Category Archives: Comfort

It doesn’t feel good to be a Christian

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

Zac Northen wrote a perceptive piece over at Relevant Magazine titled, Can Inner Peace be Misleading? His call is timely for many people: “We need to develop the wisdom for living a life that is comfortable with being uncomfortable, and … Continue reading →

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Another Great Song!

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

“Why?” “The question that is never far away. But healing doesn’t come from the explained.” What a great truth about the place where ”the hurt and the Healer collide!“ This is the place “where Glory meets my suffering.“ I love so many lines … Continue reading →

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A Closer look at Hope

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

The Nature of Christian Hope 1. Hope is a response – of those who have experienced the mercy of God’s loving intervention and by faith embraced the certainty of God’s promises for the future. – I Peter 1:3-4 – “In His … Continue reading →

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Eternal Joy!

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

After successfully establishing his career as a distinguished medical doctor, (with special appointment as Chief Clinical Assistant to Sir Thomas Horder, the King’s physician), the late Martyn Lloyd-Jones left medicine to pursue a call to ministry. Lloyd-Jones became one of … Continue reading →

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Wasted time on regrets and fears

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

  Many people waste too much time and energy on past regrets (leading to guilt and depression) or future fears (feeding anxiety and distress). These feelings must be viewed as intruders and thieves intent on stealing the joy of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Assurance, Comfort, Counseling, Depression, Despair, Devotions, Emotions, Encouragement, Faith, Fear | 1 Comment

Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded.

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

“This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, … Continue reading →

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The Easter Question

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

  “How final is death?” or “Can we expect to live after our earthly lives end?” The story of Jesus didn’t end with death because, “God raised him up putting an end to the agony of death since it was impossible for … Continue reading →

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Prepared to face the latter days of our lives

Posted on March 6, 2013 by

  “A paradox stands at the center of life: only when we give it away, do we really have it. That was the secret that was hidden in the life, death and resurrection of Christ. There is, therefore, no longer any threat from … Continue reading →

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Are you feeling down?

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

  Long winter months or difficult seasons of life can take their toll on us and make us feel weighed down under a spirit of discouragement.  It’s easy in this life to become discouraged. And when we find ourselves under … Continue reading →

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“Is he — quite safe?”

Posted on February 8, 2013 by

  In a scene from The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, the children became quite nervous about meeting Aslan when they learned that he is a lion. “Is—is he a man?” asked Lucy. “Aslan a man!” said Mr. Beaver sternly. … Continue reading →

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