Tag: Spiritual Life
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A Colloquy on Rejoicing
What drew me to post this whole prayer was the single line: “For whatever a man trusts in, from that he expects happiness.” (By the way, a “colloquy” is a conversation or discussion.) Remember, O My Soul, It is thy duty and privilege to rejoice in God: He requires it of thee for all his […]
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Some Reviews to Look Forward To…
I might be setting myself up for failure with this one, but I’d like to review a few books on the blog in the coming weeks. In the past months I’ve finished reading Crazy Love, Finally Alive, Knowing God, and will soon finish The Masculine Mandate. Here’s a quick note about the books: Crazy Love […]
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Pharisees (un)Anonymous
Session 2: Too often, I’m more concerned about the external tidiness my relationships, public ministry, and quiet times instead of being vulnerable, admitting that there’s a bigger mess underneath than I’d like to admit.
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What Does Justification Do? (Part 1)
Part 2 in an 8 part series. View series intro and index. Justification provides the forgiveness of sins The first thing that justification does is forgives sin. We cannot be declared righteous or given Christ’s righteousness until our sin has been pardoned. Paul says in Romans 3 that everyone has sinned and fallen short of God’s glory […]
JAMES PRUCH 