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      <title><![CDATA[The Breastplate of Righteousness #2 of 3]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=7/2/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, July 2, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: The Invisible War
In some religions, the idea is: do as many good works as you can.  At your judgment, you hope the good works outweigh the bad.  Believers can rejoice that Jesus bestows His personal righteousness as a gift on those who are His.  God sees our sins through the perfection of His Son, and can legally declare us as righteous as He is.  This stops the devil in his tracks.
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      <title><![CDATA[The Breastplate of Righteousness #1 of 3]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=7/1/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: The Invisible War
Inside, we all know that the slightest sin separates us from the white-hot purity of God.  And we all commit sin.  Satan the accuser points to us as Christians to say "Look at you.  You sinned again.  You have no right to stand before a holy God.  Give up...there's no hope, you'll ever see heaven."  But there is one way to stop his foul mouth cold.  Today, you'll learn what it is.
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      <title><![CDATA[The Belt of Truth #3 of 3]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: The Invisible War
Go to any bookstore.  There you'll find a plethora of authors spewing outright lies about the God revealed in the Bible.  Whether it's about witchcraft, New Age spirituality, or pseudo-science, these books seek to muddy the clear waters God has given us in scripture.  The onslaught is fierce, and we need a good defense...a defense like "The Belt of Truth" as revealed in Ephesians.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Belt of Truth #2 of 3]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=6/29/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, June 29, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: The Invisible War
It's as old as the Garden of Eden: Satan whispering lies into our ears, lies about the nature and character of God.  We're all born with a propensity to believe those lies, lies that tell us that disobeying God is the path to true freedom.  Before you bite into that apple, listen for a way to guard against falling for the devil's falsehoods.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Belt of Truth #1 of 3]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=6/26/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, June 26, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: The Invisible War
Like it or not, we're all in a spiritual war.  We can either succumb to Satan's devices, or, wear God's armor and fight.  The Apostle Paul revealed the weapons of the armor of God in the book of Ephesians.  And the first weapon we've been given is "The Belt of Truth."  Today, we'll find out why we need this weapon, and, how to best use it.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Cosmic Conflict #3 of 3]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=6/25/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, June 25, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: The Invisible War
The peace of Eden's garden was shattered when sin entered the world.  Down through the ages, the damage continues to mount.  As believers in Jesus, our eyes have been opened to the reality of a spiritual war that never stops.  Satan is determined to thwart God's work in your life, and in mine.  His plan, however, is destined to utterly fail.  And you and I have a part in winning this war.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Cosmic Conflict #2 of 3]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: The Invisible War
Our lives may seem peaceful, but always in the background is the sound of war.  That's because there <i>is</i> a war going on.  That war is in a place we cannot see.  Demonic forces wage a battle against the saints of God on a daily basis, a battle that won't end until we enter the eternal state.  Our job: learn to use God's weapons, that we may share in the ultimate victory.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=6/23/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: The Invisible War
Iraq, Afghanistan, the Middle East, terror attacks across the globe, war... it seems, is never far away.  That's just on the plane of existence we can see.  But beyond what our senses can discern is a greater war, a cosmic conflict of the ages being fought by Satan and his legions against the purposes and plans of God.  Today, we lift the veil on "The Invisible War."
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      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Getting Over It #3 of 3]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=6/22/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, June 22, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Suffering Wrong
The human condition: we're all born with a propensity to sin and a desire to seek revenge whenever we're attacked.  But vengeance is not something we have a right to.  The Bible declares that "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay, says the Lord."  How do we adjust our instincts to agree with the scriptures?  For some practical advice on letting go, please stay with us.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Getting Over It #2 of 3]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Friday, June 19, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Suffering Wrong
Sometimes every instinct we have runs counter to what the Bible says to do.  That's especially true of reconciliation.  When someone attacks us, we want to attack back.  But the Bible says, "Bless those who persecute you: bless and do not curse."  Today: some hard lessons on resolving conflict, and helping ourselves and others get over past injustices.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Getting Over It #1 of 3]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=6/18/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, June 18, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Suffering Wrong
Despite our best efforts, some people will refuse reconciliation, and hang on to their hurts until their knuckles turn white.  Letting go of past injustice seems, for many, to be the ultimate insult.  After all, those injustices give these people their reason to go on fighting.  Today: a call for all who hold their hurts dear to give them up, and, be healed of their anger.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The High Cost of Reconciliation #4 of 4]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=6/17/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Suffering Wrong
"Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven," Jesus said.  Is He saying that man can tell God what to do?  This verse from Matthew 18 has been controversial for centuries.  Today, Erwin Lutzer will explain what this scripture means, and how it relates to the task we all have of seeking reconciliation between those in conflict.  For some helpful insights, listen with us.
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      <title><![CDATA[The High Cost of Reconciliation #3 of 4]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=6/16/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Suffering Wrong
What do you do when a fellow believer sins and will not repent?  Jesus told us what to do: invoke church discipline.  It's never easy to confront a sinning Christian, so Jesus gave us teaching on how and when to do the necessary task of bringing that brother back to repentance and fellowship.  Today: a look at the end game of reconciliation: what to do when nothing else works.
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      <title><![CDATA[The High Cost of Reconciliation #2 of 4]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=6/15/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, June 15, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Suffering Wrong
Someone said, "the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."  That's so true when it comes to reconciliation.  People will stay divided until someone takes action: the action Jesus spoke of when He said, "Go to your brother."  We can go alone, or with others when appropriate, but go we must if the cycle of mistrust is to be broken.  Today: more lessons on making things right.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The High Cost of Reconciliation #1 of 4]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=6/12/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, June 12, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Suffering Wrong
No one ever said that reconciliation is easy.  It can be very hard.  But this is certain: reconciliation is <i>necessary</i>.  It can take years to form the deep divisions that keep families and former friends apart.  And it may take time to heal those wounds.  Today: we'll learn from the teachings of Jesus the steps to take to seek real reconciliation and find it.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Christians in the Courtroom #3 of 3]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=6/11/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, June 11, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Suffering Wrong
Jesus never complained when He suffered.  So why do we haul fellow believers into court when we think we've been cheated?  Maybe it's too many courtroom shows on TV.  We think we can get justice from unbelieving judges.  In reality, God wants us to get our justice from His hand.  Today: why it's better to suffer wrong than to tarnish the name of Jesus in a court of law.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Christians in the Courtroom #2 of 3]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=6/10/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Suffering Wrong
Making sure you get justice is a big deal in the world's value system.  That's why so many people file lawsuits.  When Christians absorb the world's values, they file lawsuits along with everybody else.  The Bible tells us that such actions defame the cause of Christ.  Today: a call for believers to act like believers - people who let God be their final bar of justice.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Christians in the Courtroom #1 of 3]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=6/9/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Suffering Wrong
It's almost fashionable to sue someone these days.  Court dockets are full as people demand payback for injustice.  Sadly, too many of these cases involve Christians, in clear violation of the New Testament.  The Apostle Paul has some pointed words for those of us who'd like nothing better than to stick it to a fellow believer in court.  Get set for some counter-cultural teaching, and by all means, stay with us.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dodging Spears #3 of 3]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=6/8/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, June 8, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Suffering Wrong
"I just wish he'd stop it!"  When you're under constant attack, you cry out for God to intervene, to end the long misery.  When God deposed King Saul, David was anointed to be king of Israel.  Well, Saul didn't go quietly.  Instead, he pursued David with spears for ten years.  So, what lessons was God teaching David, and perhaps, you and me?
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dodging Spears #2 of 3]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=6/5/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, June 5, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Suffering Wrong
Saul did not like it when God removed him as Israel's king.  He spent ten years trying to kill his replacement: David.  Like David, some of us have been on the receiving end of spears thrown by those who hate us.  Today: a look at some of the techniques people will use to destroy those they despise, and how believers should respond when they are attacked.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dodging Spears #1 of 3]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=6/4/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, June 4, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Suffering Wrong
"Someone's out to get me."  That's what David must have thought as King Saul tried to kill him for ten long years.  Many people are under constant attack by those who want to do them harm.  What drives these "spear throwers?"  And how do we as believers handle long-running attacks from others?  Today: a biblical approach on what to do when reconciliation is not possible.  Stay with us.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Family Feuds: Seeing God in Injustice #4 of 4]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=6/3/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Suffering Wrong
How many of us are old enough to remember the old TV comedy about the long-running feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys?  Well, real-life feuds are anything but funny.  The best part about a feud is when it ends...when forgiveness terminates the acrimony and hatred.  The Bible's account of Joseph and his estranged family points the way for those of us trapped in family feuds.  Stay with us.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Family Feuds: Seeing God in Injustice #3 of 4]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=6/2/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Suffering Wrong
Sometimes, family feuds run for centuries.  Generations after generations nurse the old grudges that keep people apart.  But the cycle can be broken.  Forgiving others for great wrongs dissolves years of hatred in mere moments.  That's what happened when Joseph forgave his jealous brothers for selling him as a slave.  Today: one of the most unforgettable episodes in all the Bible.
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      <title><![CDATA[Family Feuds: Seeing God in Injustice #2 of 4]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=6/1/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, June 1, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Suffering Wrong
"With friends like you, who needs enemies?" Joseph got that feeling when a friend's broken promise left him in jail.  Falsely accused of rape, Joseph found himself rotting in a dungeon, wondering if he'd ever see daylight again.  Anyone in this predicament feels a burning sense of injustice.  What would you do if caught in this kind of family feud with no apparent way out?
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Family Feuds: Seeing God in Injustice #1 of 4]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=5/29/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, May 29, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Suffering Wrong
Families can be torn apart by feuds:  long-running animosities usually caused by someone's past unjust actions.  Whether due to some imagined or real hurt, or to an inheritance wrongly divided, some feuds go on for generations.  Conflict becomes a way of life.  Unless the cycle is broken, hatred can consume blood relatives.  Is there a way out?
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      <title><![CDATA[Brothers at War #3 of 3]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=5/28/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, May 28, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Suffering Wrong
Reconciliation between estranged brothers is very sweet.  Jacob went out of his way to make things right with Esau.  Having cheated Esau out of his birthright, Jacob had to greatly humble himself before facing his older brother.  Today: lessons from Genesis chapter 33 on putting an end to warfare within the family.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=5/27/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Suffering Wrong
It would be nice if all disputes could be resolved, all conflicts reconciled.  In the real world, that's not always possible.  In some cases, resolution is not an option, and we have to cut all ties with those causing our conflict.  Sometimes, we have to shut the door and set the deadbolt. Today: guidance from the life of Jacob on when and where to bar the gate.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=5/26/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Suffering Wrong
Eliphaz told Job, "Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward."  And trouble is what two brothers had.  Jacob and Esau are classic examples of how different two children can be.  Like in any family, conflict was almost inevitable.  Jacob the younger connived the birthright of Esau the elder, and the lifelong battle began.  Today: lessons from the family of Isaac.
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      <title><![CDATA[The Challenge of Raising Cain #3 of 3]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=5/25/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, May 25, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Suffering Wrong
We all recoil from stories of killers who slay without conscience or remorse, and then complain if they're not treated properly.  In their twisted minds, these people have a double standard of behavior.  They're like Cain of old, who had no sorrow for killing Abel, but was quite worried that someone might kill him.  Today: understanding the mind of the self-absorbed.
