January
Bigger Than the Culture War
"God is the God of second chances. And the third and fourth. When I share the stories of some of my students, it is to demonstrate the power of Jesus who is transforming their lives. C.S. Lewis said, You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. None of them are proud of their past, but all of them are excited to share the difference Jesus is making."
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"God is the God of second chances. And the third and fourth. When I share the stories of some of my students, it is to demonstrate the power of Jesus who is transforming their lives. C.S. Lewis said, You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. None of them are proud of their past, but all of them are excited to share the difference Jesus is making."
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February
Disagreeing Respectfully
"We have never seen our nation so divided—or so mean and angry. Families and friends are at odds with each other, including Christians. All seem to agree “it shouldn’t be so.” We’ve been asked how to handle the hot topic of politics with each other. Relationships are far more valuable than differences of opinion, but conversations are turning into uncomfortable, and unnecessary, confrontations."
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"We have never seen our nation so divided—or so mean and angry. Families and friends are at odds with each other, including Christians. All seem to agree “it shouldn’t be so.” We’ve been asked how to handle the hot topic of politics with each other. Relationships are far more valuable than differences of opinion, but conversations are turning into uncomfortable, and unnecessary, confrontations."
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march
Making Progress
"The Seminary at Calvary Commission offers many ways to equip students who have a specific ministry calling. Usually those ministries involve teaching or preaching the Word. One of the classes is a Ministry Class that Dr. Joe Fauss teaches. He founded Calvary Commission and has a wealth of practical experience to share with students."
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"The Seminary at Calvary Commission offers many ways to equip students who have a specific ministry calling. Usually those ministries involve teaching or preaching the Word. One of the classes is a Ministry Class that Dr. Joe Fauss teaches. He founded Calvary Commission and has a wealth of practical experience to share with students."
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april
Surrender to Win
"When life hands us trying times, perhaps one of the hardest things for us to do is to give thanks in all circumstances (I Thess. 5:18 ESV). How can one be thankful for the loss of a job, the death of someone we hold dear, for something like Covid-19 upending our lives?"
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"When life hands us trying times, perhaps one of the hardest things for us to do is to give thanks in all circumstances (I Thess. 5:18 ESV). How can one be thankful for the loss of a job, the death of someone we hold dear, for something like Covid-19 upending our lives?"
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may
God in the Middle of Change
"'God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble' (Psalm 46:1). It is not new news that we need refuge (a safe place), strength, and help. We are all in trouble. Everyone is coping with COVID-19 in different ways. Some are angry, some have peace, and some show fear in their eyes above their masks. The full range of the good and the bad is openly displayed—people taking advantage of others and people helping each other with what little they have."
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"'God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble' (Psalm 46:1). It is not new news that we need refuge (a safe place), strength, and help. We are all in trouble. Everyone is coping with COVID-19 in different ways. Some are angry, some have peace, and some show fear in their eyes above their masks. The full range of the good and the bad is openly displayed—people taking advantage of others and people helping each other with what little they have."
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June
God Starts With the Heart
"This has been a difficult newsletter to write, not because there isn’t anything we want to say. The opposite—there is much to say and much grief over the pain in our nation. With so many voices filling the air and so many emotions overflowing our hearts, what can one say?"
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"This has been a difficult newsletter to write, not because there isn’t anything we want to say. The opposite—there is much to say and much grief over the pain in our nation. With so many voices filling the air and so many emotions overflowing our hearts, what can one say?"
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july
Freedom from Bitterness
"We are a nation overflowing with raw emotions. Fear, anger, and hate spew all around us. This has become far greater than political differences. Hurting people on all sides are hurting other people. So how do we walk through this in peace and be able to help others who are desperately needing it?"
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"We are a nation overflowing with raw emotions. Fear, anger, and hate spew all around us. This has become far greater than political differences. Hurting people on all sides are hurting other people. So how do we walk through this in peace and be able to help others who are desperately needing it?"
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August
Making Changes
"We as people tend to make our plans and consider anything that interrupts those plans as distractions. But life is not a distraction."
The mind of man plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps (Prov 16:9 NASB).
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"We as people tend to make our plans and consider anything that interrupts those plans as distractions. But life is not a distraction."
The mind of man plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps (Prov 16:9 NASB).
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September
You Can Have Joy in Adversity
Trials are like a fire; they burn up nothing in us but the dross, and they make the gold all the purer. Put down the testing process [of your faith] as a clear gain, and instead of being sorry about it, count it all joy...
- C. H. Spurgeon
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Trials are like a fire; they burn up nothing in us but the dross, and they make the gold all the purer. Put down the testing process [of your faith] as a clear gain, and instead of being sorry about it, count it all joy...
- C. H. Spurgeon
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october
We must vote as Christians
God said, “I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live, loving the Lord your God, obeying his voice and holding fast to him, for he is your life and length of days…"
-Deuteronomy 30:19-20a (ESV)
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God said, “I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live, loving the Lord your God, obeying his voice and holding fast to him, for he is your life and length of days…"
-Deuteronomy 30:19-20a (ESV)
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november
Prayer is Spiritual Warfare
"For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the ruler of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places."
Ephesians 6:12 NKJV
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"For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the ruler of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places."
Ephesians 6:12 NKJV
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december
Hope has a Name - Jesus
Hope hears the music of the future, Faith dances to the music. -African Pastor Bernine
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Hope hears the music of the future, Faith dances to the music. -African Pastor Bernine
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Stay the course. God is not surprised or caught off-guard by anything that happens in our world or in our lives. When everything else changes, He does not. - Martha Hedge
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