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Practice What You Preach

Richard Baxter on the need for Pastors to watch over their own hearts and lives first: Take heed to yourselves, lest you live in those sins which you preach against in others, and lest you be guilty of that which … Continue reading

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Violent Men Take The Kingdom by Force

I sat speaking after a Sunday morning service to an 18 year old young man who said: “But I just don’t know if I’m a Christian or not.  I want to be, but I just have so many doubts.  Yes, I know that … Continue reading

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Parent With Tender Affection and Patience

Let’s train up our children with tender affection and patience. ” But we proved to be gentle among you, as a nursing mother tenderly cares for her own children” (1 Thess. 2:7). USDA Cattle are reluctantly driven by the cracking of … Continue reading

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Sobering Considerations

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John Piper – Is it ok for mothers to work full time outside of the home?

  Is it biblically acceptable for a mother to hold a full time job outside of the home? It can be. It is like the alcohol question, it can be. In fact I would say, outside of the home is … Continue reading

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A Pre-Mother’s Day ReCharge

A Pre-Mother’s Day ReCharge              A few weeks ago, the hands on my wristwatch stopped.  I took it to a jeweler who replaced the old battery with a new one.  The battery is the mainspring power source that keeps my … Continue reading

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Giving vs Hoarding

“Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give (didomi in the Greek) than to receive’ (Acts 20:35). “For the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and … Continue reading

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Mourning for Sin

Matthew 5:4: “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Mourning for sin is a fruit of authentic Christianity in the heart — an evidence of the new birth, of spiritual life. Thomas Watson: “To indulge sin is … Continue reading

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World Magazine VOICES | Issue: “Tick, tick, tick …” May 07, 2011

Turning 65 With work to be done, this is no time for R&R | John Piper   Illustration by Krieg Barrie Turning 65 in January has me all fired up to get busy. I am close enough to the finish … Continue reading

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Video Critique of Rob Bell’s Love Wins

Love Wins reality check: “Hitler is in heaven!” “God forgave Hitler?” He did? And someone knows this for sure? And felt the need for the rest of us to know?” http://youtu.be/pDLCN8GwBHE

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