If you were living in a larger story, what difference would that make? How would the knowledge of living in a bigger story shape and influence your life? Are you shaped and controlled by the self-awareness that you are a bit player in a grander epic? The Christian life is God inviting you into His story that is coming true, rather than you inviting Him into your life so your preferences will come true.

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It is not possible to keep from talking about others behind their backs. But when it happens, how are you to respond? Do you have the courage to lead conversations when the information is negative, or are you more apt to follow along while not being a redemptive solution in your community?

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"I'm a single girl, and I read your article titled, "When Looking for Porn, Begin in the Heart." It was a fabulous article, and several parts of it shocked me, though it makes sense now after reading it. May I ask you a few questions about guys and porn? I'm thinking about getting married, and want to understand this issue better."

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You’re helping a friend work through his porn addiction. Where do you begin? What is your starting point? To identify his most significant problem, where would you look? Would you start with what the struggler is viewing? What about the social effect? How about modesty? When you address the porn problem, are you more inclined to begin the discussion with the prevalent, pervasive, cultural, immodesty issues?

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I have often said, in certain situations, that Biblical counseling is not the best way for sanctification to happen. Repentance is a gift given, which implies a need to think and strategize carefully about how we soul care. I will address one aspect of this problem here.

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What does “bear all things” mean when Paul was talking about loving others from the love chapter? Am I supposed to permit or endure others to do what they want to do with me? Is this a “grin and bear it” theology of love? When preachers quote the “love chapter” at weddings, it sounds nice, but what about when the honeymoon is over and the marriage is hard?

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Have you ever thought about the difference between spending time with God alone versus doing a Bible study? Did you know there is a transformative, relational difference between those two disciplines? Though both of them are vital for your growth, one is better than the other.

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There is a problem for the Christian who believes he can live any way he wants to live because God has saved him. Though he is free from the penalty of sin, he is not free from the consequences of idolatry. Grace does not give him the freedom to live a self-indulgent and idolatrous life. The big question is, how can a person like this change? Paul gives us help from 1 Corinthians 10:1-14.

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How do you stay true to what you believe while not offending those who aren’t willing to get on board with your perspectives and practices? What if you have a weaker brother or sister that you can’t correct? Does the “weakest link” in the relationship, group, or church determine how things will be? When do you take a stand for what you believe or capitulate to the other person?

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There are two general categories of people who attend a local church meeting on any given Sunday. Those who sin and admit it and those who sin and are unwilling or tentative about admitting it. Two people groups and one common denominator—we all sin.

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