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Tagged: John Piper

How to Awaken Amazement
Posted on Monday, January 13th, 2025 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Benefits of Living for today, Carol McClain, Clyde Kilby, Ecclesiastes 3: 4-5, how to live life with amazement, John Piper, joy in sorrow, Matt 6:34, Writing Redemption

“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble” Matt. 6:34, ESV. Life is hard. If you look around, there’s not a thing created that hasn’t been worn down by this earth. Rocks erode, bugs eat plants–find a tree without leaves …[ read more ]
Lost Joy Belittles Christ
Posted on Wednesday, January 8th, 2025 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: John Piper, joy, joy in Christ, mourning for sinners, Philippians 3:1

@carol_mcclain “If our joy is lost, Christ is belittled, and what then has love to offer the beloved sinner?” John Piper, Taste and See, pg. 4 In Philippi, the authorities locked Paul and Silas up in prison because they set a slave girl free from demons. Beaten, and whipped, the two were locked in a prison. …[ read more ]

Five Reasons to Love that People Hate What You Stand For

Carol McClain Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matt. 5:10 Ah the Beatitudes. How we love them. Until-- Verse ten. Why did God put that one in? Blessed? How can we be blessed? Five Reasons to Love that People Hate What You Stand For 2 Tim. 3: 12 In contemporary media, when a Christian is a character, he/she's the villain. Why? We're a light to the world. The darkness--aka sin--is exposed when the light shines. If you speak the truth, people will hate you. But the caveat is: Christians can… ...[ full story ]

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