Knowing God
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My House Shall Be a House of Prayer – Jim Cymbala
Prepare to be fired up and ignited with truth… Jim Cymbala: “My House Shall Be A House of Prayer”
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Solitude Is a Furnace
“Solitude is the furnace of transformation. Without solitude we remain victims of our society and continue to be entangled in the illusions of the false self. Jesus himself entered into this furnace. There he was tempted with the three compulsions of the world: to be relevant (‘turn stones into loaves’), to be spectacular (‘throw yourself…
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What Is True Christian Maturity?
“Christian maturity is not a matter of doing more for God; it is God doing more in and through us. Immaturity is noisy with anxiety-fueled self-importance. Maturity is quietly content to pursue a life of obedient humility. Christian worship is an intentional act of redressing the proportions, the priorities–from me work for God to God…
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Too Crusty For Christmas? (My Christmas Wish)
Stop and really ponder this one. Christmas. When the Creator comes from his throne on high… down to us… in a barn. May we recognize how holy God is, yet that He humbled himself, chose to be born in a barn, laid in an animal’s feeding trough in order to meet us in our messes,…
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Your Future Is Determined By One Thing
“People who have a seeking heart still makes mistakes. But their reaction to rebuke and correction shows the condition of that heart. It determines what God is able to do with them in the future.” King Asa once led a whole nation in seeking God but became a coldhearted oppressor of his nation. A prophet…
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Dead Beat Dad / Heavenly Father?
If experiences with our earthly dads may have distorted our view of the heavenly Father, we need to learn to see Him as He truly is… Read: Our Heavenly Father.
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Busyness Injures Our Souls: Slowing Down To Focus on God
An over-scheduled life injures our souls, and our relationships. So how can we begin to live in Sabbath Simplicity, which I define as a God-focused, sanely paced life? Read the full article… Author and speaker Keri Wyatt Kent connects faith and real life..
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Come Near to God
Just how do you come near to God? How do you enter into His presence and feel His nearness and draw on His comfort? Read… Come Near to God | Christian Daily Devotionals.
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A True Follower? A Simple Test
If you see some brother or sister in need and have the means to do something about it but turn a cold shoulder and do nothing, what happens to God’s love? It disappears. And you made it disappear. Here’s how you tell the difference between God’s children and the Devil’s children: The one who won’t…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 