Because our Savior took on human flesh, he knew we would need encouragement. And so, he provided it by holding up flawed believers as the great cloud of witnesses. If they can be called people of faith, so can we.
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The most precious thing we can offer to the Lord is ourselves. This offering brings about a transformation, a renewal of our minds.
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Here we learn how deep or how shallow our faith actually is. Whatever we discover, we turn to Jesus, going further up and further in, closer to the Savior, relying on his help.
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We humans learn our lessons the hard way. We have since the beginning. The best way to strip human beings of legalism, self-reliance, and pride is to bring us to the end of ourselves, so we can truly recognize our …
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Part 1 Both success and failure can bring us to the end of ourselves. Bold courage and paralyzing fear can accomplish the same results. These extremes can produce crises of faith and of confidence in our course of action. That …
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For many of us, change is difficult. Not all of us are daredevils, rushing from one unique and risky experience to the next. Rather, we prefer one day following another in orderly procession. This doesn’t mean we’re not creative or …
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Throughout my adult life, I’ve been aiming at a target that cannot be hit. Only in recent years did this realization penetrate my understanding. I wrongly assumed that one day, as I grew in maturity in Christ, my brokenness would …
Continue Reading →Rest was God’s idea. But the concept of Sabbath rest was introduced to me as one of many rules to be kept. In the 1980s and 90s, I didn’t know much of the Bible, had a fear-based view of God, and …
Continue Reading →Today I reached tears again in this publishing journey. For a person who idolizes task completion, this industry is a bear! I write for many varied venues and in several diverse genres. Each segment of the publishing world has dissimilar …
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