Bill Pratt | July 8, 2011
Post Author: Bill Pratt A couple of years ago, I asked one of my good atheist friends what he thought the biggest problem facing mankind was. His answer: our propensity to form exclusionary groups. He explained that everywhere he looked, people were grouping themselves and casting everyone not in their group as “the enemy.” He [...]
Category: Human Nature, Love, Sin |
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Tags: Jonathan Edwards, The Nature of True Virtue, The Reason for God, Timothy Keller
Bill Pratt | June 1, 2011
Post Author: Bill Pratt In one sense God loves you just the way you are, but it’s a bit more complicated than that. Let’s unpack this statement. God loves each of his children unconditionally, wherever we are, whoever we are. Even if we are sinning, living a dissolute life, He still loves us. But what [...]
Category: Heaven, Love |
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Bill Pratt | February 16, 2010
Post Author: Bill Pratt For each of us there is one person who we always forgive every time they do something wrong. There is one person who we always give the benefit of the doubt. There is one person who we always judge with their intentions in mind rather than just their actions. There is [...]
Category: Love |
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Tags: Christianity, Good Samaritan, Jesus Christ, Love, love your neighbor
Bill Pratt | February 14, 2010
Post Author: Jennifer Pratt On Valentine’s Day, it seems fitting for me (Jennifer) to write about how to have a secure and successful marriage. Billy and I have been married for 15 years (we have been a couple for almost 20 years). I can honestly say that each year gets better! When I think back [...]
Category: Love, Marriage |
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Tags: Bill and Pam Farrel, Marriage, The Marriage Code
Bill Pratt | October 6, 2009
Post Author: Bill Pratt This post is a little bit off the beat and path for Tough Questions Answered, but here goes anyway! A couple nights ago, famed author and speaker Gary Chapman spoke at our church about his recent research and book project. The subject was how to live a loving life. Chapman interviewed [...]
Category: Love, Morality |
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Tags: Christianity, Gary Chapman, God, Love