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Expository Thoughts on the Gospel
There are a few pieces of work that go around that are simply special, and in this case, it’s the Expository Thoughts on the Gospel (Modernised) by JC Ryle published by 10ofthose. It’s a seven-volume set featuring Matthew (one book), Mark (one book), Luke (two books), and John (three books). Not only is this a…
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Do We Have to Read our Bible Daily?
One of the most important spiritual disciplines—if not the most important—is that of reading Scripture. The Bible is God’s Word, and tells us everything we need to know for life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3). And yet, we find ourselves struggling to read it, neglecting to study it, forgetting to meditate on it. When that…
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Salvation Belongs to the Lord
The sun shines,And the wind blows;These are mere signs Of the God who knows.Humans are not aloneThough so small we are,Through Scripture it is known That God is not far.God did not leave us beAs if we are lost causes; The Christ descended to freeThose who are not flawless.Yes, flawed we all areTo say the…
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4 Ways the Holy Spirit Operates in the Christian Heart
Have you ever thought deeply about the Holy Spirit? Do you know, understand, and believe that the Holy Spirit is not a spiritual force but an actual Person? More so, do you know He is the third Person of the Godhead? As God, there is much about the Holy Spirit that remains perplexing to us.…
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My Hiding Place
I am not a poet, nor do I believe that the following is anything to write home about. However, I felt compelled to give it a try just for its own sake and wanted the challenge. This poem is based on Psalm 119:114, “You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your…
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Turning the World Upside Down
In Acts 17, we read that the Apostle Paul and Silas, whom he chose after he and Barnabas separated (Acts 15:40), are in Thessalonica on a missionary journey. Paul “reasoned with [the Jews] from the Scriptures” (v. 3) and many were convinced of the gospel message from Paul’s witness. The Jews, however, “were jealous, and…
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A Preview of Heaven
As the church began to sing “All Glory be to Christ,” I was already fighting off tears of joy, of peace, of security in Christ because of singing “The Lord is a Mighty King” previously. Then, toward the end of the song, the worship leader stopped playing his guitar and the congregation sang together with…
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Through Many Tribulations
Paul and Barnabas were at Lystra preaching the gospel, even healing a man “who could not use his feet” (Acts 14:8a). The text goes further to explain that “He was crippled from birth and had never walked” (v. 8b). As they preached the gospel and performed this miracle (through the power of the Holy Spirit),…
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My Insufficiency
I lie in bed tonight feeling utterly and completely drained; a failure; completely insufficient for the task. What task? you may ask. The hard, painstakingly difficult task of parenting. There’s no need to go into detail, but our youngest child would simply not go to bed when she was supposed to. She may have gotten…
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Does Calvinism Kill Evangelism?
Calvinism. For some of you, reading or seeing that word makes you cringe. But I’m here to tell you it shouldn’t. I’m here to explain that Calvinism is not the theological boogeyman people make it out to be. I am convinced that most, if not all, Christians who are antagonistic toward Calvinism are so based…
Blake Long 