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Looking Back

Posted by Jesse Pingenot in Student

Put yourself in this situation: You are about 15 years old. You are also the oldest of your father’s two children. One day, your father kicks you and your mother, to whom you are very close, out of the family. He does this because he is favoring your stepmother—who has always had something against you—and her son, your half-brother, who is now about 2. And not only does he kick you out of the family, but he gives you a…

Share in Christ

Posted by Jesse Pingenot in Student

I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing (John 15:5). But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in…

Dig Deep

Posted by Jesse Pingenot in Student

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air.…