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5 days ago
4 min

Richard Sibbes on Vainglory

While reading some of the works of the Puritan Richard Sibbes (1577–1635), I ran across the following words on vainglory. Sibbes is well ...

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Dec 3, 2020
3 min

The Biggest Threat Faced by the Church

What is the biggest threat faced by the church today? Many in the U.S. seem to think the answer is government tyranny. Tyranny is always ...

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Nov 18, 2020
1 min

Martin Luther & the Wizard of Oz

Several years ago, I was reading some of the English translations of the works of Martin Luther and while doing so, I ran across one of t...

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Sep 14, 2020
1 min

Misplaced Priorities?

Imagine that you know you are going to live to the age of one hundred. Now imagine you have to spend the first five minutes of your consc...

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Aug 13, 2020
3 min

The Heavens Declare the Glory of God

I have made some long road trips during my life. My first long road trip occurred after high school when some friends and I decided to dr...

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Jul 4, 2020
2 min

A Painted Dream

From Octavius Winslow – Christ’s Sympathy to Weary Pilgrims The world passes away. Everything here in this present world is changing. “Li...

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Jun 27, 2020
1 min

Sophie Scholl

I don't have a separate section on this blog for movie recommendations because it seems that most screenwriters, producers, directors, an...

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Jun 20, 2020
2 min

Wonderful in His Love

The following is from Octavius Winslow's great book Christ's Sympathy to Weary Pilgrims. Christ is wonderful in His love. Love was the fi...

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Jun 2, 2020
2 min

A Light in Dark Places

Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

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