Posts with the category “faith”

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By any measure, last week was a terrible week for our nation.For reasons that need no further explanation, it was a particularly bad week for conservatives in this country.In light of the anxiety that so many of us are feeling about the days to come, I want to remind all of us that no that matter who sits in the White House, no matter who holds the gavel in the house of representatives, and no mat...  Read More

"There are many different kinds of troubles in this world."  Read More

"As God provides the sea for leviathan, so does he find a pool for the minnow."  Read More

"It seems like people are busier and more connected today than at any other time in history..."  Read More

"Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way! Thou art the potter, I am the clay."  Read More

Isaiah 59:1 “Behold, the Lord’s hand is not so short that it cannot save; nor His ear so dull that it cannot hear.”  Read More

"The more we get what we now call “ourselves” out of the way and let Him take us over, the more truly ourselves we become."  Read More

"Most people 'hurt by the church' were hurt by individuals in a local congregation."  Read More

"I still remember standing in front of a crowd in the small city of Baviácora in Sonora Mexico and mumbling out the lines that I had rehearsed."  Read More

"Being busy is about the things you have to do."  Read More

"Preach the gospel. Preach the hope of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection for sinners."  Read More

"Thy mercies have brought me to the dawn of another day."  Read More

"Grumbling kicks humility in the shins."  Read More

"There is a close connection between what we fear and what we think we need."  Read More

My education has given me the equivalent of a theological blow torch.  Read More

The faith that believes that God will do what you ask is not born in a hurry.  Read More

A proverb does not give guarantees; rather, it indicates the best route to a desired end.   Read More

But the gospel is the good news that God is the all-satisfying end of all our longing  Read More

Eighteenth Century pastor and author John Newton wrote the following letter to a sister who was grieving the loss of her sister.  Read More

Often God seems to place His children in positions of profound difficulty  Read More

It was a profound realization when I understood that I could become an artist with my very life.  Read More

In his book Quiet Talks on Prayer S.D. Gordon makes the following observation about what faith is born out of.  Read More