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“Your testimonies also are my delight; they are my counselors.” – Psalm 119:24
Psalm 23 is comfort food for the weary soul. Read it, meditate on it, and rest in these simple truths. My Shepherd adequately supplies all of my needs. My Shepherd is the only sure cause of contentment. My Shepherd leads
Continue readingThis morning, I pulled one of my Puritan Paperbacks off the shelf, The Mortification of Sin by John Owen, and reviewed a few chapters, focusing on sentences I had previously underlined. Here are a few that the Spirit used in
Continue readingLord of the Church, As we anticipate gathering together as Your people for the purpose of worship, tomorrow morning, we pray Your name will be glorified and Your will accomplished in our hearts and the hearts of all those who
Continue readingHere are 5 resources that I found profitable this week: Grieving Pastor Speaks Out about Wife’s Murder Investigation (Fox News) – Beautiful! Let’s continue to pray for Davey Blackburn. When You Indulge in Pornography, You Participate in Sex Slavery (Andy
Continue readingThe old hymn affirms, “Jesus knows our every weakness, take it to the Lord in prayer.” How true this is! Therefore, reminding ourselves of the depth of the Savior’s understanding of our humanity compels us to become people of prayer.
Continue reading[Today’s post is written by Armand Tiffe and is a devotional message he gave at a pastor’s breakfast at Cornerstone Christian Academy in Willoughby, Ohio. Armand preceded me as the founding pastor of Cornerstone Community Church in Mayfield Heights, Ohio,
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One of the soberest warnings in the New Testament concerns the manner in which we approach and participate in the Lord’s Supper. Following the apostle’s repetition of Jesus’ command to regularly “do this in remembrance of Me” (1 Corinthians 11:23-26),
Continue readingAfter reading yesterday’s post about the ACTS of Prayer, one of my readers informed me that he has created a free app based on this prayer strategy, called Prayer Prompter. Currently, the app is suited for iPhone and iPad only
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Sometimes we struggle with prayer because we don’t have a specific plan for our time alone with the Lord. Therefore, for many years, the ACTS strategy has been a helpful tool for believers. Perhaps you are already familiar with this
Continue readingThe Practical Shepherding series edited by Brian Croft is now complete. Today, Zondervan released all 7 volumes as a complete set. The Practical Shepherding Complete Set provides pastors and ministry leaders everything they need to know about practically and effectively
Continue readingWhen Christian Kids Reveal They Aren’t – Counselor Julie Ganschow writes, “This is the hardest for us as parents because we hope beyond hope that we are wrong and they really are saved. The feelings of grief and sorrow go
Continue readingHere are our most popular articles related to battling anxiety: The Attitude of Gratitude: A Bible Study Suggestion RESOURCES: Anxiety, Fear, and Panic Scriptures to Fight Anxiety Some Thoughts on the Sin of Anxiety 14 Daggers that Help to Kill
Continue readingIn preparation for preaching Romans 10:1-4, this Lord’s Day, one of the Romans commentaries I’ve been reading is James Montgomery Boice. Discussing the meaning of Romans 10:4, “For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who
Continue readingYesterday afternoon, I was perusing my library and caught sight of a Puritan volume that I’ve not pulled off the shelf in a while. My bookmark in volume 1 of Brakel’s The Christian’s Reasonable Service was near the end of
Continue readingFor Women: Buying and Selling Jesus on the Cheap – At the True Woman blog, Kim Jaggers asks, “Why are so many young adults leaving the church and deciding Jesus really isn’t for them? Perhaps they are willing to ‘sell
Continue readingHere are this site’s most popular articles on anger: 25 Ways to Provoke Our Children to Anger 3 Criteria of Righteous Anger RESOURCES: Anger Anger Lite: Being Annoyed But Without Sin Anger Self-Examination Questions Print this entry
Continue readingRecently, I’ve been intrigued by a traffic report from this blog and, consequently, have decided to bring some popular posts to your attention. The following are the 5 most frequently clicked-on posts on the subject of depression: 23 Reasons to
Continue readingSome Christians say that we should not perform our duties to the Lord if we are discouraged for to do so would be disingenuous, that is, we should not perform spiritual disciplines and duties if our heart is not in
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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.
