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Knowing God Takes Time

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"God, however, cannot be downloaded as can the reams of information we have at our fingertips from the Internet. Acquiring information is one thing. Understanding it is another. Learning to become wise by incorporating that information into a framework of understanding, and doing so before God, is yet something else. This, like many other things of value in life, takes time. … [Read more...] about Knowing God Takes Time

The Formula for Spiritual Growth

by Derek 3 Comments

Most people love a formula. Do this. Do that. And you'll get this. Simple. No mystery. No strain. No unpredictability. We want a formula for dating, marriage, work, community, church, sports, and especially for our spiritual lives. Two cups of Bible. One half teaspoon of sermons. Three tablespoons of unsalted community. Stir in devotional book. Evenly pray pan. … [Read more...] about The Formula for Spiritual Growth

Don’t Stop Believing

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Charles Spurgeon on the need for abiding faith: Oh that we might always live so that the Lord might see in all our actions that they spring from faith. Then shall our actions as well as ourselves be always accepted of Him by Christ Jesus, for the Lord has plainly declared, "the just shall live by faith; but if any man draws back, My soul shall have no pleasure in him" - that … [Read more...] about Don’t Stop Believing

How to Reach the Hearts of Your Children

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From Paul E. Miller: It took me seventeen years to realize I couldn't parent on my own. It was not a great spiritual insight, just a realistic observation. If I didn't pray deliberately and reflectively for members of my family by name every morning, they'd kill one another. I was incapable of getting inside their hearts. I was desperate. But even more, I couldn't change my … [Read more...] about How to Reach the Hearts of Your Children

Blind Faith

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Jesus shows us the invisible God. The word was with God, and the word was God…and the word became flesh…and we have seen his glory (John 1:1, 14). Yet, many did not believe (John 1:10). The eyes of the heart are preeminent. The unseen seen remains unseen by those who will not see. Miracles mean nothing to those who insist to refuse. Resurrections reveal nothing to the … [Read more...] about Blind Faith

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