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East Vs. West: Omniscience and God

Western culture, sometimes equated with Western civilization, Western world, Western society or European civilization is a term used very broadly to refer to a heritage of social norms, ethical values, traditional customs, belief systems, political systems, and specific artifacts and … Continue reading

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The Fruit of Prayer

The book we are studying now is about prayer: W. Bingham Hunter’s book The God Who Hears. I ask your forgiveness as I post my thoughts about how prayer has helped me so much in my life. You see, I … Continue reading

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How We Handle Omniscience

I don’t have many ways to exercise because my surgeon has confined me to hopping on my left foot with a walker [no weight on the right foot], or sitting or pushing myself around in a wheelchair. As you can … Continue reading

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Praying to a God who Knows it All?

Let me pose a question to you. You are praying for healing for a relative, you are praying for better finances because you have a big bill and you don’t have the money to pay for it, you are praying … Continue reading

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Why Read a Book on Prayer?

Why would you read a book about prayer? Maybe you are not sure about how to pray. No one has ever talked to you about it? Maybe you do pray but you think there are better ways to pray? Maybe … Continue reading

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Getting Serious about Context

“Christians who desire to pray more effectively must first spend more time reading those portions of God’s word which emphasize His holiness.”* Job knew of God’s holiness. You can hear it in the words “My ears had heard of you … Continue reading

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Special Thanksgiving Message… “Thank You God for What I Have”

Mostly from Stephen Witmer from the “Desiring God” Blog My comments today are almost exclusively from Mr. Witmer. I put this post on my blog “St. John Studies” seven years ago.  At that point in my life, I was trying … Continue reading

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Personal Honesty

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God [ Italics and underlining mine] [Romans 3:23]. What does this verse really say? For me it says we are all sinners…and it would be best to be honest … Continue reading

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Fear of God: The Necessary Surrender

“We know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He hears him” {italics and bold, mine} [James 9:31]. Recently, I posted on the fear of God. I discussed the idea that God … Continue reading

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What We do for Love…

What we do for love… When I fell in love with my wife, I felt I had to demonstrate my love in various ways to let her know I was a serious suitor. One thing I felt I had to … Continue reading

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