The Grace Game

"Any concept of grace that makes us feel more comfortable sinning is not Biblical grace.     God’s grace never encourages us to live in sin, on the contrary, it empowers us to say no to sin  and yes to truth." ~ Randy Alcorn And...

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Raising a Missionary

Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in grief. ~ Proverbs 14:13 (NIV)   He's seven years old. He's adventurous. He loves Civil War history. His attitude is responsible. His ideas, organized and mature. He refuses to wear blue...

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GOD's Will vs. Human Will . . .A Complete Mess of Conflicting Wills

"There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, "Thy will be done," and those to whom God says, "All right, then, have it your way”.~ C.S. Lewi...

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Why? . . . Because IT Changes Lives!

"The Gospel alone is sufficient to rule the lives of Christians everywhere. . . any additional rules made to govern men's conduct added nothing to the perfection already found in the Gospel of Jesus Christ."~ John Wyclif...

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In Honor of Memorial Day . . . and Paul Martin Wehlan

MEMORIAL DAY Remembering PAUL MARTIN WEHLAN The memory of the righteous will be a blessing ~Proverbs 10...

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I Am the Wretch the Song Refers To. . .

"I am the wretch the song refers to."~Todd Friel In the introduction to his book, “Hard to Believe – The High Cost and Infinite Value of Following Jesus,” John MacArthur writes, “The world is filled with millions of people who think they are headed...

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Christian . . . or Not?

“Christian is a great noun and a poor adjective.”–Rob Bell Nearly thirty years ago, Robert Schuller wrote a book called Self-Esteem: The New Reformation. The book did indeed usher in a new "reformation" -- a reformation of anti-biblical, anti-Christian...

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Christians Will Have Enemies - No Doubt . . .

"Do not suppose that I have cometo bring peace to the earth.I did not come to bring peace,but a sword." ~ Matthew 10:34 Taken all by itself and completely out of context, Matthew 10:34 surely implies that Jesus' mission on earth was one of violence...

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Who Wears the Millstone? Thoughts for Sanctity of Human Life Sunday...

If you were born after 1972, consider yourself a Survivor of the Abortion Holocaust. ONE-THIRD of your generation has been killed by abortion in the United States of America.~ ~ ~ ~ ~ "You created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's...

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The Message of the Earthquake --Ultimately Points to the Cross. . .

“Every happening, great or small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is to get the message.” ~Malcolm MuggeridgeRick Warren is wrong when he tweets that God does not judge the world through catastrophes. Here's what God says:The...

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