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There are about 17 countries that celebrate a form of Thanksgiving. In the United States, this holiday falls in November. Whether your country has a holiday related explicitly to Thanksgiving or not, gratefulness is so essential in the life of someone who follows Jesus. There are just so many scriptural reminders to be thankful, like: …
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In a recent interview with WORLD Magazine, David Bahnsen, the founder and managing partner of The Bahnsen Group, offers a refreshingly concise and incisive response. What does a Christian approach to work and economics actually look like? Click on image here to go watch and heard David's commentary on work. How does this view sync up with yours? …
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Proverbs has many pearls of wisdom, this is one of the most foundational ones.
Have you noticed that itโs all or nothing with God? Throughout Scripture, we see โYou shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mightโ (Deuteronomy 6:5). Though Godโs people failed to obey, God made this promise through his prophet, โI will cleanse them from all the guilt of their sin against me, …
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St. Basil the Great, Latin Basilius, (born ad 329*, Caesarea Mazaca, Cappadociaโdied January 1, 379, Caesarea); he was an early Church Father who defended the orthodox faith against the Arian heresy. *Wikipedia says "around 330," sources vary on his exact birth year.
Oh Lord, Youโre beautifulYour face is all I seeFor when Your eyes are on this childYour grace abounds to meOh Lord, please light the fireThat once burned bright and cleanReplace the lamp of my first loveThat burns with holy fearI want to take Your Word and shine it all aroundBut first help me just to …
โBe kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.โ This quote gets attributed to several authors. Some say give credit to Plato, Philo of Alexandria, or Scottish author Ian McLaren. I suppose we donโt need to know the author to appreciate the sentiment. Everyone reading this is struggling with some relationship, issue, or …
I am no longer my own, but yours.Put me to what you will, place me with whom you will.Put me to doing, put me to suffering.Let me be put to work for you or set aside for you,Praised for you or criticized for you.Let me be full, let me be empty.Let me have all things, …
We become arrogant when we forget that God is our primary provider. Sometimes we give too much credit to our hard work and ingenuity. We easily forget the advantages of our upbringing, heritage, and education, and we view ourselves, even if unconsciously, as better than others, particularly the poor. Some of us talk about people …
Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he canโt ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. The promise is, โIf you build it, he will come.โ Ray goes against all common sense and risks placing his family in extreme financial jeopardy. With the support of his wife, Ray begins the backbreaking …
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