In an earlier post, I described when I first realized the Spirit of God was communicating with me. It wasn't in a dramatic sense, but in a normal, everyday interaction. You can read about this 9th grade event here. That story sets the stage for this one. Not long after the first interaction with the …
Have you ever recognized when our God is communicating with you by way of your spirit? Frank Viola describes it as "the voice without words." That is one of the best descriptions I have heard. Perhaps you have experienced this as well. Perhaps you know that rarely is it an externally audible voice, like when …
"There is one and only one possible road to joy: selfless love." - Peter Kreeft On a snowy night in January of 1980, I had a crisis moment. The crisis came after reading the response of Jesus to a question regarding the greatest commandment. According to Jesus, the greatest commandment is to love our God …
So many people struggle with praying according to the will of our God. Often, we assume that our impressions of what to pray for are extremely limited by our personal opinion, our own motives and values, a lack of intimate knowledge or our God, little understanding of how He works among and within us, and …
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James Montgomery, (1771 - 1854) was the son of Moravian parents who died on a West Indies mission field while he was in boarding school. Montgomery inherited a strong religious bent, a passion for missions, and an independent mind. One to speak his mind in person and in print, he was often troubled by the …
On the cost of the cross of Christ to each one who would truly follow Him. “No work that is set on following the Crucified escapes the cross. It would not wish to do so. Sooner or later, if those who must give account to God do not weaken on some point of loyalty to …
Once Jesus was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, and he answered, “The kingdom of God is not coming with things that can be observed, nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There it is!’ For, in fact, the kingdom of God is within (or among) you.” - …
Horatius Bonar, born Edinburgh in 1808, wrote over 600 hymns and renditions of various psalms. He also wrote Christian poetry and prose. His early writing included a line of Gospel tracts known as the "Kelso Tracts," due to the fact that he was a pastor in Kelso, Scotland when he wrote them. In 1843, he …
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Our God has seen fit to fill the scriptures with prayers of praise and petition for others. There are so many of these prayers that it is clear that the Lord is trying to show us how to pray according to His will. Here are a few of these prayers by general topic. Worship and …
Banner image via author, evening in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
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