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When the past hasn’t passed

June 26, 2018June 25, 2018 / Matthew Ruttan / Leave a comment

Sometimes there’s something hold you back… Holding you back from moving forward in your life with a greater sense of mental freedom, peace of mind, and personal integrity before God. Quite often that “something holding you back” is some unaddressed wrong from your past. But just because something is in the past that doesn’t mean … Continue reading When the past hasn’t passed

Never too late

March 20, 2018March 19, 2018 / Matthew Ruttan / Leave a comment

On Christmas Eve 1992, a couple noticed something at the end of their driveway. It was a large object wrapped in plastic. Turns out, it was a wicker chair that had been stolen 18 years earlier! Attached to it was a note which read: "To whom it may concern: Approximately 13 to 17 years ago … Continue reading Never too late

You’ve never fled or fallen too far

January 24, 2018January 22, 2018 / Matthew Ruttan / Leave a comment

“God couldn’t love me. Not after what I’ve done.” I hear this sometimes. Maybe not those exact words. But some form of them. Sure, we know the words to “Jesus loves me” and, on some level, mentally agree that they’re true. But then life goes on, things happen—sometimes terrible things, and we doubt God’s love. … Continue reading You’ve never fled or fallen too far

Maybe they’re not the ones with the claws

July 20, 2017July 20, 2017 / Matthew Ruttan / Leave a comment

Someone has wronged you. You'd like to forgive them, but you just can't. This perspective could be a game-changer for you, making you lighter and more free.

Walk out of your jail cell

December 22, 2016December 21, 2016 / Matthew Ruttan / Leave a comment

Mark 1:15 "The kingdom of God is near. Repent..." (NIV) Today's Thought 2016 is coming to an end. It’s hard to believe. It felt like just yesterday I was swimming in Lake Muskoka. But today there’s two feet of snow outside my window! (For those of you who don’t know me I live in Canada. … Continue reading Walk out of your jail cell

A noose God has already loosed

December 10, 2016December 9, 2016 / Matthew Ruttan / Leave a comment

1 Peter 2:24 "[Jesus] himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness…” (NIV) Today's Thought In 1829 George Wilson robbed a mail carrier. For a crime “against the peace and dignity of the United States of America” and endangering the mailman he … Continue reading A noose God has already loosed

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