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A Sweet Aroma in The Midst of Trials
I loved a devotional as I enjoyed my morning coffee on the deck… It told me that in the midst of trials, our prayers are a still a sweet aroma to Christ. When I was in my deepest pit and called out to Him, it was sweet to Him! It wasn’t received reluctantly. My friend, it…
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You Can’t “Put God On the Shelf”
Be Indifferent About the Stuff that Doesn’t Matter! “Our world is full of distractions away from God. Don’t let your heart become indifferent to His presence and power in your life. Jesus died to give you the life you could never have apart from Him—eternal life. And He will never, never leave you alone to…
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Richest Blessings in The Roughest Times
“If we will look back upon the past, many of us will find that the very time our Heavenly Father has chosen to do the kindest things for us, and given us the richest blessings, has been the time we were strained and shut in on every side. God’s jewels are often sent us in…
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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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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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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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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…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 