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  • The Problem with "Bonnie" and Me

    June 18th, 200911:32 PM ET
    By David Sanford
    I've recently learned how to use my new GPS unit. But it will never make me a saint. When I started working with my GPS unit, I tried all of the computerized voices and arbitrarily selected "Bonnie." I checked off several other preferences, keyed in our home address, and loaded several addresses I knew I'd need in coming days. But using a GPS...

  • Humor and Storytelling Can Point Others to God

    June 18th, 200912:08 PM ET
    By David Sanford
    I remember when one of my older kids hit 18 and went off to university. Their vocabulary stretched by a word or two. I winced, but I didn't offer a rebuke. Instead, I cheated and simply prayed. The Holy Spirit convicted them a while later, and even later during a visit they told me about it. My decision not to say such words had become their own pe...

  • What Rolls Off Our Tongues

    April 20th, 200901:40 PM ET
    By David Sanford
    Perhaps there's no other area in life where it's harder to keep the faith than controlling what comes out of our mouths. Why? In part, because we're prone to speak, then think. In part, because what we say so quickly reveals the thoughts and intentions of our hearts. In part, because words can have such devastating, damaging, long-lasting effects ...
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Jesus talked about no faith, little faith, faith, growing faith, more faith, much faith, which kind do you have right now?