2012-07-05T15:38:13-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/mind/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/the-thought-detector-6647 2012-07-05T15:38:13-05:00 The greatest strongholds for the kingship of Jesus Christ are in our minds, and they can be, and they must be, surrendered to His will. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/4168 2011-04-25T14:38:47-05:00 Today's Western high school students are the first generation to have grown up with digital technology in their homes from birth. The first therefore to have their brains rewired, for better or worse, by 24/7 digital communication. This video and more detailed and insightful accompanying article give a stark picture of these changes. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%2012:2&version=NIV 2009-10-02T15:10:24-05:00 When God saves us from sin, He doesn't just want to see an outward change in us. He wants to see a complete inner transformation of the way we think. We are called to renew our minds, casting off our old ways of thinking and rejecting the world's wisdom. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20139:23&version=NIV 2009-09-10T17:37:55-05:00 Who knows us better than we know ourselves? Our creator--and in this psalm, the writer invites God to examine his heart and mind, identify his true needs and anxieties, and provide help. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/your-total-upgrade-5744 2009-09-09T15:44:58-05:00 Now that Christ is in your life, He wants to install some new attitudes about who you are, who He is, who you can be because you belong to Jesus. He wants to enable you to see your family as He sees them, the problem people in your life as He sees them, and the events of your life as He sees them. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Rom.7.23&version=NIV 2009-07-14T10:22:39-05:00 The struggle between "the flesh" and "the spirit" is emphasized a lot in the New Testament, and this passage sums it up well. It's one thing to want to live a godly life, but it's another to actually master our habits and behaviors! Human willpower isn't sufficient on its own to tame our natural impulse toward sin--we need the help of God's grace. http://70030.netministry.com/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=35649&columnid=3803 2008-10-27T19:01:28-05:00 Paul calls us, his church folks and then urges us passionately that God’s will is to think rightly of His precepts. Then Paul pleads with them to make their faith real so it impacts others around them. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Relationships/Checking-the-Contents-5619 2008-07-31T09:44:33-05:00 If you allow something polluted or dead in there, it will continue to contaminate the well for a long time. That's why we have such a hard time forgetting a dirty joke or a movie scene for so long. Sin-stained stuff makes a deeper impression than we could ever imagine. So long after the song is off the charts or the show is over, the pollution planted by them will live in your heart and continue to poison your thoughts and desires.