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      <title><![CDATA[The Challenge of Raising Cain #2 of 3]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=5/22/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, May 22, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Suffering Wrong
Whether it's fair or not, most families have a favorite son or daughter.  In the eyes of siblings, the favorite gets all the breaks.  Cain thought Abel got all the breaks.  When God approved of Abel's sacrifice, and rejected Cain's, deep seeds of jealousy were sown, later reaped in a harvest of vengeance and murder.  Today: more on the tragic life of Cain, who typifies many who feel rejected.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Challenge of Raising Cain #1 of 3]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=5/21/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, May 21, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Suffering Wrong
Ever met a destroyer...someone who can inflict tremendous hurt without feeling any guilt?   Sadly, destroyers are everywhere.  They're really tuned in to their own pain, but are incapable of caring whether their victims are in pain or not.  Destroyers are nothing new...in fact, the first destroyer was born into mankind's first family.  Today: we'll learn what motivates destroyers.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Blinding Power of an Offense #3 of 3]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=5/20/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Suffering Wrong
Trying to predict all the effects of being offended is like predicting where all the waves will go when you toss a rock into a pond.  When we react to an offense, some collateral damage is very likely.  Today: join us for an eye-opening look into the unintended consequences of harboring an offense rather than seeking reconciliation.
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      <title><![CDATA[The Blinding Power of an Offense #2 of 3]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=5/19/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Suffering Wrong
In Spain, bullfighters wave red flags to get the bulls to charge, thus we say we're "seeing red" when really angry.  And nothing gets us madder than being offended by another person.  When someone does us wrong, we can lose our focus on everything except the rage we feel within.  Today: more lessons on the roots of rage, and how to handle it.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Blinding Power of an Offense #1 of 3]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=5/18/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, May 18, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Suffering Wrong
It's instinctive to recoil from pain.  Just watch what happens when you stick a friend with a pin.  But then there's inner pain.  Some conflict in life is inevitable, but when others cause our conflicts, it's hard to escape that pain. Something inside each of us cries out for justice.  Today, we're beginning a series to help us deal with the wrongs that others inflict.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[When Jesus Observes Our Hearts #3 of 3]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=5/15/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, May 15, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What Jesus Thinks Of His Church
It may be that church in America has never been as rich in wealth, while at the same time as poor in spiritual power.  This indictment was handed down by Jesus to the ancient church at Laodicea.  He may have had our day in mind when he said, "Because you say I'm rich...you don't know that you are wretched, miserable, blind and naked."  What's his remedy?
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[When Jesus Observes Our Hearts #2 of 3]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=5/14/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, May 14, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What Jesus Thinks Of His Church
No one likes lukewarm food or drink.  Hot or cold is much better.  Jesus said as much when evaluating a local church.  He had strong words for the lukewarm Laodicean church in Revelation chapter three.  But his tough love included a gracious offer: a way for them to regain their lost fervor.  His rebuke and chastening would lead to renewal and power...for them, and for us.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=5/13/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What Jesus Thinks Of His Church
Some Bible scholars see a progression as Jesus evaluates seven successive churches in the book of Revelation.  They see the passing of history, with each church representing an era of time.  If so, we may be in the last era, part of a church Jesus says he will spew out of his mouth.  Is your church spiritually hot, or, like the one at Laodicea, merely lukewarm?
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=5/12/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What Jesus Thinks Of His Church
When churches check themselves out against those listed in Revelation chapters two and three, there's one church they want to be like....  The church at Philadelphia earned high marks from Jesus for its faithfulness and its vision.  They persevered, they kept his word, and they never denied his name.  Today: a look at the importance of vision, and going through the open doors Jesus sets before us.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=5/11/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, May 11, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What Jesus Thinks Of His Church
In what is now Turkey, the ancient church at Philadelphia earned the commendation of Jesus for its faithfulness to his name.  And today, faithful churches are growing even in hostile places...churches about which Jesus says "I've set before you an open door, and no one can shut it."  Some even come to faith in Christ through dreams which lead them to seek out God's word.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=5/8/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, May 8, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What Jesus Thinks Of His Church
Every Christian longs to hear "well done" when he or she stands before Jesus one day.  The same applies to the local church.  Jesus addressed seven local churches in the book of Revelation.  Often, his words were sharp.  But to one church, they were glowing.  Today, we'll see why this church was praised, and how churches today can hear those same words of commendation.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=5/7/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, May 7, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What Jesus Thinks Of His Church
In the final analysis, it won't matter whether you were rich or poor, famous or unknown.  Only one thing will matter...whether you as a believer were an overcomer.  Jesus makes that clear in his analysis of seven local churches in the book of Revelation.  Those who overcome will be given white garments, because Jesus will say they are worthy.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=5/6/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What Jesus Thinks Of His Church
Sober words...we'd rather hear happy words.  But Jesus is quite clear about his expectations for every local church.  "Be watchful...hold fast to what you've heard...repent...or else I will come upon you as a thief..."  These are the words of Jesus to an ancient church.  Could he be saying them to your church, or mine?  Today: facing up to our obligations as believers.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=5/5/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What Jesus Thinks Of His Church
Self-delusion: it's almost too easy.  The drunk says "I can quit anytime."  All too many do not see reality.  Some churches think all is well.  Great numbers convince them God is doing a mighty work.  Today, we'll visit an ancient church Jesus proclaimed to be dead, even though it thought it was alive.  Want a reality check for your church?  Stay with us.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=5/4/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, May 4, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What Jesus Thinks Of His Church
The eyes of the risen Jesus are like a flame of fire.  They sift through our excuses to identify those who overcome.  Jesus mentions overcomers many times during his evaluations of seven ancient churches in the book of Revelation.  What overcomers are, and what they are to overcome is our focus on today's broadcast.  Do you want to be an overcomer?  Stay with us.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=5/1/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, May 1, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What Jesus Thinks Of His Church
It takes a lot of gall to celebrate sin and encourage it within the church.  Yet this is exactly what happened at Thyatira.  This church was one of seven singled out by Jesus for words of judgment in the book of Revelation.  It had a false prophetess who advocated sexual immorality and idolatry.  Today's false prophets say they hear directly from God.  Now, let's hear what Jesus thinks.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=4/30/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, April 30, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What Jesus Thinks Of His Church
Mention "holiness" to many people, and they immediately envision someone locked up in a monastery or perhaps a convent.  But holiness really means being set apart, or separated from sin and unto God.  This standard is not an option for a child of God: He expects us to live pure lives.  One of the seven churches Jesus addressed in Revelation was targeted for its failure to be holy.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=4/29/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What Jesus Thinks Of His Church
The church shines brightest when it's seen in dark places.  Jesus commended local churches that held fast to truth.  He addressed seven local churches in the book of Revelation, and spoke there of those who "overcome."  So, who are the overcomers?  Can you and I be overcomers and receive the promises only overcomers can claim?  Today: more lessons from a place called Pergamum.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=4/28/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What Jesus Thinks Of His Church
In elementary school, teachers drive home the concepts of the ABC's, numbers, and how to read and write.  Teachers play a crucial role in the formation of our youth.  In the same way, Bible teachers have enormous influence on members of a church.  False doctrines can be easily spread.  Today, listen as Jesus tells an ancient church to reject the teachings he hates.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=4/27/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, April 27, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What Jesus Thinks Of His Church
From the earliest days of the church, a battle has raged: a battle to protect the truth from an onslaught of false teaching.  In the book of Revelation, Jesus singled out the church at Pergamum in what is now Turkey.  In the strongest terms, he decried their willingness to adopt false teachings: teachings advocating immorality.  Could this happen today?  To find out, stay with us.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[When Jesus Observes Our Suffering #3 of 3]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=4/24/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, April 24, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What Jesus Thinks Of His Church
In the game <i>Monopoly</i>, there's a "Get Out of Jail Free" card that let's you avoid the prison you probably deserve.  But in the church of Jesus, persecution is assured, and there is no "Get Out of Jail Free" card.  In fact, Jesus urges us to be faithful unto death, that we might obtain the crown of life.  It's not a promise of health and wealth, but it is a promise of eventual triumph.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=4/23/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, April 23, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What Jesus Thinks Of His Church
Is there anything for which you would give your life?  The early followers of Jesus often had to give theirs as martyrs.  The word martyr simply means "witness."  In many places, being a witness for Christ can cost you your life.  Jesus knows every time one of His followers makes the supreme sacrifice, and today, he commends a church willing to follow Him even to death.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=4/22/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What Jesus Thinks Of His Church
We don't know a lot about the New Testament church at Smyrna in what is now modern Turkey.  There's no record of its founding.  But what we do know speaks volumes about the opinion Jesus had of this church, and the opinion he has of our churches today.  Few of us face the persecution inflicted on the followers of Jesus at Smyrna.   What would happen if we did?
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[When Jesus Observes Our Love #3 of 3]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=4/21/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What Jesus Thinks Of His Church
Jesus has clear expectations of his followers, and of his local churches.  It's our job to make sure He's pleased.  His words to seven churches in Revelation describe conditions no different than those we face today.  And the response Jesus wanted to see from them is the response he desires from us: repentance where necessary, and a resumption of doing the works he approves.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=4/20/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, April 20, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What Jesus Thinks Of His Church
"I have good news, and I have bad news."  We've all heard this before, wondering which news it's better to hear first.  Jesus had words for seven churches in the early chapters of the book of Revelation.  For the first church, his message was a mix of good and bad.  He gave the good news first, but then expressed his judgment on a matter he felt was crucial.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=4/17/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, April 17, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What Jesus Thinks Of His Church
New Christians often have a radiant love for Jesus.  Sadly, as time passes, that love sometimes cools.  In the first century AD, Ephesus was a major city along the coast of what is now Turkey.  Acts 18 tells of Paul's founding of its local church.  Later, Jesus commended the Ephesian church, but then chastised them for leaving their first love.  What would he say about your church?
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=4/16/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, April 16, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What Jesus Thinks Of His Church
We learn from the book of Philippians that God has highly exalted Jesus, giving him the name which is above every name.  That exalted Jesus fills the pages of the book of Revelation, a Jesus with hair as white as snow and eyes of flaming fire.  In John's vision of Jesus, he falls before Him as one dead.  Jesus then details his judgments on seven churches of that day.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=4/15/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What Jesus Thinks Of His Church
Ever wondered what Jesus looks like?  Famous paintings give the impression of a man with long hair and a kind face.  But the Jesus of artwork is a far cry from the Jesus of Revelation, a Christ with eyes of flaming fire.  His words thundered to seven churches of the first century: words that thunder today as we imagine his opinion of your church and mine.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=4/14/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What Jesus Thinks Of His Church
The Bible ends with the book of Revelation: a glimpse into the future.  Here we see Christ in glory, the Lord of his church.  Seven local churches in what is now Turkey each received a personal word from Jesus.  These words tell us what he thought of those churches, and, by implication, what he thinks of our churches today.  His words will sometimes commend, and sometimes sting.
