Crosswalk PLUS Weekly

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  3 Important Reasons Christians Should Live Differently from the World I want to know if I am living in a way that follows the example of Jesus rather than imitates the pattern of our culture. Let’s explore together 3 ways that Christians are called to live differently than...
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  What We Can Learn from a Conversation with an Atheist on Shame Recently, I reached out to a fellow writer and university graduate for his thoughts on the topic of shame. The many experiences of life have left him with a wealth of thoughts and wisdom. He was kind enough...
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  Are These 3 Mainstream Ideas Really Sins? One of the most jarring feelings I’ve had as a believer is knowing a fellow Christian and hearing them say God is okay with something the Bible calls sin. If we ever grow afraid of what the world will do to...
• How We Can See God's Majesty All Around Us, All the Time “One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts. They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty — and I will meditate on your wonderful works. They tell of the power of...
• How to Represent Christ in Our Culture As ambassadors, we are to represent Jesus and share the good news of His Kingdom in every circumstance, no matter the difficulties that may arise in doing so. As ambassadors, we know our future is secure,...
• Would God Consider You Teachable? When we live our lives as Christians, the only way to build our faith is to be teachable. We have to open ourselves up to growth, exposing the areas where we are weak and the areas where we are ignorant.
• 4 Uplifting Reminders for the Overwhelming Days of Motherhood Motherhood is a beautiful disaster! Many days I feel I move from total exasperation to joyful exuberance several times an hour. Each season of being a Mom comes with different challenges and through it all...
• Don't Miss Out on Blessings because You're Controlled by Your Emotions Spiritual discipline and control put emotions in their God-shaped place, discarding negative emotions as the spiritual leeches they are while safeguarding and reinforcing positive emotions.
• Waiting for God's Answer on Love in Your Singleness If we can keep God first and foremost, maybe He will bless us with companionship, whether we had it before, or this is our first time (Matthew 6:33). Until we get to that point, let’s do the best we can and...
• How to Fight Spiritual Warfare God's Way We are to be prepared to defend the reasons we believe and proclaim the truth of Christ in all that we do. But let us remember that God is powerful beyond our understanding, and is he is fighting our battles...
• 5 Ways to Worship Together as a Family Worship should be more than something reserved only for Sunday mornings. When we take time to worship God together, what follows is an increased sense of unity and joy in our homes. Here are a few practical...
• Regaining the Art of Neighboring from Mr. Rogers Even as we celebrate the neighborhood, we have lost the simple art of neighboring; showing kindness just because it is the right thing to do. In an angry world, we celebrate Mister Rogers as a man of peace...