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You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good
Providence. John Calvin defined it as the invisible hand of God. It’s when God guides and directs what is happening in the world (and in our lives) even when we can’t see how everything fits together. One of the most famous biblical examples of this is Joseph. He was favoured… Listen ⇢
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Short one-sentence prayers from the Bible
Prayer is vital to the Christian life. But let’s be honest, we can get stuck. Even if we don’t get stuck, we probably want to go deeper. Prayer is deceptively simple. A very basic definition is that it is talking with God. So, why can it be so hard—either to… Listen ⇢
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Evil wants to confuse you
Let me share two quotes with you. The first is by C.S. Lewis who famously wrote: “There is no neutral ground in the universe: every square inch is claimed by God and counterclaimed by Satan.”* I used to think that statement was a bit extreme, but not any more. The… Listen ⇢
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His performance, not yours
While in college John Ortberg had to attend mandatory chapel services. They had assigned seating. It was a clever format. After all, since the services were mandatory, and since the students had assigned seating, it was easy for the monitors to see who was (or wasn’t) in attendance. During one… Listen ⇢
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Ready to leave the dark night behind
Note: New Podcast Episode and Blog (link below)~ Have you seen the world lately? The pain, the division, the hardship, the anxiety, the threat of war, the evil, the darkness… The Dark Knight trilogy of movies with Batman came to a head with the final release in 2012. People thought,… Listen ⇢
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Your choices matter
“God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth” (1 John 1:5-6). The apostle John has a particular way of writing. His style makes us see clear… Listen ⇢
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If you’re sitting on the fence
Have you ever heard the expression that someone is “sitting on the fence”? It’s about being neutral, or perhaps being slow to make a decision about something. With that in mind, let me say this: You can’t follow Jesus if you’re sitting on the fence. The exact expression “follow me”… Listen ⇢
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God can handle the truth
“Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart” (Psalm 51:6). In 1992 a movie came out called “A Few Good Men.” It’s been a while since I saw it, so there are a lot of parts I don’t remember. But… Listen ⇢
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Perfect love casts out fear?
One of the most well-known verses in John the apostle’s first letter is this: “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear” (1 John 4:18). People tend to quote that verse to say we never have any need to be afraid of anything. However, the second… Listen ⇢
Meet the producer, Matthew Ruttan.
Matthew is a disciple, pastor, husband, and dad of three who lives in the psalms.
