Несколько лет назад Господь говорил со мной во время моих утренних молитв и сказал мне научиться «принимать решения, основанные на мире». Я размышлял над посланием к Филиппийцам 4:4-7: «Радуйтесь всегда в Господе; и еще говорю: радуйтесь. Кротость ваша да будет известна всем человекам. Господь близко. Не заботьтесь ни о чем, но всегда в молитве и прошении с благодарением открывайте свои желания пред Богом, и мир […]
Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation (Psalm 111:1, ESV). In 2015, The Ohio State University won the first college football playoff. This blog isn’t ultimately about Ohio State or even football, so Michigan fans can continue reading. It won’t be offensive to Oregon
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I’ve been reading a book by Dr. Daniel Amen. The title is You, Happier. I began reading the book because the title of people’s lives and attitudes today tends to be – Me, Sadder! I have low moments, I get frustrated, and I get mad too. But I believe the solution is joy. I follow
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I am leaving you with a gift – peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid (Jesus in John 14:27, NLT). An author that I like to read has the last name of “Amen.” He writes books on happiness and
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Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain (v. 1, ESV). I had the unique experience of building the same house twice. My wife and I built a house that burned down 12 years later. We rebuilt the same house. After building this house the first time, being a perfectionist,
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“My Lord and my God!” Thomas exclaimed. Then Jesus told him, “You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who believe without seeing me” (John 20:28-29). If someone asks me why I believe, I answer: I feel the presence of Jesus in my heart. Amazing that during the most difficult experiences of my life,
Easter was last weekend. The question must be asked, “Did I miss writing an Easter Interruption?” Confession: Yes and no. Yes, I missed writing one on Easter weekend, and no, I didn’t miss writing one. Here it is. The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God
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Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again, I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my
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He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it (1 Thessalonians 5:24). I was a reluctant leader. I had no intention of starting a ministry or church in March 0f 1972. The 50th anniversary of my ministry (and Fellowship Church) was the second weekend of March this year. I saw a need 50 years
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I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching (2 Timothy 4:1-2). During the few years before Jesus returns, the most
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