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November 15, 2010

The Relationship Plan

We started a new adult education class at my church last week, with our first “real” class held yesterday. The class is based on a book called The Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert Coleman. The book is the result of Coleman’s study of what...

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November 11, 2010

Freedom Isn’t Free

Today is Veteran’s Day in the United States and Remembrance Day in Canada. It is a day to remember the sacrifice of veterans, both living and dead, to secure our freedom. Because of the willingness of our veterans to give their time and even their...

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November 10, 2010

A Love So Divine

This past weekend I started reading Tortured for Christ by Pastor Richard Wurmbrand. It is the true story of his imprisonment and torture in Communist Romania for preaching the Gospel. I had intended to read the whole book and then write a book review. But...

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November 9, 2010

Psalm 6 – Trusting God

I have been very blessed in my life. Though I have experienced trials, right now my life is pretty good. There are people in the world, even in my own country, who are currently experiencing trials beyond what I can imagine. Still there are days...

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November 8, 2010

A Needlepoint Tapestry

The entirety of human existence from Adam to the end of time is a beautiful needlepoint tapestry. God is the Master Weaver. We might think we are in control of the tapestry, or at least our little corner of it, but we really aren’t. You...

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November 6, 2010

An Intercessor’s Heart

Everyone experiences difficulties in life. It can be the loss of a job, an illness that never seems to end, a broken marriage and a broken heart, not being able to make ends meet, a physical or verbal attack by a friend or a stranger,...

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November 4, 2010

A Year with God by R.P. Nettelhorst

I love books, so I thought I would try my hand at writing book reviews. A Year with God: Daily Readings and Reflections on God’s Own Words is a daily devotional with 365 entries. Each entry begins with an Old Testament passage followed by an application...

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November 4, 2010

How Can I Be Perfect?

One of the most daunting statements of our Savior was made as part of His sermon on the mount. Jesus said, “Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Matthew 5:48. This statement concludes His exhortation on loving your enemy. Be perfect? How can...

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November 3, 2010

The Lord Is My Strength

This quote was in my Quotemeal email from Heartlight.org: “There is nothing that we can see on earth which does not either show the wretchedness of man or the mercy of God. One either sees the powerlessness of man without God, or the strength of...

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November 2, 2010

Anger Does Not Bring Righteousness

Recently I have been frustrated and upset by statements on blogs and in the media, as well as comments in both places, that show a hatred of Christians and Christianity. Some of this comes from ignorance about what Christians truly believe or how Christ has called us...

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