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Happiness or Training?
“If you think of this world as a place intended simply for happiness, you find it quite intolerable: think of it as a place of training and correction and it’s not so bad.”- CSLewis
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The Long Term Affects of Sin
“Some sins carry immediate penalties; their consequences leap into light at once. The moment a man commits them he is ruined. And we know that: perhaps therefore we avoid them. But there is another ruin quite as sure as that, wrought silently through deterioration of the years, and it steals on the spirit of a…
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Habitually Holy
“The mind of a repentant person becomes a mind habitually holy. They abhor that which is evil & cleave to that which is good.” ~ J.C. Ryle
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Inner Sweetness of God Himself
We love letters because of the lover and how He loves us… “The Bible is not an end in itself, but a means to bring men to an intimate and satisfying knowledge of God, that they may enter into Him, that they may delight in His presence, may taste and know the inner sweetness of…
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The Glow In Your Words
“Brethren, study God’s Word diligently for your own edification; and when it has become more to you than your necessary food, sweeter than honey or the honeycomb, it will be impossible for you to speak of it to others, without a glow passing into your words which will betray the delight with which it has…
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Sharing Jesus at Home Takes Courage
“I’ve seen far too many Christians who are more than willing to travel halfway around the world to volunteer for a week in an orphanage, but who cannot bring themselves to take the personal risk of sharing Jesus with the co-worker who sits day after day in the cubicle right next to them.” – Lee…
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10 Questions to Ask Yourself This Easter
10 Questions to Ask Yourself: 1. When I wake up on Resurrection Sunday morning, how will I be different? 2. Is there a habit or sin in my life that repeatedly gets in the way of loving God with my whole heart or loving my neighbor as myself? How do I address that habit over…
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What Lent Really Means…..& Free Easter Devotional
I’m enjoying the reflecting journey to the cross as we draw close to remember the most important event in all of history. You too will enjoy Ann Voskamp’s writings… What Lent Really Means…..{& Free Easter Devotional Book to Make a Jesus Easter Tree} » A Holy Experience.
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If You’re Not a Minister, You’re Not a Christian
“Ministry in no way is a privilege…it is the core of the Christian life. No Christian is a Christian without being a minister.” – Henri Nouwen
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Why Prayer Malfunctions
“Probably the number one reason why prayer malfunctions in the hands of believers is that we try to turn a wartime walkie-talkie into a domestic intercom. Until you know that life is war you cannot know what prayer is for. Prayer is for the accomplishment of a wartime mission…But what have millions of Christians done?…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 