Paul Tripp

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  Mar 24, 2014

  Exercise Influence

  I don't know about you, but there are times when I've wondered why in the world God decided to keep me living in this broken world. Wouldn't it be so much better if we had just disappeared into eternity the moment God saved us? You and I are left here for a reason.

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  Mar 6, 2014

  Spiritual Schizophrenia

  I'm afraid that there's a big separation between many believers' worlds of spirituality and reality. Outside of the spiritual world (worship services, small group, ministry activities, personal devotion, etc), their reality is untouched by the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

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  Feb 20, 2014

  You're Not a Superhero

  Human beings were built with limits. God didn't design you to be a superhero. You and I were created to live dependent lives, never surviving on the basis of our own strength, wisdom and control. From the moment of our first breath, we were limited, weak, and fragile beings. As we grow older, we think that we become more independent.

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  Feb 14, 2014

  23 Things That Love Is

  Love. What is it? A quick Google search will produce several billion answers. Billion - with a B. Yet if you were to read through just a few of those websites, you would end up massively confused about this thing called love.

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  Feb 4, 2014

  What Is the Key to Ministry Unity?

  There's one thing you can know for sure, pastor or ministry leader. In the course of your ministry, you'll be sinned against.And not necessarily by the people you're ministering to, but by the people ministering alongside you.

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  Feb 2, 2014

  Life on Earth: Is It My Party or God's?

  It's a comical little scene, perhaps even "cute" at first, but the theology of those words obviously stuck with me throughout my life. As I think about my life and the glory of God, I need to remind myself that this life is not my party. You and I have been born into a world that was created to celebrate God. This life is not our party.

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  Jan 17, 2014

  Grace for Our Grieving

  Ministry, this side of eternity, will be marked by moments of grief, just like like Samuel's. Perhaps it will be the death of a vision, the need to discipline a trusted and influential leader, the knowledge of someone plotting against your God-given authority, sinful division among leaders, a resistant congregation, or a catalog of other difficulties that can obstruct and divert the ministry of a pastor and his congregation.

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  Jan 1, 2014

  Ringing in the New Year: Should You Make Resolutions?

  It's that time of year again - time to ring in the New Year with dramatic resolutions fueled by the hope of immediate and significant personal life change. Let's be honest. The reality is that few smokers actually quit because of a single moment of resolve. Few obese people become slim and healthy because of one dramatic moment of commitment. Few people deeply in debt change their financial lifestyle because they resolve to do so as the old year gives way to the new. Few marriages change by the

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  Nov 10, 2013

  4 Biblical Views for Parents Who Want to Model Christ to Their Teens

  Let's face it - parenting teenagers is a difficult responsibility. We don't have to deny the reality that as a person passes from childhood into adulthood, the transition can be tumultuous. However, we should be shocked and saddened by the cultural cynicism toward our teens; they're portrayed as hormonal creatures that need to be controlled and restrained. This view is wholly unbiblical.

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  Nov 3, 2013

  Where Are You Looking for Wisdom? Hint: It's a Person

  When I was in seminary preparing for ministry, I never imagined what I have encountered since then as a counselor. So many times I sat with confused and discouraged people, people who had made regrettable personal decisions that further complicated their travels through this broken world.