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      <title><![CDATA[Resurrected Dreams #3 of 3]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=4/13/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, April 13, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Resurrected Dreams
There is no way to measure the joy of some heartbroken disciples when the risen Christ revealed Himself at Emmaus.  Their shattered dreams were brought back to life in an instant.  And a living Jesus can bring your dreams back to life as well if you believe in Him.  Today: how the resurrection of Jesus gives hope and meaning in the most dire of circumstances.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=4/10/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, April 10, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Resurrected Dreams
At Emmaus, the resurrected Jesus walked with disciples so dejected, so sorrowful that they did not even recognize Him.  Their dreams shattered, they only sought escape from their pain.  But their hearts were strangely warmed by this passerby.  Inviting Him to dinner, they found themselves face to face with the One they loved, but never really understood.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=4/9/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, April 9, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Resurrected Dreams
Early on, the disciples of Jesus argued over who would sit with Him in the kingdom.  But when Jesus died, their dreams died. Their best-laid plans were in ruins.  For some, the best thing to do seemed to be: walk away and forget those three wonderful years with Christ.  Today: how the resurrected Jesus revived their dreams, and how He can revive yours as well.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=4/8/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: The High Cost Of Lost Opportunities
When Jesus cursed a fig tree for not bearing fruit, He was telling us that His followers had better bear fruit He could approve.  As the poet wrote, "Only one life, 'twill soon be past...only what's done for Christ will last."  Today: some lessons we can take home from a very serious event in the life of Jesus right before His own death.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=4/7/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: The High Cost Of Lost Opportunities
When we think of Palm Sunday, we think of adoring crowds cheering a King.  We don't tend to think of a cursed fig tree.  But just one day after riding into Jerusalem, Jesus did indeed curse a fig tree for not bearing fruit.  As we come to understand this event, it's clear that our bearing fruit is very important to God.  What are the implications for you and me?
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=4/6/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, April 6, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: The High Cost Of Lost Opportunities
We read the ads in the paper: "sale ends Tuesday."  But we know there will soon be another sale, and so we're really not impressed.  But some opportunities really do have a limited time window.  Jesus presented Himself to the nation Israel when He entered Jerusalem on a donkey.  They rejected Him, and the city was later destroyed.  For some powerful lessons, please stay with us.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=4/3/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, April 3, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Christ Among Other Gods
A runner knows that the pain he feels will cease when the race is over.  The hurt will not last forever.  This gives him hope.  A Christian knows that the pain of this life will end when Christ returns to the earth.  That certainty enables us to withstand persecution, deprivation, and even death itself.  Today: another episode in our thrilling future comes to an end.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=4/2/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, April 2, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Christ Among Other Gods
For believers in the race of life, the ultimate goal line is still ahead.  When Christ returns, all our labors will end.  The hope of Christ's return has motivated Christians for two thousand years.  And that return in power is nearer now than ever.  Only a few saw Jesus rise into heaven, but <i>every</i> eye will see Him return to vanquish His enemies.  Today: the glorious details continue.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=4/1/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Christ Among Other Gods
There is coming a day for believers in which the race of this life will end. No more running, no more track, no more labor.  That day is the bright hope for Christians...the day Jesus returns. That day will be like no other day before or since.  And because the scriptures cannot be broken, that promised day is an absolute certainty.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=3/31/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Christ Among Other Gods
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=3/30/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, March 30, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Christ Among Other Gods
One thing runners need is power...physical power, mental power, and a power in spirit to give the race all they have.  The disciples of Christ got a foretaste of His power when they saw Him ascend into heaven.  As a cloud hid His rising form from view, attending angels reminded them that Jesus would one day return in great power and majesty.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=3/27/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, March 27, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Christ Among Other Gods
Believers who run the race of the Christian life don't run alone. Christ ascended to bring many sons and daughters to glory.  His ascension was 
"step one" in creating the church...the body of Christ on the earth, left here to bear witness to Him until His return.  Only a few saw Jesus rise into the sky, but a multitude no one can number will see Him return.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=3/26/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, March 26, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Christ Among Other Gods
He came as a babe in poverty.  He left earth in triumphant glory.  And His departure foretells the power of His return.  We who run the race of the Christian life know that Jesus is sitting even now at God's right hand.  And His ascension into heaven opened its gates for us.  Why is the ascension important?  Surprisingly, it was the key to founding the church: the body of Christ.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=3/25/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Christ Among Other Gods
Of all the religious founders who've ever lived, only one is still living.  Only one has opened the door to heaven.  We who run the race of the Christian life owe everything to a risen Christ.  His tomb is empty.  No other past guru or prophet can say that...their bones prove they're still dead.  Jesus is alive and sitting at the right hand of God the Father, waiting to return in glory to this earth.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=3/24/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Christ Among Other Gods
We all know the Olympic games began in ancient Greece.  We know that they involved runners, and races.  But <i>how</i> do we know that?  Because historical writings tell us so.  The same is true of Jesus and His resurrection...there is massive evidence that says He rose from the dead.  Though naysayers may come and go, Christ's resurrection is as certain as any event in history.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=3/23/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, March 23, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Christ Among Other Gods
If there's one thing ancient Rome was good at, it was executions.  They had a perfect record: no one they killed ever lived again.  That is, until Jesus made the comeback of all time.  When God raised Him from the dead, Christ was triumphant over death itself.  And His resurrection guarantees that those who believe in him will one day rise as well.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=3/20/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, March 20, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Christ Among Other Gods
In <i>The Passion of the Christ,</i> millions worldwide saw the brutal price paid by an innocent man to purchase salvation. The film's critics focused on who got blamed for killing Jesus.  But believers understand that it was their hands holding the nails that were pounded into the Savior.  Today: why the cross is the defining moment, not just for Jesus, but for the entire human race.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=3/19/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, March 19, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Christ Among Other Gods
For athletes, the greatest moments of life are defined by victories in the arena, at the playing field or on the racetrack.  But Christ's defining moment was a cruel death on the cross.  For those who believe, that death bought forgiveness of sins.  And for that, we must be eternally grateful.  Today: we'll begin to experience the horrific price paid for our salvation.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=3/18/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Christ Among Other Gods
Some athletes loom larger than life.  Their personas transcend their sports prowess, and make them cultural icons.  Genuine authority flows from within, no matter who you are.  Jesus Christ had a unique authority, an authority we feel even today, two thousand years down the road.  How can He still command such devotion?
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=3/17/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Christ Among Other Gods
Some celebrity athletes talk big, but when their performance lags behind their egos, they're not taken seriously anymore.  Real authority flows from who you are, not how loud you can talk.  Jesus Christ had an authority unmatched by any man who has ever lived.  Today: more evidence of an authority that demands our response.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=3/16/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, March 16, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Christ Among Other Gods
When you size up any group of people, it's easy to tell who's in charge...there's something intangible about real leaders.  In all of history, no one has ever projected the authority that Jesus had.  People were either drawn to Him, or, they wanted to kill Him.  For anyone confronting the real Jesus, there was, and still is, no middle ground, and today we'll see why.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=3/13/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, March 13, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Christ Among Other Gods
In an Olympic race, you either win, or lose.  Coming in fourth is like bringing up the rear.  The same is true in the spiritual realm.  All of us are either winning or losing eternally.  And our relationships with Christ determine where those future ages will be spent.  He made claims no other man has ever made, and backed them up with incontrovertible miracles.  Stay with us.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=3/12/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, March 12, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Christ Among Other Gods
People once thought that running a four-minute mile would take a miracle.  Well, one day, someone did it, it's no longer a miracle.  Real miracles include raising the dead, and feeding the five thousand...the kind of miracles Jesus did to prove He came from God.  Today: more about the amazing life of Christ, a man whose claims were validated by His miracles.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=3/11/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Christ Among Other Gods
We all cheer when an athlete suffers a serious injury, and later, gets back in the game.  That's called a "miracle comeback."  But for real miracles, we need to look to Jesus Christ, who demonstrated authority over nature itself in the amazing deeds He performed.  Today: why miracles were the evidence that Jesus was, and is, the Son of God.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=3/10/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Christ Among Other Gods
He never wrote a book, never owned a home, He never traveled extensively.  Still today, He's the centerpiece of the human race.  Jesus Christ lived a perfect life and died a perfect sacrifice.  Not even His enemies could point to a single character flaw.  He is worthy of our absolute obedience, since He is the only mediator between God and humanity.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=3/9/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, March 9, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Christ Among Other Gods
An Olympic track judge has to be above reproach.  Otherwise, no one would trust him to adjudicate a gold medal race.  In matters of faith, a Savior has to be sinless to be a sacrifice for our sins.  Christ was sinless, something no other prophet or guru has ever claimed.  Since sinful men and women bear sinful children, Christ's birth had to be different.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=3/6/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, March 6, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Christ Among Other Gods
There are many things that set Christ apart from all others who claim to point the way to God.  His supernatural birth is one. Jesus was fully human, but had no earthly father.  Born to a young Jewish maiden who had never known a man, His beginnings on earth were indeed extraordinary.  So: just how important is the virgin birth?
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=3/5/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, March 5, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Christ Among Other Gods
Everyone likes a story of rags-to-riches.  But for Jesus, taking on human flesh means His story is <i>riches to rags</i>. The Son of God's arrival in Bethlehem fulfilled countless prophecies and drew the attention of legions of angels.  There's a good reason why our calendars pivot from BC to AD at the time of His birth.   For the details, stay with us.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Icon of Tolerance #3 of 3]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=3/4/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Christ Among Other Gods
You can't take home Olympic gold without conforming to the rules of the race.  Only one route leads to the finish line.  And you can't get to heaven by picking out your own religion as you might pick out a new coat.  Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life.  No man comes to the Father except through me."  If this sounds intolerant to you, please stay with us.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=3/3/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Christ Among Other Gods
When Rick Warren was announced as one praying at President Obama's inauguration, an immediate and shrill cry arose.  "What if he invokes the name of Jesus?"  That was the great fear among the enlightened media.  These days, God is OK...maybe.  But Jesus?  No, He's off-limits for public events.  The one who said He was the truth still divides humanity right down the middle.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=3/2/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, March 2, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Christ Among Other Gods
Tell an Olympic runner that "it doesn't matter which track you race on, all are equally good," and he'll think you came from Mars.  He knows the winner only gets the gold medal at the track that counts.  It's the same with God.  There's only one way to reach Him, and that's through His son, the Lord Jesus Christ.  If this sounds too exclusive for you, please stay with us.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Purpose of It All #3 of 3]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=2/27/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, February 27, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: God, Why Me?
Job learned a great lesson in his unspeakable time of suffering.  And to be able to face the unknowns of life, so must we.  Victorious runners in life's race know that they are clay in the Potter's hands.  And the Potter can do whatever He wishes with His clay.  Can you accept this bottom-line reality?  And what's more, can you embrace it?  Today: the end of a life-changing series.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=2/26/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, February 26, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: God, Why Me?
Behind the seeming randomness of the calamities that befall us lies the purpose of God.  Only heaven may reveal that.  It all comes down to this: as we run the race of life, we must learn to trust the God Whose purposes we can't understand.  That's the lesson of the book of Job.  Stay with us as we near the end of a long series seeking the answers to the great "why" questions of life.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=2/25/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: God, Why Me?
Hidden in the councils of heaven are the answers to the heartfelt cries of millions of people who simply want to know "why?"  As we run the race of life, we encounter troubles we can't explain...and circumstances we can't possibly deserve.  We seek a reason for our pain, and perhaps only eternity will reveal those answers we crave.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=2/24/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: God, Why Me?
On the ground, we see stalks of corn.  But from the air, we see a patchwork quilt of farmland.  It's all in the perspective.  In the race of life, we can't see what lies ahead.  No crystal ball can reveal what tomorrow holds.  Like Job, we must learn to place our trust in the One Who holds the future: the One Who is painting the great picture we will one day be able to see.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=2/23/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, February 23, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: God, Why Me?
