Resisting temptation is a battle; a war! His commands lead us away from sin and toward righteousness.

Sin, in all its forms, pulls us directly away from loving God and loving our neighbor.

While much of this can simply be chipped away from the gold, the impurities that are woven into the gold

experienced first was not anger at God, but gratitude that there was finally a Father who would not walk away

idea that God made our bodies and our bodies are good, not something shameful that has to be locked away

As our children learn to love and follow Christ, they are increasingly drawn away from willful sin and

I would do with His resources exactly what the Prodigal Son did with his father's inheritance: run away

Because it is so easy to get swept away by the meaninglessness of the world's fruitless ways it is essential