(Olney Hymns) Oft as the bell, with solemn toll, Speaks the departure of a soul; Let each one ask himself; “Am I Prepared, should I be called to die?” Only this frail and fleeting breath Preserves me from the jaws of death; Soon as it fails, at once I’m gone, And plunged into a world […]
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You ask: Why does a loving God condemn his creation to eternal hell for not believing in Him? I ask: why does a loving mother or father condemn their child to the corner or to their room for not following their rules? Both answers: because the Father loves them so much, that in his love
“MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL” Many people say this popular quote wrong. It actually says: the LOVE of money is the root of all evil. We can’t love money and love God because as soon as we love money, we are living as servants — nay, slaves — to money. Even Jesus warns
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A big wave crashes downAnd smothers you under the waterHad you only faith like JesusYou would have been walking on the wavesBut doubt crept inAnd made you falterWho can you trustIf you can’t even trust the One who saves? A. C. McGuire, Poems & Prayers 1. We doubt God’s truthfulness There may come a day
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A few years ago, my husband shared an intimate moment with me. Before he had come to Christ, while he was a teenager, he decided to meditate. He sat on his couch and rather than thinking about nothing, he focused his attention on the ringing in his ears. The more he focused, the louder it
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Jesus lived to serve and to glorify His Father. He resisted all temptations, living a holy and sinless life. His self-control was the strongest of all humans because of His desire to please and glorify His Father rather than Himself. The best example of His control over His flesh, is in the story of His
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1. Jesus teaches us that we must treat prayer as intimacy between us and God (Matthew 6:6). Jesus prayed by Himself (Matthew 14:23 & Mark 1:35, & Luke 5:16, 6:12), thus we are called to pray by ourselves. We are not called to treat prayer as something for us to boast about, for it is
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River Falls – Whispers of Truth Valerie M. Bodden never fails to fill my heart with beautiful love stories between characters and between characters and God. Every single book of hers that I read, is like I’m gaining new friends (if only the characters were real! haha). Whispers of Truth is a book about determination,
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On February 14, 269 AD, a man by the name of Priest Valentine was sentenced to death for secretly performing marriages after they were outlawed for young couples. In a time where people were deciding that it was not important to get married and actually condemned the action of getting married to another, St. Valentine
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One of the ways bitterness can be formed is through a prideful heart… A sort of “righteous” bitterness, if you will; a bitterness that says, “I’m better than you.” This kind of bitterness is dangerous, because you won’t see it as such. You’ll see it as a stance for Christianity – a stance for Jesus.
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