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Is Constant Peace of Mind Possible? 7 Truths About Inner Peace
The ship’s captain called for Mr. Spafford to come. “This is the spot of the shipwreck,” he said to him. Horatio Spafford stared...
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Why Christians Celebrate Advent | Finding Hope in a Dark World
“What is hope? The famous Christian writer, C.S. Lewis, wrote that hope is a “continual looking forward to the eternal world.” ...
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What is True Repentance? How will I Know if God Accepts Mine?
I’ve often wondered what she looked like – the woman caught in adultery. (John 8:3) Did she grab a bedsheet to cover herself as she...
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How Do You Crush Strongholds in Your Life? What is a stronghold?
“One year ago tonight I had my last drink,” were the first words in my friend Tonya’s post. She described her daily habit of...
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Does the Bible Say ‘Jesus is God’ and Where are Those Bible Verses?
Years ago, a very indignant church member wrote to the Bishop of our area. “Jesus never said he was God,” she fumed, “and he...
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How is Praising God So Powerful and WHY is Praise a Weapon?
Watching from the balcony… “How is praising God so powerful?” she might have asked. (If she had known what to ask.) From the...
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My Sheep Hear My Voice | 10 Trustworthy Ways to Hear Jesus Consistently
Jesus Promised to Be with Us Jesus said, “I will be with you.” Many times. For example, at one point He said, “I am with you...
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Why does God say marriage first? 10 life-giving reasons to wait for sex
“Wait until marriage to have sex?” Many might say things like this, “I’d lose my mind if I had to wait until marriage to...
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Can God Help Me Not Give in? 5 Powerful Ways for Resisting Temptation
If only she had… Thank God He helps us with powerful ways for resisting temptation. Years ago there was a movie about a young wife who went...
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What Makes the Blood of Jesus Christ So Powerful and Precious?
Jesus as the once for all sacrifice In the days of the Old Testament, the people developed a sacrificial system to atone for their sins before God. ...
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The Pentecost Story: Acts 1:8 You Will Receive Power When Holy Spirit Comes
What is the Pentecost story? When people speak of the Pentecost story, they are referring to a Bible story in the Book of Acts, chapter 2. After...
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How the Resurrection of Jesus Christ Impacts Your Life Today
We recently celebrated the resurrection of Jesus on Easter Sunday. Should talk about it now cease until next year? No! You see, Easter is also a 50...
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Does the Number of People Praying Make God More Likely to Answer?
We currently have a dear friend in the hospital due to Covid. She has been there weeks and weeks. Every day, we receive a report from her husband. I...
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Can God Help Me Exit the Roller Coaster of My Overwhelming Emotions?
A number of years ago, we watched the Downton Abbey tv series. One scene comes to mind as I start to write this post today. If you’re...
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What are the Benefits to Fearing God?
The “fear of the Lord” is one of those familiar but puzzling phrases that you see a lot in scripture. Here is a list of 100 verses that...
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Will God Ever Give Up on Me? | 4 Proofs God Doesn’t Abandon Us
I remember a secular song popular many years ago called River. To this day, lines from that Joni Mitchell song stick with me. She sang,...
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Jesus Commanded, “Pray for Those Who Hurt You” | 5 Helps for Prayer
The private message arrived. I had not heard from the sender for years. She simply told me of the death of someone I had interacted with in a church...
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How Can I Gain More Fully All the Benefits of Being a Christian?
A friend of mine, posted a wonderful reflection on Facebook about what we get when we choose to respond to Jesus and become a Christian. He said,...
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Feeling Left Out at Church? Reimagining “Connections Ministry”
I have recently had some conversations about finding real community in the church. A few people have said to me that they feel lonely or unwanted in...
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