“Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore …
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Insight: Casper ten Boom on Suffering for Him
Casper ten Boom (1859-1944), Corrie ten Boom’s father, was a Dutch storekeeper who helped to hide Jews escaping the Nazi Holocaust during World War II. A member of the Dutch Reformed Church, he was in his eighties when Germany occupied his hometown of qHaarlem in The Netherlands. When Jews were forced to wear the Star …
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Insight: John Newton on Seeking God
Every Christian is on a journey to know God more fully (John 17:3)... but rarely does anyone explain that the path is not an easy one nor is it well-populated. It can be strange and disorienting, especially as you look around and it seems no one else is travelling with you, or that no one …
On Hope
For the heavy-hearted, fearful, and grieving ones: we are living in a world where every story seems to come to end. Every happiness is limited. Every life runs out. Every relationship ends in separation. But for those of us that have been rescued by Jesus the Christ, there is an impending unveiling of a very …
Day 25: Counting Down to the Christmas Revolution
For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David and …
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growing faith
Romans 10:17 "…faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." Be careful what you pray for. When I first married, I asked God to make me a man of faith. I thought that was the thing to do. Then… … he allowed us to experience a deep financial crisis; … he led …
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