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The Spirit helps us in our weakness

November 7, 2025November 4, 2025 / Matthew Ruttan / Leave a comment

Let me share one of the most comforting verses in the Bible.There are times when we feel as if our prayer life is deflated. In fact, there are times when we feel deflated, generally speaking. Things are not as they should be. We feel as though we can barely do the basics let alone follow … Continue reading The Spirit helps us in our weakness

Where you’re at, not where you should be at

May 9, 2024May 9, 2024 / Matthew Ruttan / Leave a comment

Johnny Cash is known as the “man in black.” Early in his music career he got into some pretty bad things. His life was not going well. At all. “I never wanted to see another dawn. I had wasted my life. I had drifted so far from God and every stabilizing force in my life … Continue reading Where you’re at, not where you should be at

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

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