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the heart

A house that will not stand empty

November 30, 2023November 28, 2023 / Matthew Ruttan / Leave a comment

William Gurnall wrote extensively about spiritual warfare. He said that “a man’s heart is a house that will not stand empty.”* He wrote in the 1600’s. So he’s using “man” in a general sense; what he says applies to women as well. The idea is that our heart (metaphorically speaking) is a residence which is … Continue reading A house that will not stand empty

Guard your centre

July 28, 2023July 26, 2023 / Matthew Ruttan / Leave a comment

If you’re looking for a good Bible verse to memorize consider Proverbs 4:23: “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” We need to guard our heart. Ray Ortlund explains that “The heart, in biblical terms, is not part of who we are but the centre of who we are.”* … Continue reading Guard your centre

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