Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. I remember … the kindness of thy youth. – Jeremiah 2:2 Am I as spontaneously kind to God as I used to be, or am I only expecting God to be kind to me? Am I full of the little things that cheer His heart over [...]
Are You Fresh For Everything?
January 20, 2005
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. “Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” – John 3:3 Sometimes we are fresh for a prayer meeting but not fresh for cleaning boots! Being born again of the Spirit is an unmistakable work of God, as mysterious as the [...]
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Vision and Darkness
January 19, 2005
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. An horror of great darkness fell upon him. – Genesis 15:1 Whenever God gives a vision to a saint, He puts him, as it were, in the shadow of His hand, and the saint’s duty is to be still and listen. There is a darkness which [...]
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It is the Lord!
January 18, 2005
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. Thomas answered and said unto Him, My Lord and my God. – John 20:28 “Give Me to drink.” How many of us are set upon Jesus Christ slaking our thirst when we ought to be satisfying Him? We should be pouring out now, spending to the [...]
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Until We Meet Again
January 17, 2005
Brian Lee Olson August 4, 1951 – January 17, 2005 This evening brought the tragic news of the loss of a wonderful uncle. Brian was a midwestern dairy farmer with a love for life, and a a devotion to family. He took over the family farm, handed down to him by my Grandfather, and loved [...]
The Vocation of the Natural Life
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. But when it pleased God . . . to reveal His son in me . . . – Galatians 1:15 The call of God is not a call to any particular service; my interpretation of it may be, because contact with the nature of God has [...]
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Ten Bad Arguments
January 14, 2005
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a Recommended Sermon. This one is good for sharing your faith. It’s not so much arguments for faith, but rather responses to typical counter-arguments. It’s by Greg Koukl, of “Stand to Reason”, and it’s called Ten Bad Arguments My favorite is the argument that “There is no absolute [...]
Called of God
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. – Isaiah 6:8 God did not address the call to Isaiah; Isaiah overheard God saying, “Who will go for us?” The call of God is not for the [...]
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The Culture War
January 13, 2005
I’m only 27 years old, but until recently, I always remember any talk af religion in the public square being framed around the freedom of religion. Now whenever I hear it mentioned in the public square, it’s framed around the mythical “seperation of church and state”. Then again, I’ve also gone from nominal-moderate “Bible-basher” to [...]
The Cults: Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society
A few weeks ago, I asked if anyone had any valuable resources about two cults: the Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Mormons. I have been doing some intermittent, but extensive study since then on the Jehovah’s Witnesses and would like to share some of the very basics on who they are and what their doctrines entail. [...]