When I First Heard Him

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 …

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Effective Prayer Strategies Based on Scripture

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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Notable & Quotable: James Montgomery

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 …

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A Trip to See the Governor.

A long, long time ago, when I was a student at a Southern California Bible college, there was a series of events that began at the school and had an enormous influence on untold numbers of people.  What started as a time of prayer in one of the men’s dorm rooms grew to impact the …

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George MacDonald on Eternal Life

George MacDonald (1824 - 1905), the Scottish Victorian writer, started out in his career as a clergyman. He spent only a short few years in the pulpit before he left the religiosity of it all and turned to writing. He wrote a number of novels and many short stories, but poured himself into his poetry, …

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Hatin’ Life: Inhabited, Not Inhibited

Image via author, Emigrant Wilderness, Sierra Nevada In the previous post entitled, "I'm Hatin' Life Right Now," I posed this question: "What would bring people to “hate this life,” meaning to forsake all to be inhabited fully by His life?" And the answer is love. "When one gives oneself over to loving our God above …

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