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New Book Available at WTS Bookstore
Friends, I wanted to let you know that my new book, Taking No for an Answer: How to Respond When God Says No to Our Prayers, is available for purchase at the Westminster Bookstore! It would be very helpful to me if you’d go purchase a copy (or 2, 3, 4…however many you want!). If…
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The Beauty of Adoption
I watched a video awhile back that was an adoption video where they recorded the court proceedings and the viewer got to see the slam of the gavel and the judge officially declare the teenager a son of the two parents. It was beautiful to watch. The teenager went from having no family to instantly…
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How to Get Involved in Your Local Church
The local church is a gift—a gift of grace, of sanctification, of encouragement, of much more. Since COVID, however, the gathering of the saints in-person has become highly neglected. Many professing Christians prefer to stay home rather than attend church in-person. And yet, the local church is the primary means God used to grow you…
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Christian, be a Student of God’s Word
Christians should be Bible people, and yet we all struggle with knowing and reading the Scriptures. The Bible, of course, is the way God has communicates to us. Even when we decide to take up God’s Word to read, we wind up confused, frustrated and discouraged because we don’t understand what we’re reading. That discouragement…
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God is Always Working
God doesn’t say no for its own sake. He’s not some power-hungry CEO that takes enjoyment out of rejecting requests. It’s not as if he gets a thrill out of not answering the prayers of his children. When God says no, it’s for a reason. We may never get to know that reason, and thankfully…
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The Necessity of the Local Church
Fellowship with like-minded Christians in the gathering of the local church is crucial to a Christian’s spiritual life. Without being plugged into a biblically faithful local church, we will not survive as Christians—or at the very least, our spiritual bones will be dry. There are three main reasons why the local church is essential for…
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Our Ultimate Satisfaction
“Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.’” (John 6:35 ESV) Shall not hunger; shall never thirst. These are amazing words spoken by Jesus. The world looks everywhere for satisfaction—sex, popularity, money, you name it—but it ultimately never…
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Our Good Shepherd
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” (John 10:11 ESV) Jesus, as our good shepherd, laid down His life for us—and did so on His own accord (v. 18). Though flogged and crucified by Roman soldiers, He ultimately died because He chose to give up His life…
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Putting on a Show in Prayer
“And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites,” Jesus told the disciples in Matthew 6:5. “For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others.” Jesus was referring to the Pharisees, who made it their life’s work for others to…
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Jesus is Risen
Though I don’t normally prepare a devotional for Sundays, I wanted to do one for today for obvious reasons. Jesus is Risen! Do you believe this, Christian? The Lord Jesus Christ, our wonderful Savior, has risen from the grave! Death could not hold Him (Acts 2:24). We do not serve a dead Savior, but One…
Blake Long 