In loving God, take the whole-hearted approach
This is no time for ease and comfort, it is time to endure -
Winston Churchill
One of the greatest things about repentance is it removes everything one has in common with Satan
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This world has no future but judgment so why be locked to it? It is time to act like citizens of heaven.
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
They held the truth as a captive or prisoner, that it should not influence them, as otherwise it would.
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Until we come to terms with war as the context of our days we will not understand life. We will misinterpret 90 percent of what is happening around us and to us. It will be hard to believe that God's intentions toward us are life abundant."
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Meanwhile here's a 30 minute NPR radio interview with Dickey that gives some of the highlights of his pitching career and amazing life journey. read more
But the fact is, the devil demanded permission to sift Peter, and he received it. read more
Francis Frangipane
Have you ever had mixed emotions about your spouse? read more
"I try to listen to God in the little things," one woman told me, "so that I learn to listen to him about the big ones." After a few months, people would say that they recognized God's voice in their minds the way they recognized a voice on the phone. read more
Francis Frangipane
...in order to discern, you cannot react. To perceive, you must make yourself blind to what seems apparent. People may react to you, but you cannot react to them. read more
He had come to regard his order expelling the Jews as a blot on his reputation. It embarrassed him profoundly. Throughout his presidency and beyond, he would never stop reaching for opportunities to atone for having "failed to live up to his own high standard of what it meant to be an American." read more
Jeff Jacoby
The pathway of blessing is the pathway of surrender and obedience to the will and Word of God. read more
Josh admitted his brokenness. He did not run from admitting he is still a sinner. We sometimes think that perfection is required in order to be a witness. In that case, none of us—from Peter on down through history—would qualify. read more
These six factors can erode the grandest of plans and the noblest of intentions. They can turn visionaries into paper-pushers and wide-eyed dreamers into shivering, weeping balls of regret.
Beware! read more
Moses, under the prophetic anointing, made a stunning declaration about the Lord’s gladness: “The Lord your God will make you abound in all the work of your hand. ... For the Lord will again rejoice over you for good as He rejoiced over your fathers” read more
Mike Bickle
Soon, a fork in the soul’s path must be chosen. One way to haughtiness. One way to humility. read more
Young people in particular recoil at the thought of acting contrary to how they feel. It is “inauthentic,” they say. But, of course, nice-smelling breath and bodies are also inauthentic. What is authentic about mouthwash or deodorant?
Dennis Prager
“Stop what you’re doing” He said, “Listen to what she’s saying. Dig deeper. Nothing is more important than this moment.” read more
