part miniseries. Ted Bundy was a serial killer, rapist, & necrophiliac who murdered … Continue reading →

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God Makes His Home With You

Posted on January 26, 2018 by mrpatvincent

Come on now, we’ve all felt like the odd-man out. We’ve all felt like we didn’t know the secret handshake. We’ve all felt left out. But I promise you, there is a place where you belong. There is a home … Continue reading →

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We Are Torches Ablaze For God

Posted on January 23, 2018 by mrpatvincent

One of the most commonly shared experiences has got to be lighting candles on a birthday cake. You know how it goes: you take one candle & light it. Then you light the other candles with it until they are all lit. … Continue reading →

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Like Kids Playing in the Street

Posted on January 22, 2018 by mrpatvincent

The road in front of our house was nothing but ice, so of course Charlotte wanted to go ice skating on it. We were crossing the street & she stopped to play around. I let her do that for a … Continue reading →

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Is Your Life Out of Order?

Posted on January 17, 2018 by mrpatvincent

Ever go to a machine only to see the dreaded, “Out of Order” sign? Great. This one’s out of commission. Now I have to go look for another. There have been many times where that sign could just as easily been placed on my … Continue reading →

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Troubled, Burdened, Distressed? I Got the Book For You

Posted on January 14, 2018 by mrpatvincent

Octavius Winslow said the Bible was “the book for the afflicted.” Afflicted; troubled, burdened, distressed. That is to say, it is for every single last one of us: male or female, rich or poor,,… even Democrat or Republican: We are … Continue reading →

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Church Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means

Posted on December 29, 2017 by mrpatvincent

Church doesn’t mean what we think it means. If I asked you to describe church, I am 99.9% positive that you would describe a building where Christians worship, right? Well, that’s not what the original word meant. The first time … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Tough Love

Christians Are Like Tea Bags

How Can a Loving God Send Anyone to Hell?

Your Sins Have Been FIRED!

Villain Worship: A Dangerous Culture Shift For Our Children

God Makes His Home With You

We Are Torches Ablaze For God

Like Kids Playing in the Street

Is Your Life Out of Order?

Troubled, Burdened, Distressed? I Got the Book For You

Church Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means

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