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These articles are the bulk and backbone of TSP. This collection discusses topics that the average Christian may have questions about, from faith to salvation and holiness.

What is Wrong With The Message on Confidence and Insecurity?

What is Wrong With The Message on Confidence and Insecurity?

What’s All This Talk About Insecurity?  It seems that anywhere you click online whether on social media, YouTube, magazines, or blog posts we are bombarded with the same message: insecurity and self-confidence. Books, blogs, pictures, ads, and even women’s conferences have joined the “you are beautiful, you are talented, you are smart, you can do…

Why I Don’t Wear Pants: My Modesty Testimony

Why I Don’t Wear Pants: My Modesty Testimony

“Modesty is an act of love, is a heart issue, is leading where I want to go in life, glorifies God rather than self, is a guard to virtue, is a signpost for what I believe, is freeing, is obedience to God.” -Narelle Worboys “Everything precious is covered! A woman modestly dressed is like a…

Orgullo: El Pecado Que Lo Destruye Todo

· Estudio Bíblico Sobre El Pecado Que Dios Mas Odia ·

Orgullo: El Pecado Que Lo Destruye Todo

El orgullo es la madre de todos los pecados, es un pecado que lo llevan a otros pecados. Fue por orgullo que Satanás lideró una rebelión celestial contra Dios. El orgullo se convirtió entonces en la caída de la humanidad en el Jardín del Edén. Fue el orgullo lo que hizo que Caín matara a…

Unlocking The Enemy’s Vice Grip On Our Souls

· Guest Post by Anne O'Donnell ·

Unlocking The Enemy’s Vice Grip On Our Souls

I have volunteered for many Christian organizations over the last thirty years, reaching out to individuals who are searching for answers to life’s most complex situations. Not that I have all their answers, but I do own a compass that points them in the right direction. What I find the most intriguing about my encounters…

How Should Christians Respond to Suffering?

· Guest Post by A N A N D D A V I D ·

How Should Christians Respond to Suffering?

We are getting acquainted with live news on deaths, loss of jobs, erosion of savings, loss of dignity, restrictions on movement, security threats or rumors of wars, mistrust on people, fear of the unknown, etc. These are some of the felt dimensions of a ‘new normal’ of a suffering humanity, during this global Pandemic. Otherwise,…

How Does God Care For Me?

· Guest Post by Kayla Moore ·

How Does God Care For Me?

God is a loving Father who cares for His children and wants the best for them. He loves to put a smile on your face and fill you with His joy.You may think that God doesn’t care when you go through difficulties, and you do not see the answers to your prayers. The truth is…

A Christian Perspective on Death

A Christian Perspective on Death

A Christian Perspective on Death I lost my grandmother precisely a month ago to pancreatic cancer. She had been very sick throughout December but, we attributed the pain to her long-time battle with rheumatoid arthritis, epilepsy, and a recent fall. Despite a previous doctor’s diagnosis and assurance that it wasn’t cancer, I had a sinking…

Let’s Talk About Depression in the Church

· The Truth Can Set You Free ·

Let’s Talk About Depression in the Church

Anxiety and depression are on the rise. An estimated 40 million Americans suffer from one or both, that is about 18.1% of the US population alone! When I worked in healthcare, about 1 in 5 patients who came into the clinic had a history of anxiety. Little did these patients know that so did I….

30 Beautiful Verses About Gratitude

30 Beautiful Verses About Gratitude

Verses About Gratitude There is nothing else that can have a bigger impact on our outlook in life than gratitude. A heart inclined to gratitude is bound to make a person joyful even during hard circumstances. And nothing else can give us more joy than the gift of Salvation. Maybe, you’re living through the worst…

31 Amazing Verses About Worship

31 Amazing Verses About Worship

Worship in the life of the Christian is indispensable. Our entire lives should be a lifestyle of worship, not an event we partake in every Sunday. Worship comes in different forms. We worship the Lord through prayer, fasting, singing, acts, and Bible study. There are no limits to worship. Our hearts should be so drenched…

7 Powerful Sermons You Need to Listen

· That Will Challenge and Convict You ·

7 Powerful Sermons You Need to Listen

Sunday and Wednesday services are great but sometimes our souls hunger for more spiritual food. After all, do we only eat twice a week? Of course not, we’d starve to death! I often listen to full sermons or clips to feed upon the Word of God while being powerfully proclaimed. Besides our daily Bible portions,…

Why are the Youth Falling Away from the Faith?

· A Call to Prayer for This Generation ·

Why are the Youth Falling Away from the Faith?

It doesn’t take much to notice that the great falling away Scripture talks about in 2 Thessalonians 2 is happening right now. The Bible speaks about an apostasy that will occur in the end times as we get closer to the Second Coming. This great falling away from the faith affects people of all ages…

30 Empowering Verses for Seasons of Waiting

30 Empowering Verses for Seasons of Waiting

Are you going through a season of waiting? We’re all waiting on something and these periods test our patience and faith. You may be waiting for a new home, a new job, graduation, a spouse, you may be waiting for healing or for a loved one to get saved. Whatever it is that you’re waiting…

Pride: The Sin That Destroys Everything

· A Brief Study on the Sin God Hates Most ·

Pride: The Sin That Destroys Everything

Pride is the mother of all sins, it is a sin which causes many other sins. It was because of pride that Satan led a celestial rebellion against God. Pride then became the fall of humanity in the Garden of Eden. It was pride which caused Cain to kill Abel and motivated the building of…

31 Motivating Bible Verses for the Downcast

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31 Motivating Bible Verses for the Downcast

Bible Verses for the Downcast *Scroll to the bottom of the post for the free printable*  31 Bible Verses for the Downcast. Are you in a rut? Are you downcast and depressed? You are in good company, no matter what valley or mountain you may be trespassing at the moment there are always many people…

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