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Category Archives: Daily Christianity
Praying =/= Complaining
A quick thought (among some other good thoughts on prayer) from Sharlene: “…that was not praying; it was complaining. They are not the same thing.” Supplemental thought (which I’ve heard before but forgot where): prayer request time is not gossip … Continue reading
“We Need to be Really Worried”
“No, dear, we only talk and worry about asteroids during the day. That’s what the scientist said, and we have to accept the science. It’s global warming for your bed-time story tonight.” Continue reading
A Proverb for Today — Proverbs 31:10-31
I’ve read authors who say that the virtuous woman of Proverbs 31 is not actually referring to a wife, but to wisdom’s personification as a woman as seen earlier in Proverbs. I’ve read authors who refute that, and assert that … Continue reading
Perishing Without Vision
Proverbs 29:18 “Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.” This verse also gets “used and abused.” Continue reading
Posted in A Proverb for Today, Rightly Dividing
Tagged perish, Proverbs 29v18, Scripture, sufficiency, vision
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Amazing: “Christians Concerned About Being Christlike”
That’s the title of an article in Christian Today: A survey of nearly 2,000 British evangelicals found that more than half (54%) are concerned that “becoming Christlike will increasingly alienate Christians from the culture around them”. No kidding. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Christianity, Thoughts on the News
Tagged Christlike, evangelicalism, persecution
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Protecting Marriage
The foundational destroyer of marriage is not relational incompatibility, emotional disinterest, or conflicts over money, communication, intimacy, child-rearing, family relationships, etc. Continue reading
Posted in Daily Christianity, Web Links
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The Stupidities of Bitterness
Few things are more stupid than bitterness, for it undercuts a faith founded on forgiveness. Continue reading