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August 16, 2010

A Prayer for Mercy

In my Quotemeal email today was this quote from Dr. Alvin VanderGriend of Harvest Prayer Ministries: Not only does sin hinder prayer; prayer hinders sin.  The two are always opposed.  The more careless we are about sin, the less we will pray.  The more we pray, the...

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August 12, 2010

God Loves the Imperfect

Christians are often criticized when they sin, as if we are somehow supposed to be perfect. Perhaps that is due to the legalistic nature of some Christian denominations that spend all their time focusing on hellfire and brimstone, or because we can sometimes be a bit...

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August 11, 2010

Minor Prophet with a Major Message

I’m slowly making my way through my Bible-in-a-year schedule. Thanks to vacation I am now a month behind. Now I need a relaxing vacation on a beach somewhere so I can get caught up! Anyway, I am in the middle of Amos. I know I’ve...

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August 9, 2010

God Is Everywhere

I spent the last two weeks in New York City, most of that time in Manhattan. (Which explains why I haven’t posted much in the past two weeks.) Manhattan is a very busy, noisy place — much too noisy for  my taste. There are too...

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August 2, 2010

Perseverance Pays Off, Sometimes

Perseverance is an important character trait that pays off in the end. For the Christian, perseverance through the trials of this life, of the race marked out for us by God, results in the ultimate reward of eternity in heaven with our Savior. But perseverance...

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July 26, 2010

Knowledge and Humility

“Every man naturally desires knowledge; but what good is knowledge without fear of God? Indeed a humble rustic who serves God is better than a proud intellectual who neglects his soul to study the course of the stars.”  — Thomas à Kempis I am currently...

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July 14, 2010

Food for the Journey

In 1 Kings 18, there is an interesting account of when the prophet Elijah challenged the 400 prophets of the false god Baal to prove that Baal was real. Elijah easily won that challenge when God brought down fire to consume the altar on which...

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July 12, 2010

Jesus Is My Convoy

A Puritan minister born in 1627, George Swinnock is quoted as having said, “Satan watches for those vessels that sail without convoy.” Every Christian should take heed of this warning. There are places in this world where one would never think to travel alone for...

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