Category Archives: Christian life

Four servants of God who battled fierce despair

Posted on March 5, 2020 by

Four servants of God. Each one reached an extremely low point in life. All of them felt that life was no longer worth living. Continue reading →

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Never give up on prayer

Posted on January 14, 2019 by

Why does God allow perseverance in prayer to be part of our experience with Him? Prayer is an appeal to one who can do what I cannot do and what others won’t do. Continue reading →

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Have you given up all your possesions?

Posted on December 3, 2018 by

What did Jesus mean “no one can be my disciple who does not give up all his possessions”? Continue reading →

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Extravagantly thankful?

Posted on November 19, 2018 by

What if God made you live today on only those things you thanked Him for yesterday?

Where’s my tooth brush? Oh, I forgot to thank God for it yesterday.

“Nothing taken for granted; everything received with gratitude; everything passed on with grace.” Continue reading →

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Why Pray? (10 reasons)

Posted on September 10, 2018 by

Why pray? Consider 10 reasons for praying. Continue reading →

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What Jesus did not do

Posted on May 1, 2018 by

One of the things I love about Jesus is his refusal to be defined by the prejudicial social pressures of his day.  Continue reading →

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When you feel like getting revenge

Posted on March 13, 2018 by

Seven responses when you feel like getting revenge.  Continue reading →

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