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“Your testimonies also are my delight; they are my counselors.” – Psalm 119:24
Yesterday, a faithful servant of God, Warren W. Wiersbe, entered the presence of his precious Savior. In the early 1980s, I was a spiritual infant when I first heard Dr. Wiersbe’s voice on the Back to the Bible radio program
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Many Christians live defeated spiritual lives. They may not want to live this way, but they have not been able to overcome issues in their lives that impede their spiritual growth. Many are crippled by fears, consumed with worries, quick
Continue readingTo go to heaven we must have more than forgiveness. We must also possess righteousness. But where does this righteousness come from? Romans 5:12-21 simply and clearly communicates the bad news of Adam, and the good news of Jesus Christ.
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any
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But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. (1 Thessalonians 4:13) All people grieve, but Christians grieve differently. All people experience
Continue readingIs it not from the mouth of the Most High that good and bad come? (Lamentations 3:38) Most people find it pretty easy to accept that the good things which happen are from the hand of a good God. But
Continue readingIs Early Retirement Biblical? – “I don’t think working to achieve financial independence is wrong; but the problem may lie with the motivation.” The Worst Consequence of Skipping Church – “Every Christian has a place within a local church. Every
Continue readingI had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you; (Job 42:5) Loss has a way of shifting our focus. It painfully turns our heart’s affections from the temporal to the eternal, from
Continue readingRejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. (Romans 12:15-16) Genuine empathy requires humility. But humility
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So she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are a God of seeing,” for she said, “Truly here I have seen him who looks after me.” (Genesis 16:13) God hears and sees you in the
Continue readingThe Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. (Psalm 16:5-6) Today, if you lost everything you hold dear in this
Continue readingWhen Truth Doesn’t Seem to Work – “Ultimately, it is God’s Word that transforms as the Holy Spirit does His work, but we must make it our goal to fuel faith in Christ and worship of Christ by bringing truth
Continue readingFor the Lord will not cast off forever, but, though he cause grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love; for he does not afflict from his heart or grieve the children of men. (Lamentations
Continue readingWhat Is the Day that the Lord Has Made? – An excellent 3-minute Wordboard video explaining the meaning of Psalm 118:24. More Truth About Self-Care – Part two of an important article from the True Woman blog. When Churches Can’t
Continue reading“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning? O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer, and by night, but I
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In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found
Continue readingMy heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast! I will sing and make melody! (Psalm 57:7) Singing infuses strength to our inner person, as it gently applies healing truth to our hurting hearts. However, sometimes, our emotions don’t
Continue readingThe Lord will save me, and we will play my music on stringed instruments all the days of our lives, at the house of the Lord. (Isaiah 38:20) Hezekiah, the king of Israel, was 39 years old when he heard
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By God’s grace, I’m a husband, dad, grandpa, and pastor at Cornerstone Community Church in Mayfield Hts, OH. I love Christ because He first loved me.