When He speaks, all other voices are silenced.  All creation pauses to listen.  When God speaks, the skies thunder.  We can know that our running of life's race has a purpose, even when we suffer along the way.  Job learned this from the Voice in the whirlwind.  If you're going through unspeakable pain today, listen with us to that Voice, and listen to what God is saying.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=2/20/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, February 20, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: God, Why Me?
When we face severe trials, we ask "Why?" We may never know the answer.  But for a suffering Job of old, the answer was dramatic.  We who run life's race serve a God Whose purposes are often hidden from us.  We're called to trust His heart even when we can't understand His actions.  Today's broadcast will teach us that God transcends our limited viewpoint of His will.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=2/19/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, February 19, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: God, Why Me?
In many ways, God is hidden to us.  We cannot fathom His purposes.  Still, we persevere in faith, knowing He's active.  Runners in life's race must learn that God is too big for anyone to comprehend.  A man named Job was sorely tested by God, and then found some wisdom by discussing his plight with a young man named Elihu.  Consider this: is God big enough to superintend your suffering?
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=2/18/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: God, Why Me?
Trying to understand the ways of God is like swimming across the Atlantic Ocean...too much water, and not enough time.  Runners in life's race know that God cannot be contained in our finite comprehension.  Job learned this through a difficult test of faith, because suffering teaches lessons that leisure can never teach.  For an enlarged view of God, stay with us.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=2/17/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: God, Why Me?
Tough questions must be faced.  Questions like "where was God in the Holocaust?"  And, "Why is the economy unraveling?" Runners in life's race need to know that these kinds of questions can be faced, and have been faced, yet, there are mysteries we cannot fathom and may never fathom.  Every generation needs to learn some key lessons anew, and today, it's our turn.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jesus! Please Answer Job! #3 of 3]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=2/16/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, February 16, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: God, Why Me?
An Olympic gold medal winner rightly enjoys his fame and achievement...for a time.  But one day, he'll face another goal.  And that's answering the ultimate question: "When I die, what happens?"  As we'll see today a man named Job pursued this question, and found an answer: an answer that helps us handle the pains of this life as we await the life to come.  Stay with us.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=2/13/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, February 13, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: God, Why Me?
For a thoughtful runner, life's ultimate question is not "will I win this race?" but rather, "when I die, will I live again?"  That's the provocative question Job raised several thousand years ago.  And that question still haunts men and women today.  Surely this brief life is not all there is?  Something deep down inside cries out for a sense of long-term meaning.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=2/12/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, February 12, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: God, Why Me?
When a thief steals what you own, you feel violated.  When circumstances develop that ruin your future, you feel angry.  Something within us demands an answer when we're the victims of economic collapse or the slander of others.  Today, through the life of Job, we'll explore the heavenly reasons for our earthly misfortunes, and how Jesus would answer Job's painful cries.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=2/11/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: God, Why Me?
When the going gets tough, we all long for the good old days.  But the track only goes forward...we have no choice but to run. Life: it takes its toll on all of us, especially in times of crisis and upheaval.  Emotional and physical suffering plays a key part in developing our character, a lesson learned well by Job.  If you're facing today more than you can bear, please stay with us.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=2/10/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: God, Why Me?
Your company: bankrupt.  Your pension and health benefits: gone.  Your state of mind: panic.  What do you do?  Suffering: you can't separate it from the human experience.  Some people seem to glide through life unscathed, while others bear unimaginable burdens.  Job's anguish of soul during his fiery trials paints a picture that cries out for the reason "why?"
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=2/9/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, February 9, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: God, Why Me?
We've all seen Olympic track stars who fall...faces torn by anger and grief.  Suffering: it's tough on national TV.  It's tough anytime.  Each of us either has experienced, or will experience some kind of suffering along life's track.  It goes with the human condition.  The story of Job teaches lessons about suffering that all of us need to hear for that time when it's our turn.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=2/6/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, February 6, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: God, Why Me?
When a runner trips and falls, the competitors run on by.  Until the coach arrives, he or she bears the pain of defeat alone.  During his severe trials, Job of old underwent great pain, yet he found little comfort from his three friends.  He bore that pain alone, even in the midst of others.  His experience teaches us how to really be there when a friend is in need.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=2/5/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, February 5, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: God, Why Me?
What are friends for?  Hopefully, to be there when you need them.  Otherwise, you run life's race as if you're the only one on the track.  When you're hit with bad news you can scarcely absorb, a friend can be a great help.  However, the friends of Job were scant comfort when he was undergoing his severe trials.  Their counsel demonstrated the limits of human understanding.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=2/4/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: God, Why Me?
Human reason: it can only go so far in exploring life's deep issues like "why are we here?," and "why is there suffering?"  And when three men pool their ignorance to help a friend in distress, the result can be worse than no help at all.  That's what happened to Job.  Has it ever happened to you?  Well-meaning people can often cause more pain than they seek to relieve.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=2/3/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: God, Why Me?
Friends...we all need them during life's hard times.  But sometimes, well-meaning friends can do more harm than good.  Today we'll meet some men who tried to help a suffering Job.  Truly, with friends like these, who needs enemies?  This Bible story reveals a lot about human nature and its limits in understanding God's purposes.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=2/2/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, February 2, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: God, Why Me?
Our sense of justice is assaulted when bad things happen to good people.  Our instincts say just the opposite should take place.  The book of Job was written to help us understand why the righteous suffer in running their races of life.  Here we can find an answer to the burning sense of unfairness we feel when treated unjustly.  Today: we'll probe again the depths of God's purposes.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=1/30/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, January 30, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: God, Why Me?
There are far worse things to lose than one's possessions.  Even Job's great faith wilted when he lost his health.  First you lose your savings, then your job, then your children.  Finally, you learn you have terminal cancer.  How would you handle the loss of everything?  Would you curse God and die, as Job's wife urged?  Stay tuned for answers to some really tough questions.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=1/29/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, January 29, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: God, Why Me?
A hurricane destroys a coastal town.  Cancer strikes a promising athlete.  Bad things happen to good people, and we ask "Why?"  Life's race can take tragic turns.  Your retirement savings are vaporized by corrupt bankers.  Your stock holdings turn to dust.  We can be detoured into great sorrow and disappointment.  But we must learn, as Job did, that God is still there.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=1/28/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: God, Why Me?
When all is going well, believers have little sense of their need for God.  But when calamity strikes, they'll tell a different story.  When the economy fractures and your job is lost, finding the reason can be hard if not impossible.  When you lose your health, or your child, something inside screams out "Why?"  But, as Job of old found out, there is a supreme purpose for suffering.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=1/27/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: God, Why Me?
Your son's on his bike.  A distracted driver slams on the brakes...but too late to prevent your son's death.  You cry out "why?"  Life's race can be hard when the "whys" have no answer.  Years can pass, and we're no closer to an answer than when our tragedies took place.  A man named Job experienced great suffering, and the book that bears his name can teach us how to suffer as well.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=1/26/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, January 26, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: God, Why Me?
A gymnast trains for years, performing flawlessly in practice.  But at the Olympics she falls from the balance beam, crying "Why?"  "Why" is the word that haunts us when things go seemingly wrong.  Millennia ago, a man named Job showed us how to ask why.  We'll hear his story, meet his well-meaning friends, and encounter the God whose purposes we cannot fathom.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=1/23/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, January 23, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Oprah, Miracles, and the New Earth
The Bible says that Satan can appear as an angel of light.  Indeed, many follow demons when they think they're following God.  History will climax in a great struggle of good and evil.  The outcome is foreordained: Jesus will return and vanquish Satan, his demons, and all who followed them into believing what the Bible calls The Lie, a lie promoted by media luminaries such as Oprah Winfrey.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=1/22/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, January 22, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Oprah, Miracles, and the New Earth
These days, people are very eager to believe in change.  "Don't mind the details," they say, "just give me change."  In the end times, change will come in the person the Bible calls the Antichrist, a leader of fearsome power who will embody the opposite of everything Jesus is.  And the human race will, by and large, believe his lies, setting up the final war to end all wars.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=1/21/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Oprah, Miracles, and the New Earth
The ultimate future for the believer is indeed glorious, but not before the darkest period in world history has taken place. The Bible says that in the latter times some will depart from the faith and adopt the doctrines of demons.  Modern-day teachers masquerade as believers, teaching a perverted gospel that has its roots in the mind of Satan himself.  As these days approach, what are we to do?
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=1/20/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Oprah, Miracles, and the New Earth
What does the future hold?  Most prognosticators can't look very far into the unknown.  At best, they can only guess.  But the Bible gives some clues as to what will happen in what are called "the last days."  We read of false Christs and false prophets who will lead many astray into believing what the Bible calls The Lie.  What is this Lie?
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=1/19/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, January 19, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Oprah, Miracles, and the New Earth
With the willing help of the media in America, an unseen Pied Piper of Hamlin is leading millions into a false hope...a hope that they can fashion their own destinies, empower their own choices, and make their own dreams come true, because they are, in fact, their own gods.  This is what the Bible calls The Lie.  For the truth on this lie, stay with us.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=1/16/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, January 16, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Oprah, Miracles, and the New Earth
When people are dazzled by miracles, they'll believe almost anything.  Modern-day miracle workers take fast advantage of that.  You can even buy a book called <i>A Course in Miracles.</i>  And since only God can perform a miracle, the next leap of modern faith is to realize that we, ourselves, are gods.  Satan's great end-time Lie is in full bloom, on radio, TV, and across the internet.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=1/15/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, January 15, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Oprah, Miracles, and the New Earth
It's blatant, it's in your face, it's out there for all to see.  Open rebellion against the God of the Bible is now the style of our day.  Be redefining God in its own image, our culture has taken two plus two and made five...it's turned truth upside down and created The Lie...a lie as old as the serpent's beguiling words in the Garden of Eden...a lie bought into by those who follow Oprah Winfrey.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=1/14/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Oprah, Miracles, and the New Earth
"Do you promise to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?"In court, truth is important.  The Bible teaches that in the end times, truth will give way to a lie...not just any lie, but The Lie.   What that lie is, and how it's found adherents among the powerful in our media, is our focus for the next eight <i>Running to Win</i> broadcasts.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=1/13/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Is God On America's Side
In the race of life, what's your goal?  Wealth?  Power?  Position?  Or is it to hear "well done" from Jesus at the finish line?  Many Americans treasure their freedom because it means they can do what they like.  But freedom is only of value if we use that freedom to choose to be faithful to the cause of Christ.  That's the counsel of an apostle in a Roman jail.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=1/12/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, January 12, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Is God On America's Side
Is God on America's side?  We all thought so when the twin towers were destroyed.  Off we went to fight the war on terror.  Years later, the war is ongoing.  The economy is teetering on the brink.  Tough times lie ahead for America, and many feel we're experiencing God's righteous judgment.  Today, Erwin Lutzer points the way forward for those who want to see America, again, be blessed by God.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=1/9/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, January 9, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Is God On America's Side
When God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses on Mount Sinai, one thing's for sure: He was not making the "Ten Suggestions."  All too often we take the Bible's teachings as optional.  We pick and choose which principles to obey and which to disregard.  In the midst of this, God is not passively standing by.  Our nation, and any nation that flaunts its disobedience will face his righteous judgment.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=1/8/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, January 8, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Is God On America's Side
The separation of Church and State: a premise not found in the Constitution or in the Declaration of Independence.  It's referred to in the writings of Thomas Jefferson and has been given a level of authority beyond that of the Bible.  It's now a high wall, designed to keep God in a box while we as a nation do whatever we please.  So, what's the inevitable outcome?
