Where Faith Becomes Encounter
Improve your spiritual life by choosing a focus verse to guide your goals and help you achieve your divine purpose. What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals. – Michelangelo Buonarroti, Renaissance artist Research scientists over the years have proven that goals are valuable […]
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[If you haven’t made mistakes, you haven’t been growing with God. Learn to overcome mistakes & renew your passion to grow into Christian maturity!] Philosopher Alain de Bottonsays, “Anyone who isn’t embarrassed of who they were last year probably isn’t learning enough.” I would modify the quote to say, “Anyone who isn’t embarrassed of who
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See the miracles around Jesus’ birth and see how God brings layers of miraculous events together to work His purposes then and now. Miracles and wonder. Even now the Christmas season is associated with miracles and wonder. If we have eyes to see, we can see many miraculous things during this season, because it all began
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The Holy Spirit led the ancient Magi on a journey far from home to find the most amazing treasure of all time. We can trust Him to lead us on a journey to find amazing treasures for our lives as well! I once stood outside on a clear night and gazed up at the stars.
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God is love; it is His very nature. Read this theology of God’s love and understand more about His nature of Love. God is love.[1] This truth is simple and profound. Paul prayed that the saints would be rooted and grounded in love and be able to comprehend the breadth, length, height, and depth of
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Sometimes good Christian people feel like they are not being fed. Sometimes leaders feel worn out and drained. This article looks at the process of weaning for spiritual growth.
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[Sometimes even good Christian people have trouble “letting go” of being mad. Learn how to handle being mad or angry with practical strategies.] “I’ll Be Mad for You” She would stomp her little foot and declare, “I’ll be mad for you.” This is what I noticed My niece’s three-year-old would say when she saw something
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“Obey” The Scary Word For the Day For a lot of people “obey” is the proverbial four-letter word. The stubborn selfish pride inside us does not like to be told to obey—even when we know it’s for our own benefit. Parents can only truly teach children who obey their words. Teachers can only teach students
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Word for the Day: Here is a reminder today to trust in God to supply ALL your needs, not just for finances, but ALL your needs–emotional, spiritual, physical, relational, and financial—whatever you need in any area. God loves to be trusted and relied upon. He waits upon your every word and thought toward Him. This
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This kind of near-death experience challenges us to see the power of prayer and ask ourselves, “Did I learn to love?” Today, I got called to pray for a friend in a serious accident, and I remembered the powerful testimony of Bob Jones’s near-death experience. This was a number of years ago but continues to be
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