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7/7/2021 0 Comments God's Gracious HandEzra 8:21-23--I proclaimed a fast by the Ahava River, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us, our children, and all our possessions. I did this because I was ashamed to ask the king for infantry and cavalry to protect us from enemies during the journey, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who abandon Him.” So we fasted and pleaded with our God about this, and He granted our request.
4/14/2021 0 Comments DegradedWhen the leaders of the military set as their highest priority rooting out right-wing extremists and ensuring transgender Americans can serve in the force we can be sure that our readiness is woefully compromised.
1/14/2021 1 Comment Spiritual WarfareThe post-apostolic fathers took the realm of the demonic so seriously that they automatically took new converts from paganism through rites of deliverance from evil supernaturalism, a practice we have lost to our detriment.—Dr. Ed Murphy in The Handbook of Spiritual Warfare
11/7/2020 0 Comments Ne Plus UltraPeople think the White House is where the power is. It’s not. I saw in prison, where people were powerless, that the only power that really mattered was the kind that changes a human heart. And that can only happen through Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God.—Chuck Colson in “True Power and Security,” in The Transparent Leader by Dwight L. Johnson
8/8/2020 0 Comments Understanding HistoryThe people are the ultimate guardians of their own liberty. History, by apprising them of the past, will enable them to judge of the future. It will avail them of the experience of other times and other nations; it will qualify them as judges of the actions and designs of men.—Thomas Jefferson
7/18/2020 0 Comments Self-DependentPride leads to every other vice: it is the complete anti-God state of mind.—C.S. Lewis in Christian Behaviour
My desire is to specifically address the two major issues that dominate our society at this time: politics and racism/prejudice. By the sheer complexity and magnitude of this undertaking this devotional will require your patience and time to digest.
5/21/2020 0 Comments Praying in Jesus' NamePerhaps one of the bigger disappointments that Christians carry is the despondency that important prayers seem unanswered. Why does God not do what I have asked for in faith?
4/7/2020 0 Comments By What Authority?It takes two thoughts to submit to authority. First, authority is from God. To rebel against it is to rebel against God. Second, God wants me to humble myself.—Bill Hull in The Disciple Making Pastor
4/26/2019 0 Comments Yesterday, Today and TomorrowThere is something powerful to be said about permanence.
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