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=1/7/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Is God On America's Side
"Be not deceived, God is not mocked, for whatsoever a man sows, that will he reap."  That goes for nations, as well.  The United States has known blessing from the hand of God that few nations in history have been given.  But that blessing may be in short supply in the days ahead, as we've turned our backs on the God who gives blessings.  To learn more, stay with us.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=1/6/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Is God On America's Side
An economy in free-fall...home values plummeting...jobs disappearing...are these normal cycles which will soon turn around?  Or, are these evidence that America is fading from its past glories as God withdraws His protection?  Many assume that God will always bless America as He has before.  But can we accept the premise that judgment is coming, and may be at our door?
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=1/5/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, January 5, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Is God On America's Side
Soon we'll see the dawn of a new administration in Washington.  Enormous challenges face our new President and his staff.  An economy in collapse, a war on two fronts and an increasing sense that the future may be worse than the past.  At this crucial hour, perhaps one question rises above all others: "Is God on America's Side?"  For one man's perspective, stay with us.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=1/2/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, January 2, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Desiring God
When King David was on the run from his enemies, he learned to place his hope in God...in fact, to <i>thirst</i> for the living God.  Few among us are as thirsty for God as David was.  Too many things fill our lives: TV, the internet...the pressures of job and home.  But when those things are taken away, our true hunger can be felt...a hunger that only God can fill.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=1/1/2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, January 1, 2009
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Desiring God
Do you long for God?  King David did.  For most of us, having all we need means we have little reason to seek God.  But David was a hunted man, chased among the rocks of the desert, a man who knew his only hope was in his God.  His writings in the Psalms describe a man who learned to thirst for God like he thirsted for water.  Today: a look at the ways God uses to draw us to that kind of thirst.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=12/31/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: The Man Who Cradled God In His Arms
The baby's birth would both divide and unite, and Simeon knew it.  Holding Christ in his arms, he beheld the face of God. Today is New Year's Eve.  As we measure time, another year is dawning.  We need to realize, as Simeon did, that the coming of Christ is the pivotal event of all time, and we must make a choice: what to do with Jesus.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=12/30/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: The Man Who Cradled God In His Arms
It was a moment of destiny.  In Jerusalem's temple, Simeon holds the baby Jesus, and his life would never be the same.  Now, some two thousand years later, we need to recognize what Simeon recognized...that Christ has authority over all mankind...and that our job is to heed His words: repent, and believe, because this baby determines the destiny of us all.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=12/29/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, December 29, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: The Man Who Cradled God In His Arms
Shortly after the birth of Christ, an old man had the experience of a lifetime.  A young couple brought to him the infant Son of God.  We who run life's race can scarcely imagine what went through the mind of Simeon, that righteous man in the temple at Jerusalem.  His job was to perform a ceremony done for all newborn Jewish males.  But this baby was different, and Simeon knew it.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=12/26/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, December 26, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Lots Of Space But No Room
Well, time to head back to the mall...to grab those after-Christmas bargains, and return those clothes that just don't fit.  If our broadcast finds you making plans to race to the store, remember that the holiday has it roots in a far different culture at a different time and place.  Listen today as Erwin Lutzer brings us down to earth with another view of Christmas.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=12/25/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, December 25, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Lots Of Space But No Room
At last the race to the stores is over.  Today the kids attack their presents with that annual gleam in their eyes. For most of us, Christmas morning is a happy time as our families gather in the safety of our homes.  But as you enjoy this day, take a few minutes with Erwin Lutzer, and consider Christmas from a different viewpoint, from a place far away and a time long, long ago.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=12/24/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: The Manger And The Sword
The day before Christmas and that last dash to the mall: for merchants, another frenzy of selling.  But there were no malls in Bethlehem long ago; no lights, no friends.  Indeed, Christmas had a humble beginning.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=12/23/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: The Manger And The Sword
December 25 was not Jesus' actual birthday, but it's the date set aside long ago for us to honor that birth.  For Mary His mother, that birth began a long period of pain and sorrow, a personal toll we seldom consider during this time of year.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=12/22/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, December 22, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: The Manger And The Sword
In three days we'll celebrate the central event in human history...the coming of Jesus Christ to live among us.  But while Christians now enjoy the benefits of Jesus' birth, life, death and resurrection, there was one person who felt great pain when He came.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=12/19/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, December 19, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Rumors About Jesus
One thing about the Bible: it does not mince words.  Its authors do not sugar-coat the truth, even when that truth is unpleasant.  When John wrote Revelation under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, he described the end times in vivid, and even gory detail.  Today, we'll learn about the fate of those who defy the Lord Jesus Christ at the great battle that wraps up history as we know it.  Stay with us.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=12/18/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, December 18, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Rumors About Jesus
Like brilliant facets of a diamond, there are many sides to Jesus Christ.  He's both a loving teacher and a stern judge.  His authority over every one who has ever lived is absolute, for He holds the keys of death itself.  Only through Him can anyone enter into eternal life.  The picture the Bible paints in its last book is one of a Jesus wielding the sword of God.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=12/17/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Rumors About Jesus
There's a stark contrast between the Jesus of the manger and the Jesus who will one day return in great power and glory. The eyes of the baby Jesus twinkled in the pale moonlight.  The eyes of the coming Jesus are like flaming fire.  Today, we turn our gaze into the future for a look at the Christ of supreme authority, the Christ who comes to judge the earth.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=12/16/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Rumors About Jesus
The real Jesus: He's much more than a good excuse to sell Christmas presents.  He is the Lord of glory and the Lamb of God. And as that Lamb, He came to offer Himself as an atonement for the sins of all mankind.  The real Jesus had a mission far beyond setting a good example.  He came to transform people, not merely inspire them.  And that took a supreme sacrifice.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=12/15/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, December 15, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Rumors About Jesus
It's true: nothing has changed history on this planet more than the appearance of one solitary life: that of Jesus.  With no media, no mass transit, no money, and few followers, how could one man have altered history so irrevocably?   The simple fact is, he couldn't, if he was only a man.  Today: more details on the real Jesus...the King of Kings.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=12/12/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, December 12, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Rumors About Jesus
Those who worry that Christmas loses its meaning in the annual mad dash to the department store have something worse to fear. That the real Christ of Christmas has been supplanted by false christs who are similar in name only.  Today: you'll meet the real Jesus, and never again need to indulge in the menu of contemporary christs available these days.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=12/11/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, December 11, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Rumors About Jesus
We all remember Rodney King saying "Why can't we all just get along?"  Many hope all denominations can one day unify.  Problem is, unity without a common doctrinal basis is not real unity.  There are crucial differences between the Jesus of the New Testament and the Jesus of many religious groups.  Our job: to discern the true Christ among all the false ones.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=12/10/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Rumors About Jesus
Can a group that says Jesus is the brother of Satan claim to be Christian?  There's one major religious denomination that does.  Also, they teach that we can become gods just like Jesus did.  Today: learning to distinguish the true Jesus from the false Christs that seem to be all around us, even when people promoting those false Christs use the same language we do.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=12/9/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Rumors About Jesus
Jesus made it very clear to His disciples that there would be many speaking in His name as the end of the age approached.  These days, when you talk about Jesus with someone, you have to find out which Jesus is under discussion.  That's why Erwin Lutzer is quashing some rumors that reduce Jesus to a mere man, rumors that have grown up into entire denominations.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=12/8/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, December 8, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Rumors About Jesus
CBS tried to use bogus documents to influence a presidential election.  Accuracy matters, documents must be verifiable.  That's why Luke took such pains to investigate and record only what he could vouch for in his gospel and in the book of Acts.  These books have stood the test of millennia, and that will not happen with Dan Brown's <i>The DaVinci Code</i>. Today: the real deal on the real Jesus.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=12/5/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, December 5, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Rumors About Jesus
Some time ago, <i>The DaVinci Code</i> novel and movie mixed fact and fiction in a masterful attempt to undermine the Christian faith. The Holy Grail was said to be the remains of Mary Magdalene, the wife of Jesus who ended up in what is now France.  An intricate web of politics, deceit and power follows in Dan Brown's best-selling attack on the person of Christ.  Today: bogus fiction meets the real truth.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=12/4/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, December 4, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Rumors About Jesus
Some say truth is stranger than fiction.  To Dan Brown, both were completely tangled in a mess called <i>The DaVinci Code</i>.  With more factual holes than a piece of Swiss cheese, <i>The DaVinci Code</i> was a direct attack on the basis of the Christian faith and the person of Jesus Christ.  Sad to say, even many Christians have been duped by fiction purporting to be fact.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=12/3/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Rumors About Jesus
Some scholars say that the Bibles' record of Christ's teachings is mostly an embellished myth from the imaginations of men.  Let's take a break from the race of life and focus on this: if what Jesus said can't be trusted, your soul is in eternal jeopardy.  So-called scholars aside, today we'll learn that the accuracy of the written scriptures is guaranteed by the Holy Spirit of God Himself.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=12/2/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Rumors About Jesus
Where would life be without Post-It notes: those yellow squares that keep us on track with all the things we have to take care of?  Reminders are good things, since by nature we tend to forget.  The Apostle Peter wanted to remind his readers about some key truths regarding the person of Jesus Christ.  In an age where Jesus is being discredited by scholars, we need these reminders.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=12/1/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, December 1, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Rumors About Jesus
It's the height of intellectual arrogance: scholars around a table decide what sayings of Jesus they think are genuine.  It's called the Jesus Seminar, where so-called experts try to demystify Jesus by voting on which of His teachings square with their preconceived notions of what He would or would not say.  Today: we'll look at a blatant attempt to discredit the real Christ.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=11/28/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, November 28, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Getting Started Right
Some Bible promises were for certain people, while others apply to all believers.  Keeping this straight solves many problems. Just because Joshua prayed for the sun to stand still doesn't mean we can.  It just isn't true that "every promise in the book is mine."  But there are powerful Bible promises we can and should stake our lives on.  To learn how to discern what they are, stay with us.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=11/27/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, November 27, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Getting Started Right
Fireworks can briefly bring the light of the sun to the night sky.  But when Joshua needed more daylight for battle, he just prayed. The Bible says the sun stood still in the Valley of Ajilon, as God fought for Israel.  Of course, a scientist would scoff at the idea of the sun actually standing still.  So what really happened on that fateful day?  Stay with us, as we consider the options.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=11/26/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Getting Started Right
Many of us pray for little things, where there isn't much risk.  Then there's Joshua, who prayed for big things...I mean <i>really</i> big things.  He needed more daylight to defeat an enemy, so he asked God to make the sun stand still.  Now that's faith.  Today: lessons we can learn from an event that seems to defy the rules of nature.  Stay with us, as we pay a visit to the Valley of Ajilon.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=11/25/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Getting Started Right
God in His grace has a way of turning our lemons into lemonade.  He can make good come even out of our bad decisions.  Joshua cut a bad deal with the Gibeonites, but God used it for the long-term benefit of His people.  And guess what...He can use your bad calls to work out His ultimate purposes.  Today: insights on what can come from your bad decisions.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=11/24/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, November 24, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Getting Started Right
All of us have made promises we wish we didn't have to keep...promises made in haste, promises made without the Lord's counsel.  But Joshua shows us what to do once we've made a promise:  and that is to keep it.  Living with the consequences reminds us to not make future choices without consulting the Lord.  Today:  more insights on how to handle your bad decisions.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=11/21/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, November 21, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Getting Started Right
It happens to all of us.  Despite our best intentions, we make poor decisions, and then have to live with the consequences.  Part of running life's race is dealing with those bad decisions.  Are you stuck with the after-effects of a bad move you've made?  Joshua made a poor call during his conquest of Canaan, and how he dealt with it can help us deal with our bad choices.  Want to know more?
