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Prayer and perseverance
Lately, we’ve been spending time studying Daniel. Over the past few weeks, we have considered all the difficulty he had gone through. As a teenager, he was taken captive to serve in a foreign land. His home was most likely burned. Many of his family members and friends would have… Listen ⇢
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The epicentre of the war in the world
John Eldredge is an author and therapist. Recently in an interview he said: “The war for the human heart is the epicentre of the war in the world.”* That made me stop and think. I hope it makes you stop and think as well. First, it reminds us that there… Listen ⇢
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What God is doing in you, not just around you
Xu Yonghai was imprisoned in China because he was working for the legalization of house churches. Here in North America we might take this sort of thing for granted. But over there it is very serious (and dangerous) business. Not only was he imprisoned, but he was sentenced to be… Listen ⇢
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The psalms and the personal voice of Christ
Have you ever wondered what the voice of Jesus must have sounded like? Jesus would have spoken Aramaic. He would have known Hebrew and Greek as well. As a boy he would have received the standard education for his day, been raised in the synagogue, and learned the language of… Listen ⇢
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The kingdoms of the world
Daniel had a series of visions about the end of days. It’s big stuff. At one point he sees four dreadful creatures. “And four great beasts came up out of the sea, different from one another” (Daniel 7:3). The first was like a lion with eagle’s wings. The second was… Listen ⇢
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Delay does not mean defeat
When reading the Bible, we can get so focused on the verse-by-verse details of a story or teaching, that we can sometimes forget to step back and consider the bigger picture of what is happening. The specific in-the-moment details are critically important, of course. But looking at the broader narrative… Listen ⇢
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The beginning of the birth pains
Having a baby is at the same time exciting and scary, painful and joyful, dangerous and life-changing. Let’s think about a pregnancy. The longer it goes, the more discomfort there is for the mother. After all, there’s a human growing inside of her; it’s getting bigger. Toward the end of… Listen ⇢
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The surprising detail about “strictly” following God
When someone uses the word “strict,” what comes to mind? Maybe you think about a “strict” parent—someone who has lots of rules and doesn’t want their kids to have any fun. Some people think about God like this as well. But this simply isn’t true. Let me highlight one of… Listen ⇢
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Marching to a different beat—through prayer
A regular habit of prayer shapes you. Let me explain. In the sixth century B.C., Darius passed a law that no one could “petition” any man or god except himself for 30 days. It was most likely an act designed to consolidate political loyalty across the new empire. If anyone… Listen ⇢
Meet the producer, Matthew Ruttan.
Matthew is a disciple, pastor, husband, and dad of three who lives in the psalms.
