faith
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The day came when money and status meant nothing
Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the… Continue reading
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God really does want to reach us
It happened one evening. I was laying in bed. Not awake, not asleep. I had this thought come to me about how we tend to fight God when He only wants good for us. I was reminded of Helen Keller… Continue reading
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Processing in process
“God wants us to live humbly. And facing difficult situations sometimes makes us angry, especially at God. And it is hard to be humble when we just want to be angry over circumstances. The man on the corner had plenty… Continue reading
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I never thought I would be here
Indeed God has ways of humbling us, even when we don’t expect it, or feel like we don’t need anymore humbling. Not to say that I don’t need anymore humbling, but the last couple of weeks my family had one… Continue reading
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We are all sinners saved by God’s grace
“I think I would rather live on the verge of falling and let my security be in the all-sufficiency of the grace of God than to live in some pietistic illusion of moral excellence. Not that I don’t want to… Continue reading
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When rebellion rules the right making sense of the Christian character is not a simple task
What is this Christian character? Writing on Christian character ligonier.org has this to say. According to Scripture, Christian character includes the pursuit of truth, godliness, righteousness, love, joy, peace, gentleness, kindness, patience, perseverance, meekness, humility, self-control, compassion, thankfulness, forgiveness, contentment,… Continue reading
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The Tale of Two Stephen’s: A Matter of the Heart
So, I got a call from my sister last week. She wanted to talk to me about a nephew. He had hit some hard times and was struggling with various issues. My sister was trying to help him and called… Continue reading
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