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Fight for Biblical Convictions: A Christian Lesson on Continuing Education
Read more: Fight for Biblical Convictions: A Christian Lesson on Continuing Education“You, however, continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them” – 2 Timothy 3:14 Paul addresses young Timothy by saying ‘You, however’, which contrasts the true Christian teacher to a selfish-worldly minded teacher who holds ‘to a form of godliness, although they have denied its…
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Fight Discouragement: A Lesson of Encouragement from Haggai
Read more: Fight Discouragement: A Lesson of Encouragement from HaggaiThe year is 520 B.C. and Haggai, the prophet, gave a message of encouragement to the builders of the temple. The Jews were allowed to return to Jerusalem after the fall of the Babylonian empire. They were abundantly provided for, even paneling their homes in 1970’s fashion (Haggai 1:4). The Lord gathered the men on…
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Fight Bill C-4 & Ordinance 31-21
Read more: Fight Bill C-4 & Ordinance 31-21Our society is trying to legalize sin while criminalizing righteousness The Authorities of this world are taking abusive measures against the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Particularly, our Biblical view of conversion from sin. Bill C-4 (Canada) and Ordinance 31-21 (West Lafayette, IN) are attempting to take our brothers in Christ to jail in the future…
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8 Things to Think About
Read more: 8 Things to Think AboutAs 2022 approaches, a lot can be on our mind. We can be overwhelmed with expenses, diets, studies, work, etc. Why not think about 8 things that will bring joy and peace in our lives as Christians. In Philippians 4:8, Paul gives us a beautiful picture of the Christian mindset that seeks joy and peace.…
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A Strong Savior
Read more: A Strong SaviorIn this article I would like to examine the common phrase, “God will never give you more than you can handle.” I often hear people say this in response to someone losing a loved one or getting a bad health diagnosis. I never seem to understand why people think that this kind of phrase would…
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Thanksgiving: A Lesson from Our Grandparents
Read more: Thanksgiving: A Lesson from Our GrandparentsI love grandparents. They are full of wisdom and weird stories of a time when life– for better or worse– was different. We could certainly learn a lot from them about how they were thankful in hard times, but that’s not what I have in view here. Rather, it is how our grandparents always, without…
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Counterfeit Contentment: How to Go from Resignation to Satisfaction in Trials
Read more: Counterfeit Contentment: How to Go from Resignation to Satisfaction in TrialsAs turkeys descend upon our supermarkets and we prepare to descend upon our in-laws, we remember that we are to think of all we are thankful for. And we remind ourselves that we are to give thanks for all things, the good and the bad. But how often does the conduct of our lives match…
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Rejoicing in Weakness
Read more: Rejoicing in WeaknessI finally got around to finishing my favorite book on parenting last week, Give Them Grace, by Elyse Fitzpatrick and her daughter Jessica Thompson. The closing chapters reminded me of the importance of rejoicing in our weaknesses. This was a timely reminder because all too often I find myself wishing my children would just be…
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When Darkness Grows and Evil Prevails
Read more: When Darkness Grows and Evil PrevailsThe recent events in Afghanistan have brought back the remembrances of its 20-year war. Memories flash on the screens of our minds. We see where we were when the towers fell. We see the images of the firefighters on the rubble and our troops on TV. We see hometown heroes on city lampposts and normally-boisterous…