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The Hidden Sorrow of Faithfulness in a Fallen World
Our God is faithful. Even if we are ever not, He always is, of this we can be certain. It’s also clear from Scripture that He calls us to faithfulness. It is, in fact, a fruit of the Holy Spirit – evidence of His presence and work in our lives. And yet, the call to …[ read more ]
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When God is Being Withholding and Mean
“I thought you were being mean,” the young ministry worker admitted to me. “I could see that. But, now you think I’m not?” I asked. “When you insisted that I talk with the family about what led them to their situation, I thought you were judging them, but the conversation helped them understand things they …[ read more ]
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When God Does What He Wants and It’s Not What You Want
Yesterday, I taught the high school Sunday school class, spent time in worship at church, studied the Bible in the afternoon and worked on the Christian novel I’m writing. This morning I woke up, spent time praising God, read the Bible and focused myself in prayer for about an hour. Flash forward to about eleven …[ read more ]