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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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Approaching the Unapproachable…

“Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.   There the angel of the Lord … Continue reading

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He Gives me What He Wants…

“You should know before you go further [in my book] that I passionately disagree with the notion that prayer is a way to get from God what we want. Christian prayer, as explained in Scripture, seems something else entirely: Prayer … Continue reading

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Four More Barriers to Prayer

W. Bingham Hunter digs a bit deeper than my previous post about why we don’t know much about prayer in today’s world. In his book The God Who Hears, he looks beyond the ideas that some Christians have no relational … Continue reading

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Struggling to Pray…

“Because prayer is an act of relationship, it should be an open and ongoing dialogue. First Thessalonians 5:17 tells us to ‘pray continuously.’ God may not be physically with us when we pray, but He is present with us, and … Continue reading

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Exposing my Bias…

Prayer… What does it mean for you? For so many years in my life, I just did it but was not sure anyone was listening, and in those days I did it very, very little. There were the rote prayers … Continue reading

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The Last Post

In military tradition, the “Last Post” is the bugle call that signifies the end of the day’s activities. I use this reference to indicate that my post of November 8 [Election Day] is my last post as I reflect on … Continue reading

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