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Fearless One Minute, Freaking Out the Next
“Whether you deny Jesus in what you do or don’t do, he forgives and restores you as he did Peter.” I shared this above with a friend and she replied… “That was fantastic!!! Thank you for sharing! I love all your ‘Peter’ moments! What an honour to know that you (we) will rise and fall,…
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You Are Golden
I may have many friends, but only one or two whom I call ‘Golden’. One of which this post reminded me of. She is sincere and calls me to sincerity – not by telling me to simplify my life but simply by watching her live hers. She… is… golden. Read… Two Golden Words | The…
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Where To Look When Studying The Bible
“I want to make sure our pastors are teaching with their eyes fixed on holiness and the grace of God. I have them ask themselves: Am I giving each person the good message of “repent and believe the gospel,” or am I giving them heavy burdens that they can’t carry? With my seminary students, I…
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What is Worship?
In our current culture and confusion over worship, this was refreshing… Read… 7 Things That Worship Is | The Resurgence.
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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…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 