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=11/20/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, November 20, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Getting Started Right
It's sad, but it's true.  Many believers attempt to manage their sins rather than to confess and forsake them.  They think they can control their lives and keep a lid on the infection eating them up inside.  They're sure they can contain the damage, and keep their sins a secret.  But the story of Achan proves otherwise.  Today: the sober conclusions you and I must understand.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=11/19/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Getting Started Right
Every time you cheat or steal, remember the story of Achan.  No sin remains undiscovered.  God is watching.  Many believers are tripped up in life's race by what they may think is only a little sin.  They fail to understand that all sin deeply offends a holy God.  Joshua's defeat at Ai teaches us that sin infects others, and must be dealt with severely.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=11/18/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Getting Started Right
Spiritual mountaintops can be followed by deep valleys, especially when we allow sin to remain hidden in our lives.  Joshua learned this the hard way after his humiliating defeat at Ai.   After all, they had taken Jericho!  A self-assured Israeli army was stunned by their loss at an insignificant village.  Today: a sober lesson on how seriously God takes sin.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=11/17/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, November 17, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Getting Started Right
The conquest of Jericho began with a miracle and ended with a slaughter.  Every man, woman and child was put to death.  No one doubts that God gave Israel a great victory at Jericho.  But in hindsight, many people today see the hand of a vengeful God, unlike the God of the New Testament.  On this broadcast, we'll face the tough issue of why Israel was told to put Jericho to the sword.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=11/14/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, November 14, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Getting Started Right
Modern armies don't conduct warfare the way ancient Israel took Jericho.  You don't march around and shout...you attack.  But march and shout they did, because God's purpose was to prove to them that He and only He was the reason for their victory.  As Zechariah would later write: "Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord."
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=11/13/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, November 13, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Getting Started Right
The enemy had it all: a walled city, superior arms.  But Israel had God...Jericho didn't stand a chance.  At Gilgal, God through Joshua prepared His people for a great day of victory yet to come.  Sometimes life's race brings us to pivotal points of proving God's faithfulness.  For Joshua, that point was a seemingly impregnable city, and that day was now.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=11/12/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Getting Started Right
Some believers never run life's race.  They sit by the side of the road, feeling left out of what God had for them.  This is a mistake.  Being morose is no fun.  Our attitude makes a big difference, and it's something we can change.  The book of Joshua teaches us to get up and get going: there is a future, and there is a hope.  Today: more lessons from a place called Gilgal.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=11/11/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Getting Started Right
On the racetrack of life, many of us get weary, needing renewal during our desert times.  Only then can we run again.  We don't know what's ahead around the next bend in the road.  But God does: He knows what we need before we get there.  At Gilgal, God taught Joshua and his people some crucial lessons: lessons we need to hear today to face the challenges of tomorrow.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=11/10/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, November 10, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Getting Started Right
Are you in the wilderness, spiritually?  Has your vision of God dimmed?  You need to stay tuned for a way out of the desert.  Joshua needed a fresh cleansing from God, and a fresh vision of God, before the battles in Canaan could begin.  Do you face tough times in the days ahead?  Like Joshua, you can face them with a clean heart and a renewed sense of God's presence.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=11/7/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, November 7, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Getting Started Right
The race of life is a struggle from the first sprint to the last lap.  Each of us needs the word of God for strength to face the battle.  And that means meditation and study in the Scriptures each and every day.  That was the first step Joshua took before conquering Canaan, and, it's how we can conquer the challenges God has set before us.  To learn more: stay with us.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=11/6/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, November 6, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Getting Started Right
Most of us know that life's not a bed of roses.  We face conflict and struggle every step of the way toward the goal line.  Ancient Israel: they didn't find life a picnic either.  Joshua's conquest of Canaan, city by city, took time and effort.  For us to see God's intentions for our lives come to pass: that takes time and effort as well.  And it's vital to "get started right."
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=11/5/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Getting Started Right
Any sprinter knows that getting a good jump off the starting blocks is key to winning a race. That's true in life as well.  For believers on the racetrack of life, there is no substitute for a good beginning.  No matter what the task or opportunity, how we begin sets the tone for how we'll end up.   And the series that begins today has one purpose: to get you started right.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=11/4/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Why The Cross Can Do What Politics Can't
Jesus said, "I am the Vine, you are the branches.  If you abide in Me, and I in you, you will bear much fruit...."   As we run the race of life, let's not forget that the world sees the fruit, not the branches.  In order to win people to Jesus, we must be fruit-bearing Christians, or else the cross will be of no effect.  It's not what we say, or who we vote for, it's what we <i>do</i>.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=11/3/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, November 3, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Why The Cross Can Do What Politics Can't
If you ask most Christians, "Do you want to be like Jesus?" they'd probably say "of course."   Until they find out what that really means.  Jesus renounced His privileges and humbled Himself to the point of permitting His own death.  Unless we do the same, we will never reach the lost floating on the sea of relativism around us.  Today: more about what it means to take the cross into the world.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=10/31/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, October 31, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Why the Cross Can Do What Politics Can't
The blinding glory of God was encased in the human flesh of Jesus.  But He chose to contain that glory and limit His options.  And that emptying of Himself is the key to how we can bring His message to lost mankind.  As we learn more about why the cross can do what politics can't, today we'll find out how to effectively take the cross into the world.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=10/30/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, October 30, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Why the Cross Can Do What Politics Can't
There's a basic problem in evangelism: the world thinks the cross we preach about is foolish, but to us, it's the power of God.  As we run the race of life as believers in Christ, how do we bring the message of the cross to a rejecting world?  Today: some answers on how to have a real impact on those around us.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=10/29/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Why the Cross Can Do What Politics Can't
There's a true story about a pilot who decided to not believe his instruments, and flew his plane over a thousand miles in the wrong direction.  No frequent flyer miles here... that man had a compass, and rejected it.  Today's common philosophy is "if it feels good, do it."  But believers know that the cross is a potent reminder of the price of wrong moral choices.  Today: why the cross is the only basis for morality.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=10/28/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Why the Cross Can Do What Politics Can't
Americans are adrift in a sea of moral relativism.  These days, what's wrong is now right; what was right is now wrong.  At a time of same-sex marriage and rampant abortion, we need a moral compass - a fixed point of reference.  The cross of Christ is that point, that basis for morality. And the church must live by that basis if our culture is to avoid total decay.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=10/27/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, October 27, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Why the Cross Can Do What Politics Can't
Moral schizophrenia: in our society it's OK to kill a baby right before birth, but it's murder to kill one after birth.  That's what happens when moral choices are set by the will of the majority. Confusion reigns....and the price tag is devastating.  We can keep eating the bitter fruit of rebelling against God, or we can turn to Him in faith, and adopt His standards for behavior.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=10/24/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, October 24, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Why the Cross Can Do What Politics Can't
Without a ruler, you can't measure how long something is.  And without some kind of moral compass, you can't tell right from wrong.  And as we'll learn today, a culture that rejects Christ is a culture that sets up itself as the yardstick for moral choices.   And those choices lead to polling place choices that help determine a nation's destiny.  So where does true morality come from?
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=10/23/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, October 23, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Why the Cross Can Do What Politics Can't
One day there will be no more racial or ethnic divisions.  One day, redeemed humanity will glory only in the cross...that's the picture the Bible paints in the book of Revelation.  Their races of life long past, numberless saints from every nation will exalt the Lamb of God.  Now here's some good news: it's possible for the church to mirror that future reality today.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=10/22/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Why the Cross Can Do What Politics Can't
Many who seek racial justice call for "a level playing field" of equal opportunity.  There is a place where the field is level... and that place is at the foot of the cross of Christ.  True unity among people of different backgrounds is only possible when there is a common purpose.  And today we're learning why the cross is the only basis for real reconciliation.  Stay with us.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=10/21/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Why the Cross Can Do What Politics Can't
The tragedy of racial and ethnic violence is that it's not getting any better.  Military and diplomatic efforts don't remove the hate. In places like the Middle East, it takes a common denominator to bring unity to the chaos of "us versus them."  Dialog and negotiations aren't enough.  Today: we'll see why the cross of Christ is the only common link that can ever work.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=10/20/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, October 20, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Why the Cross Can Do What Politics Can't
Rwanda…Kosovo...the Gaza strip.  Many of today's tragic conflicts stem from deep-rooted racial or ethnic strife.  It seems there is no human solution to this dilemma.....but there is a divine solution.  There is a place of common ground for those who can't stand the sight of each other.  Today we'll learn why the cross of Christ can bring together mortal enemies.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=10/17/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, October 17, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Why the Cross Can Do What Politics Can't
Outside of Jerusalem a transaction took place that shook the foundations of creation.  Jesus, the Messiah, died.  Then, as now, people passed by, not realizing the eternal consequences of what was happening on that cruel cross.  Through his death, Jesus made a bridge between God and man so that we could cross over to eternal life.  Today: more about the wonder of the supreme sacrifice.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=10/16/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, October 16, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Why the Cross Can Do What Politics Can't
There is a love so vast that it cannot be measured, much less comprehended.  That love was displayed on a brutal cross.  We can only run the race of life toward heaven because Jesus Christ hung on that cross to bear the penalty for our disobedience and rebellion.  Today, we probe again the profound mystery of the ultimate sacrifice.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=10/15/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Why the Cross Can Do What Politics Can't
Buried in the depths of the purposes of God lies the answer to this question: why did God send His Son to the cross?  As we run life's daily race, let's not forget that mercy is getting what you don't deserve.  God was not obligated to save any of us, and yet He has.  Today, we begin an awesome look at how far God went to provide redemption for a lost mankind.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=10/14/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Why the Cross Can Do What Politics Can't
Paul wrote: "The preaching of the cross is to them that perish, foolishness, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God."  This poses a difficult question, a question that lies at the very core of the church's mission.  How do you effectively take that cross to those who think it's foolish?  Today, some final thoughts on "What Man Thinks of the Cross."
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=10/13/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, October 13, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Why the Cross Can Do What Politics Can't
Most people believe Jesus was a great teacher and a good example.  But few really understand why He died on a cruel cross.  These days, polling data is king.  In the mainstream media, the truth seems to lie with the majority opinion.  And so we're analyzing what people believe about the cross of Christ: the only means of eternal salvation.  For some crucial insights, stay with us.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=10/10/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, October 10, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Why the Cross Can Do What Politics Can't
To many people the cross is a piece of jewelry, or what's atop a church steeple.  Most people don't see it as it really is... the centerpiece of history and the core of God's redemptive agenda.  In recent days on Running to Win we've been exploring God's view of the cross, but today we'll focus on man's viewpoint.  As we'll soon see, the contrast is startling.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=10/9/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, October 9, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Why the Cross Can Do What Politics Can't
If something is important to God, it had better be important to us.  And the one thing central in God's agenda is the cross.  What happened on the cross of Christ was not just another static moment in time.  As we read the pages of scripture, we find that the cross existed in God's mind from the beginning, and will exist in the endless future yet to be.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=10/8/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Why the Cross Can Do What Politics Can't
In one sense, the cross of Christ was just ordinary wood, used for six hours to kill a man.  Ultimately, it was much more.  That cross was in God's mind from eternity past.  Its benefits extend to eternity yet to be.  It is history's great intersection: the place of God's greatest expression of love to fallen mankind.  Today:  more about "What God Thinks of the Cross."
