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Don’t Criticize the Author Until You Finish the Book
Numerous atheistic arguments against Christianity criticize the actions or character of God. “God must not care about suffering…” “God isn’t doing anything about evil…” “God is not fair…” “God …” Any arguments in this vein are arguing from a place with insufficient information. Have you ever been in the middle of reading a book and…
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“No One Wants the Gospel Anymore…”
“That same problem of sin existed in ancient Israel, in the first century, and in the modern era is what makes our world ripe for the gospel of Jesus Christ. As then, people are looking for answers now. They desire something more than what this world gives, something to provide solutions to the greater problem…
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Recalibrating the Heart?
“We can’t recalibrate the heart from the top down, through merely informational measures. The orientation of the heart happens from the bottom up, through the formation of our habits of desires. Learning to love (God) takes practice.”* I believe the point is good, but it is insufficient. Although he mentions that the heart can’t be…
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Storms Might? Come
“Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine, and acts on them, will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the…
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“She Has Done What She Could”
“And being in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, as He sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster flask of very costly oil of spikenard. Then she broke the flask and poured it on His head. But there were some who were indignant among themselves, and said, ‘Why was this…
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Simple Reminder
— The days seem long, and the battles tough The discouragement constant and the frustrations rough But we’ve got one another to help us through So, thank you so much, each and every one of you. — Better still, at our side, we’ve got KING JESUS, Step by step, in stride, and He’s always with…
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James on Reading Scripture
Proper motives are critical to reading Scripture well. As we approach reading Scripture, remember we are seeking the wisdom of God. “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. 6 But let him ask in faith, with…
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