Category Archives: wisdom

Storms

Posted on June 12, 2008 by admin

Someone has written that the Christian religion is a “storm in a golden frame.” It occurs to me that the figure ought to be reversed. The storm is not at the center. The storm develops around the edges where God … Continue reading →

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Living with God in the Present Moment

Posted on June 2, 2008 by admin

In C.S. Lewis’s book The Screwtape Letters, senior demon Screwtape gives  his nephew, a junior tempter named Wormwood advice on leading his human into damnation: The humans live in time but our Enemy destines them to eternity. He therefore, I … Continue reading →

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Wise Words

Posted on May 26, 2008 by admin

I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God’s hands, that I still possess. Martin Luther Whatever your heart clings to and confides in, that is really your … Continue reading →

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Security with God

Posted on May 23, 2008 by admin

“What is the basis for our security with God?  How do we know that he listens to our prayers and forgives our sins and takes care of us each day?…We get fearful and anxious because our default thought pattern is … Continue reading →

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On Reading the Bible

Posted on May 21, 2008 by admin

Remember, it is not hasty reading, but serious meditating upon holy and heavenly truths, that make them prove sweet and profitable to the soul. It is not the bee’s touching of the flower that gathers honey, but her abiding for … Continue reading →

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Praying..and arguing with ..God

Posted on May 17, 2008 by admin

Mark Galli is an editor for Christianity Today and the author of one of the more interesting books written about Jesus in the last couple of years entitled Jesus Mean and Wild:The Unexpected Love of an Untamable God. He has … Continue reading →

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You have never talked to a mere mortal

Posted on May 11, 2008 by admin

It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest and most uninteresting person you talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you … Continue reading →

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Genuine Biblical Spirituality

Posted on May 10, 2008 by admin

Here is a quote on biblical spirituality from the book Hearing God’s Words: Exploring Biblical Spirituality written by Peter Adams, and Anglican biblical scholar from Ridley College in Melbourne Australia. For the Bible is a great God-given resource and guide … Continue reading →

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Faith

Posted on May 4, 2008 by admin

Faith is a living, bold trust in God’s grace, so certain of God’s favor that it would risk death a thousand times trusting in it. Such confidence and knowledge of God’s grace makes you happy, joyful and bold in your … Continue reading →

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Speaking with Conviction

Posted on May 1, 2008 by admin

April was National Poetry Month and while checking out some poets I came across this short video of Taylor Mali. Mali is a poet and teacher who challenges us to speak clearly and with conviction. See also Matthew 10:16-20, Acts … Continue reading →

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God’s Plan, Baseball, and Heaven

Posted on April 30, 2008 by admin

“As genuine human beings, from Genesis 1 onward, we are given the mandate of looking after creation, of bringing order to God’s world, of establishing and maintaining communities. To suppose that we are saved, as it were, for our own … Continue reading →

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Concerning Tears

Posted on April 26, 2008 by admin

It is indeed a marvelous thing how that which flows from eyes, which are the objects of the senses, spiritually washes the soul of the mire of sins. As they fall to the ground they burn and crush the devils … Continue reading →

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Deep Humility and Deep Confidence

Posted on April 24, 2008 by admin

“The Christian gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to died for me, yet I am so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me. This leads to deep humility and deep confidence at … Continue reading →

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Dancing With God

Posted on April 22, 2008 by admin

“God did not create us to get the cosmic, infinite joy of mutual love and glorification, but to share it. We were to join in the dance. If we center our lives on him, serving him not out of self-interest, … Continue reading →

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Divine philanthropy

Posted on April 9, 2008 by admin

“Is it possible, Scripture says, for one to repent and be saved? It is absolutely and most certainly the case. What, though, if I have wasted my life in sins and then repent: will I be saved? Yes, indeed! What … Continue reading →

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