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=10/7/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Why the Cross Can Do What Politics Can't
The cross of Christ is the centerpiece of our faith, and the means by which forgiveness comes.  It's in the cross that we glory.  As we run life's race, our eyes are often drawn to secondary things such as political advantage.  In the final analysis, we need to have a clear view of how important the cross really is.  Today, we'll learn what God the Father thinks of His Son's cross.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=10/6/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, October 6, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Why the Cross Can Do What Politics Can't
Is it ever right to do what is wrong?  Can believers ever disobey their government?  And where do we draw the line on what is right?  Believers have a dual allegiance: they must obey both God and country.  Sometimes, these two mandates collide, leaving us facing some tough decisions.  Today: you'll hear some guidance on keeping both allegiances in balance.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=10/3/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, October 3, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Why the Cross Can Do What Politics Can't
You've heard it said that oil and water don't mix.  They're too different...they cannot work together.  It's just like the cross and the flag.  We who run life's race need to learn this lesson well: those who mix the cross and any nation's flag do a disservice to both.  And for believers, keeping them distinct is the only way to fulfill our prime mission as ambassadors for Christ to a needy world.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=10/2/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, October 2, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Why the Cross Can Do What Politics Can't
We've all heard the call: "Let's take America back!"  Some would have us make political salvation our prime religious objective. It may be that some of us as runners in life's race have found a serious detour.  There's danger around the bend if we don't get back on the main road.  Today: avoiding the temptation to put the cross and the flag on the same level.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=10/1/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Why the Cross Can Do What Politics Can't
The red, white, and blue...we Americans treasure our flag for what it represents.  But some think the flag is as important as the cross.  When it comes to being citizens of both heaven and earth, believers running the race of life need to keep first things first.  Stand by for some flying sparks, as Pastor Erwin Lutzer takes aim at those who equate Old Glory with the one place of true Glory.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Clash of Cross and Culture #3 of 3]]></title>
      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=9/30/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Why The Cross Can Do What Politics Can't
There's a great battle going on... a battle that will not cease until the end of this age.  It's the clash of cross and culture.  As runners in the race of life, believers need to understand the nature of this conflict.  As citizens of both heaven and earth, we have obligations to both, obligations we must keep distinct, especially at election time.  Today: we'll try to sort it all out.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=9/29/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, September 29, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Why The Cross Can Do What Politics Can't
When culture says one thing, but God says another, whose voice do you heed?  There's a great temptation to avoid the conflict.  But the cross of Christ is inherently in conflict with our culture...especially these days, as much of the media flaunt immoral behavior as normal.  Politicians vie for position on issues the Bible settled long ago.  Thankfully, the cross can do what politics can't.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=9/26/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, September 26, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Why The Cross Can Do What Politics Can't
In November, Americans will face a stark choice at the polling booth.  The issues are clear and the future is at stake.  Many Christians active in politics find themselves increasingly at odds with the culture.  That's because the cross of Christ is inherently at odds with our culture.  Today we begin a series on Why the Cross Can Do What Politics Can't.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=9/25/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, September 25, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Seven Reasons You Can Trust The Bible
There are a lot of reasons why you can trust the Bible, historical, prophetic, scientific, but there's one reason that tops the list.   The power of the Bible to change lives is why this book is always a best-seller.  Today: a personal look at what its power can do in your life, and in mine.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=9/24/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Seven Reasons You Can Trust The Bible
The Bible has left its mark on millions:  societies transformed, relationships healed, truth understood.  We who run the race of life can trust a book that has this kind of track record.  The Bible is God's written revelation. Today: what its power can do for you.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=9/23/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Seven Reasons You Can Trust The Bible
What do you trust in?  Your government?  Your savings account?  The future?   When you come right down to it, there is little we can trust in.  But there is one book we can trust with our eternal destinies.  The Bible is the written revelation of God to mankind.  If you'd like to hear what its power can do, stay with us.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=9/22/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, September 22, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Seven Reasons You Can Trust The Bible
To many people, the Bible is something you put your hand on to be sworn into office.  Beyond that, it's just Jewish myths and moral teaching.  But the sixty-six books that make up our Bible contain powerful, life-changing truth, thanks to the God who made sure we're reading what He intended.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=9/19/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, September 19, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Seven Reasons You Can Trust The Bible
If you trust your eternal destiny to the writings in an ancient book, it's reasonable to ask if that book is trustworthy.  In the case of the Bible, the answer is "yes," especially in terms of which writings made it into the book, a set of documents we call the canon of scripture.  To learn more, stay with us.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=9/18/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, September 18, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Seven Reasons You Can Trust The Bible
If the Bible was written by some 40 authors over a period of 1,600 years, the book we hold today had to have a serious editor.  Where did the Bible come from?  Who picked what writings got in, and which were rejected?  Today: the bottom line on how God superintended the Bible's contents.  To learn more, stay with us.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=9/17/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Seven Reasons You Can Trust The Bible
Our minds cannot grasp the immensity of the universe, let alone explain where it came from.  Creation displays the glory of God and the Bible's simple, profound account of creation stands unchallenged as the only rational explanation for it all.  Today: why creation validates the truth of the Bible.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=9/16/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Seven Reasons You Can Trust The Bible
Despite the evidence, most scientists reject a Divine Hand in creation because that Divine Hand would hold them morally accountable.  As one scientist said, "We can't let God get a foot in the door."  Well, His foot is not only in the door, He created the door.  Today: why creation shouts the truth of the Bible.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=9/15/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, September 15, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Seven Reasons You Can Trust The Bible
Thanks to the space program, astronomers know a great deal about what is "out there."  But they can't tell us how it all "got there."  The tough thing for scientists is facing the question of Ultimate Cause.  Only by revelation can we touch the infinite and learn the answer.  Today: the Bible sheds light on how it all came to be.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=9/12/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, September 12, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Seven Reasons You Can Trust The Bible
Would Jesus knowingly tell a lie?  Even the most liberal theologian or scholar would have trouble saying "yes" to that question.  So when Jesus repeatedly affirms the accuracy of the Old Testament scriptures, we either believe Him, or reject what He says and the Bible He quotes.  Today: facing up to the Christ of the Bible.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=9/11/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, September 11, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Seven Reasons You Can Trust The Bible
Time and again, Jesus referred to Old Testament events as historical facts.  If you believe Him, you must believe the Old Testament.  Many who doubt the scriptures need to deal with the Christ who had no doubts about them.  Today: more about the Christ who believed what the scriptures said.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=9/10/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Seven Reasons You Can Trust The Bible
Although modern scholars try to demean Jesus, few say He was a bad man.  Most look to Him as at least a good moral teacher and so to scholars, Christ's opinion of the Bible should be at least worth considering.  Today: how Jesus treated the scriptures, and, in view of that, how we also should treat them.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=9/9/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Seven Reasons You Can Trust The Bible
Major news magazines report that Jesus only said 18 percent of what the Bible says He said.  No miracles...just a man.  The Christ of the Bible, though, is a far-different figure.  The Christ of the Bible changes lives, as millions can attest.  Today: why the Bible's picture of Christ validates its truth and authority.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=9/8/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, September 8, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Seven Reasons You Can Trust The Bible
Most so-called prophets bathe their predictions in mystery and allegory.  Few name names and places like the Bible does.  Nostradamus never predicted the death of a great city the way the Bible tells of ancient Tyre's judgment.  Today: why fulfilled prophecy means you can trust the Bible to be true even in the details.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=9/5/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, September 5, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Seven Reasons You Can Trust The Bible
In clear language, the Bible predicts what will happen hundreds of years before events take place.  This is fulfilled prophecy.  Fulfilled prophecy is a powerful reason for trusting the Bible to be true and authoritative.  Today: you'll hear more examples of how predicted events came to be fact.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=9/4/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, September 4, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Seven Reasons You Can Trust The Bible
In a day of gigabytes and processing power, finding hidden codes in the Bible may seem timely.  But is this how God validates His word?  Today: a common-sense approach to the Bible Code issue and a call to return to the plain words of Scripture, as inspired by God.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=9/3/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Seven Reasons You Can Trust The Bible
One of the key reasons for trusting the Bible is its accuracy in predicting the future.  Its prophecies have been fulfilled again and again.  Yet some point to a Bible Code as evidence of hidden revelation.  Today: the Bible Code analyzed, and why it's not needed to prove the Bible's divine origin.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=9/2/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Seven Reasons You Can Trust The Bible
Is the Bible historically accurate?  Lots of scholars say "no," until new findings prove otherwise.  Bottom line: you can trust this book.  Running life's race demands a trustworthy guidebook.  Today, we'll explore why the Bible is reliable in both history and in spiritual truth.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=9/1/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, September 1, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Seven Reasons You Can Trust The Bible
Lots of scholars take pot shots at the Bible, claiming it's not historically accurate.  The trouble is, mounting evidence proves otherwise.  All it takes is a trip to Israel to verify the uncanny precision of the Bible's geographical references.  The more it's attacked, the better it looks.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=8/29/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, August 29, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Seven Reasons You Can Trust The Bible
Most of us believe what's in the newspaper.  After all, no critical scholars hold seminars to debunk the New York Times.  Though they're slow to attack a venerable newspaper, critics are quick to debunk the Bible.   And since the Bible is under perennial attack for its accuracy, just how reliable is it?  Today, we'll take a look.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=8/28/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, August 28, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Seven Reasons You Can Trust The Bible
We've had the Bible on the witness stand for several days, and it's told us over 1500 times that the word of the Lord came through its authors... men who speak with a single voice even though they wrote over a 1600-year span of time.  We now have a choice: either this book is true, or it's the biggest lie ever perpetrated.  Which is it?
