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PDF Article: Creps, Earl. "But How Can I Forgive."

Abstract: Letting go of past hurts can be a big problem for all of us. This article tells the truth about forgiveness—it's about making decisions, not about having feelings. The beginning point is understanding why forgiving is so tough is. Without pulling punches or suggesting easy, cliché answers this piece describes the biblical decisions that can create the foundation for forgiving.

PDF Article: ______."God’s 10 Words: Have the Ten Commandments lost their value in a modern world… or are they still words of life? " Pentecostal Evangel, March 11, 2001, pp. 9-14.

PDF Article: ______."Overcoming Opposition: Nehemiah succeeded because he knew how to recognize and defeat the tactics of the enemy. His strategies will work for Christians facing opposition today." Pentecostal Evangel, June 10, 2001, pp. 12-15

PDF Article: ______."Mr. Average," Pentecostal Evangel, March 7, 1993

Abstract: The American male is under fire. He experiences his life as a set of constantly escalating demands at both work and home, some of which he does not understand. Often he hides his insecurities under a mask we call "macho." Beneath this façade is often a mass of pain and insecurity. This articles takes a good look at "Mr. Average" and encourages him to embrace who he is, and who God has made him to be.

Web Article: ______."Premarital Coaching," Enrichment, Fall 2001.

PDF Article: ______."What Suffering Tells Us About Ourselves," Pentecostal Evangel, April 25, 1993

Abstract: To some people Christianity seems like an insurance policy, a guarantee that little will go wrong with their lives. If only this were so. Using the book of Job, this article examines the role of suffering in the lives of believers. Pain challenges everything about our faith and our attitudes. Allowed to do its work, however, the discomforts of life can tell us things about ourselves that we could never know otherwise.

PDF Article: ______."When Dreams Become Nightmares," Pentecostal Evangel, November 14, 1993

Abstract: Almost everything done in the church is done in the name of someone's vision. But how are we to tell whether a dream about the future is credible and wise? This article describes several criteria that can be applied to a vision to aid in discerning whether it represents God's mind, and whether leaders are being good stewards of it.

PDF Article: Lim, Stephen. "The Power of Hope." Originally published in The Plain Truth, September-October 2002. (Posted 10/8/02)

PDF Article: ______."Your Job… Curse, Career, or Calling?" (Posted 1/23/2002)

Updated: Thursday, August 7, 2003 4:24 PM