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=8/27/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Seven Reasons You Can Trust The Bible
To gather evidence, courts take testimony from witnesses.  To evaluate the claims of the Bible, let's put it on the witness stand.  As the cross-examination begins, we find a book that claims to speak for God.  In fact, it claims God spoke through its authors.  Today: more on the claims the Bible makes for itself.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=8/26/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Seven Reasons You Can Trust The Bible
The Bible was written by 40 authors over some 1600 years.  But a clear unity marks the diversity of its origins.  And this book makes some remarkable claims for itself.  Today, let's pause in the race of life long enough to put the Bible on the witness stand, and hear its own testimony.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=8/25/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, August 25, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Seven Reasons You Can Trust The Bible
Although intellectual doubts are legitimate, the Bible stands up to intense scrutiny.  To an open mind, the Bible is true.  As we run the race of life, we're confronted by doubters who point to errors in the Bible as a reason not to believe.  Today, we take a beginning look at those errors and seek some explanations.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=8/22/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, August 22, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Seven Reasons You Can Trust The Bible
Sometimes in a business deal, the negotiations are over.  The terms are clear; your choice is simple: you either take it, or leave it.  As a guidebook for the race of life, we must either take the Bible as it is, or reject it outright.  Picking only the good parts won't do.  To find out why, stay with us.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=8/21/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, August 21, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Seven Reasons You Can Trust The Bible
Beneath the shifting sands of our culture lies a bedrock that is immovable and unchangeable.  That bedrock is the Bible.  The Bible gives direction to those running life's race...not just for this life, but for the life to come.  Beginning today, we begin a series that tells you why you can trust this book with your life.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=8/20/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
Is your son or daughter addicted to the internet?  He or she may be the unwitting victim of those that seek to ensnare your kids.  Chat groups and other web sites lure teenagers into dangerous relationships that open the door to drugs and sexual promiscuity.   Today: Erwin Lutzer sounds the alarm once again on the pervasive battle for the hearts and minds of your kids.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=8/19/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
Holiday weekends invite us to relax.  But there is a battle going on that demands our full attention, and full commitment.  Your teenagers are in the crosshairs as powerful forces seek their destruction through early addiction to drugs and pornography.  In this battle, the culture is not your friend.  Today: more hard facts that demonstrate the real danger facing your kids.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=8/18/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, August 18, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
Independence Day reminds us that America won its freedom.  But some in America today are locked in chains.  America's youth are being targeted by powerful forces bent on their destruction through early addiction to pornography and substance abuse.  Today: a call for a new Independence Day as parents take back control of the destiny of their children.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=8/15/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, August 15, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
If only we had eternal eyes, and could see the end from the beginning.  The race of life we run would look far different.  With eternal eyes we'd see all those things we could not change, but tried to change, and understand why God placed them in our lives.  In eternity, we'll have that understanding...but for now, we must rest in the wisdom of God.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=8/14/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, August 14, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
Consider certainties...in life there may be few, but in the plan of God there are some things that must happen.  Every race must have a winner.  Every word of scripture must be fulfilled.  Indeed, there are some things we can, and must, be sure of.  This was true for Jesus, and it's true for you and me.  Open your heart and mind to the word "must," and stay with us.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=8/13/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
In every Olympic race, someone must win.  Someone must take home the gold medal, the supreme emblem of victory.  In running life's race we sometimes labor under the illusion that we can control all the variables of life.  But the real truth is this: there are some things that must happen.  And when God says they must, they will.  What are these things?  To find out, stay with us.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=8/12/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
Our eyes can only see light in a narrow spectrum.  Beyond blue is ultraviolet, beyond red is infrared.  There is much we do not see, and as we run life's race, it's good to get a new perspective.  Getting a fresh view of how God sees things can help us run and not be weary.  His view takes in all the wavelengths, and He's revealed what that view includes.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=8/11/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, August 11, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
A face in the crowd, a passing worry, a minor ache...a runner can be easily sidetracked from focusing on the race at hand. All of us need to prioritize our thinking, not "major on the minors" when it comes to life's really big issues.  That's because life's big issues really cross the bridge into eternity's big issues.  If you want to set your sights on the ultimate horizon, stay with us.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=8/8/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, August 8, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
If you believe the media, what matters most is either who gets elected, who's caught up in the latest scandal, or who's going with who.  In a hundred years, none of this will matter.  Let's cut through the clutter, fly above today's clouds of gloom and find out what <i>really</i> is most important.  The answer lies in the words of the Apostle Paul, words that will transform your life.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=8/7/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, August 7, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
One day the race of life will end: no more laps around the track, we'll finally be at rest from all our labors.  But believers know that they must run that race while they can, because their goal is to please Jesus, the Author and Finisher of their Faith.  In pleasing Him, they honor the Father, who rules supreme over all.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=8/6/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
Someone once said, "There is no substitute for victory."  We all felt elation when Iraq's Saddam Hussein fell.  But there are many battles to face in the race of life.   One day they'll all be over, and, from heaven, we'll trace the hand of God in every conflict we had to endure.  For more on our future perspective, stay with us.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=8/5/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
Sudden illness, a tragic death, a natural disaster, a job loss.  Everyone who faces calamity asks "Why?" Our races of life are often marked by unexplained events.  The eye of faith looks forward to a future reckoning of all accounts, a time when the "why" questions get answers.  To find out more about that future time, stay with us.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=8/4/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, August 4, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
Whenever you worry about the way the world is going, you can find great comfort by reading the last chapter of the story.  For believers in the race of life, there is a certain future which follows a great final battle here on planet earth.  For details of that future: stay with us!
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      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=8/1/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, August 1, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
The songwriter says, "I know Who holds the future."  And since God holds that future, we can be sure it is in good hands.  According to Bible prophecy, that future contains some dark days for planet Earth.  A great battle will climax the end of history as we know it.  For more details on what lies ahead, stay with us.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=7/31/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, July 31, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
One day the race of life will end: no more trials, and no more opportunities to serve the Lord on this earth.  One day the last lap will be run and the goal line will be crossed.  The Bible gives us some signs that point to the time when that last lap might start, and why we must be faithful to the end.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=7/30/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
We may never know in this life why we we are faced with a difficult test of character.  But someday, it will all be clear.  When God evaluates the way we ran the race of life, He will note every time we obeyed Him, no matter what.  He will reward us for following Him in faith, even when all the evidence said, "Go your own way."
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=7/29/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
When the hi-tech bubble burst, lots of people lost lots of money in the stock market.  Then there is Job of old.  Job lost more than his money.  He lost everything he owned.  He lost his ten children.  He lost his health.  Still, he honored God.  Would you?  Would I?
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=7/28/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, July 28, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
Why do bad things happen to good people?  What is the point of being righteous if the righteous have to suffer?  It seems that we who run life's race can sometimes only limp, kept on the sidelines by difficulties of all kinds.  Today: we will see that God has a purpose in every trial His children experience.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=7/25/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, July 25, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
Jesus Christ did not die accidentally.  Every detail of His sacrifice was predetermined before time began.  God was not caught off guard.  God was in control.  And we who believe in Christ look to His cross with deep humility and say with Thomas, "My Lord, and My God."
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=7/24/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, July 24, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
There are no words to adequately portray what happened on a pivotal Friday in Jerusalem some 2,000 years ago.  An innocent man was led to His death for crimes He did not commit.  But behind the drama was the real scriptwriter: God was about to ensure the salvation of all who would believe in His Son.  And the cross was the only way to do this.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=7/23/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
Every visible indication pointed to Jesus dying a loser, jeered at, beaten, and made to hang on a shameful cross.  But God's purposes cannot be thwarted.  All of Satan's forces could not prevent the redemption Christ was achieving for all who would believe.  And Satan saw on that cross the certainty of his own appointment with a lake of eternal fire.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=7/22/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
The Bible tells believers that life is a race to be run, but it is no tiptoe through the tulips.  Temptations lie everywhere.  The enemy of our souls is God's mortal enemy as well.  Although his doom is inevitable, Satan has an evolving strategy to frustrate God's purposes.  To get a big picture view of the battle for your soul, stay with us.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=7/21/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, July 21, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
Sometimes we pause in the race of life to ask tough questions like, "Why does God let Satan cause so much destruction?"  The Bible gives us insight in answering those tough questions.  Today: a look at the problem of evil as Satan tries to prevent Christ from reaching adulthood, thus preventing our redemption.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=7/18/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, July 18, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
While we never take our theology from Hollywood, all of us know that there is a great struggle going on between good and evil.  We see it in nations, and we see it within our own hearts.  Will this battle ever end?
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=7/17/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, July 17, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
God could have left mankind in the misery of rebellion, but chose to extend His grace by giving fallen man a Savior.  Like a life-preserver to a drowning swimmer, there is a way of salvation from the rightful penalty of our sins.  As we explore the big picture of God's purposes, we come today to God's answer for man's dilemma.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=7/16/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
They say that hindsight is 20-20.  If only we could see the consequences of our choices before we make them: but we cannot.  Neither could Satan, who made the biggest miscalculation of all time.  Luring Eve with a bite of fruit has led to horrific results down through the annals of history.  Today, a look at what happened after the fall of man.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=7/15/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
Rebellion: it is like a disease.  We caught it from Satan, and now a drop of his rebellion is found in every human heart.  His words to Eve aroused the same pride that caused his fall eons earlier.  The first humans joined Satan in rebellion against their Creator.  The sad results are all around us: death, and separation from God.  Is there a solution?
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=7/14/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Monday, July 14, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
Some call it the law of unintended consequences.  This is certain: one day, Satan will reap what he never intended to sow.  His great gamble of turning traitor to God has resulted in devastation on earth, and, for him, it will mean eternity in a burning lake.  Where do you and I fit in?  Stay with us.
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=7/11/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Friday, July 11, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
Nothing is worse for a track star than to slip and fall during a race.  Your pride is probably more wounded than your body.  Interestingly, it was pride that caused the greatest angel ever created to trip and fall big time.  In rebelling against God, Lucifer took millions of other angels with him.  For the full story, stay with us.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/Running_To_Win/?bcd=7/10/2008</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thursday, July 10, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
Why would God's number one angel decide to turn traitor, knowing he could never defeat his all-powerful Creator?  It is a mystery that Pastor Lutzer dares to probe, and a mystery that goes a long way toward explaining all the evil around us these days.  For a look back, and I mean way back, stay with us.
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      <description><![CDATA[Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
Do you ever stop long enough to ask, "Why am I here?  Where am I going?  What is it all about, anyway?"  If not, stop now.  Take a break from the rat race to think about why you are running.  For believers, there is a big picture view that puts everything in perspective, that makes sense out of seeming chaos.  Want to know more?  Stay with us.
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Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
Only when men took their first steps into space did we realize how little we are, and how big the universe really is.  We sent our frail bodies roaring aloft in cylinders of metal to protect us from the ferocious extremes of space.  More than one astronaut remarked how beautiful the earth looks from orbit.  A planet designed by God for you and me.
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      <description><![CDATA[Monday, July 7, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: What is God Up To
Sometimes we cannot see the forest for the trees.  Once in a while, it is good to pull back the lens and get a wide-angle view.  For believers in the race of life, a good question might be, "Just where did this track begin?  What was it like before the earth was created?"  If you wonder about these things, stay with us.
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      <description><![CDATA[Friday, July 4, 2008
Host: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
Series: Highlights From Hebrews
To many, God seems capricious.  He heals some, but lets others die.  Some get great wealth; others starve.  Running life's race means understanding that faith in God lets God set the priorities.  Trusting Him does not mean we will always get what we want.  Today: developing a faith not based on the here and now.
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      <description><![CDATA[Running to Win - Long Version<br><br>

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April 14th through May 15th
Iraq, Afghanistan, the Middle East, terror attacks across the globe, war... it seems, is never far away.  That's just on the plane of existence we can see.  But beyond what our senses can discern is a greater war, a cosmic conflict of the ages being fought by Satan and his legions against the purposes and plans of God.   Today, we lift the veil on "The Invisible War."<br><br>

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May 18th through June 22th
Human relationships can either be a great blessing, or a great burden. These messages are intended to face the kinds of issues that divide people, whether within families, churches or at work. Forgiveness and reconciliation are often difficult - and sometimes not achievable - because we are too defensive, too blind to our own faults. Listen carefully to these transforming messages, first for yourself and then for others.]]></description>
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The news that Ted Haggard had to resign from his church in Colorado because of sexual immorality has touched all of us very deeply. Whether we knew him or not, many of us knew of him and the great work that God had done through him in the past. We're praying regularly for him and his family as they endure a crisis that can scarcely be imagined.]]></description>
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