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5 years

In 50 years of marriage who but God can say how many angels were dispatched, devils defeated, snares foiled, and sins forgiven! Incalculable the miracle of marriage.

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One day America and all its presidents will be a footnote in history, but the kingdom of Jesus will never end.

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Without Christ every viewpoint is dangerous.

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I received a letter this morning informing me that I have come into the inheritance of unimaginable wealth. I am the legal heir now, will enjoy the best part of it the moment I die, and the rest when Jesus comes. I understand the same letter has been sent to millions.

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10 years

What is the deepest root of your joy? What God gives to you? Or what God is to you?

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6 years

Qualifications for the new Pope that would bear most fruit. He should believe that justification is by faith alone, baptism is a sign not a cause of regeneration, Christ is at the Lord’s Supper by memory and faith not physically, the Bible alone has final authority not the pope.

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“An excellent wife is the crown of her husband.” Proverbs 12:4 Such a crown for 53 years! Today.

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5 years

Dec. 21, 1968 - Dec. 21, 2018 Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, The last of life, for which the first was made: Our times are in His hand Who saith, "A whole I planned, Youth shows but half; trust God: see all, nor be afraid!" (Robert Browning)

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Oh Lord, knower of all hearts, ruler of all governments, don’t let a good man be destroyed by lies, and don’t let a liar on the supreme court.

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5 years

The world does not need cool Christians who are culturally saturated. It needs exiles with the scent of heaven and the aroma of Christ.

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4 years

Among the many reasons why I need to read the Bible every day: “Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.” Proverbs 12:25

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7 years

The world does not need cool Christians who are culturally saturated. It needs exiles with the scent of heaven and the aroma of Christ.

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6 years

Reasons not to complain after five hours sitting in a Delta airplane on the runway in Atlanta: Totally comfortable AC. Restrooms that work. Drinking water. Endless video options, including NFL. Good lighting to read good books. Uncomplaining passengers. Invincible Romans 8:28.

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4 years

Psalm 119:86 עָזְרֵֽנִי The shortest prayer in the Bible. My most common. “Help me!”

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5 years

"Nothing will be impossible with God." Luke 1:37

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6 years

49 years of grace with her. Today. I will not fill My heart with longing for the less, But cherish what I now possess. And we, embracing what we see, And what we don’t, and yet will be, Together seize with faces bright, The dawn of ev’ry coming night.

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6 years

God is never late.

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3 years

“Jesus told them plainly, ‘Lazarus has died, and for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may believe.’” John 11:14–15 The school of faith has some very hard courses in it.

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4 years

27,000 times "I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.” Psalm 3:5

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3 years

The eternally significant question for Trump and Biden today is not, “Was I elected?” But am I among God’s elect? They may confirm this by humbly and joyfully exulting in Jesus Christ as their Savior and as their supreme Treasure.

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3 years

“Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner, but blessed is he who is generous to the poor.” Proverbs 14:21

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4 years

“I will put an end to the pride of the strong.” Ezekiel 7:24

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4 years

Let it sink in that you have no power whatsoever to cause your heart to beat one beat longer than God decides. So be ready at every second gladly to die and be with Christ. “If the Lord wills, we will live.“ James 4:15 Now! Live with all your might, while you live!

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7 months

Can we reassess whether Sunday coffee-sipping in the sanctuary fits? “Let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe.” Hebrews 12:28

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5 years

"Believe in the Lord your God, and you will be established; believe his prophets, and you will succeed." 2 Chronicles 20:20

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7 years

May every cry, “I can’t,” When yet, in fact, “I must,” Become by grace, “He can,” And then, in Him, “I trust.”

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4 years

“The world will let a man go to hell quietly, and never try to stop him. The world will never let a man go to heaven quietly – they will do all they can to turn them back.” — JC Ryle

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6 years

“Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things.” Psalm 119:37

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5 years

"Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!” Psalm 27:14. Not meaning: Do nothing. But: As you act in obedience, humbly and confidently expect the Lord to act in and through your acting.

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5 years

If you must choose between Bible and breakfast, choose Bible. And grab an energy bar. Then plan better. Man shall not live by bread alone.

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6 years

52 years ago today I met her. 6-6-66. God rules. It was a good day.

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5 years

"I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me.” Psalm 40:17

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4 years

"The sons of Eli were worthless men. They did not know the Lord." 1 Samuel 2:12-13 They were priests! Do not assume that those who make their living by religion know God.

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7 years

“He forgave us all our trespasses, by canceling the record of debt that stood against us. This he nailed to the cross.“ Colossians 2:13

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4 years

Do you think your sin is unforgivable? Peter offered forgiveness to those who murdered the Son of God. “You killed the Author of life... Repent, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out.” Acts 3:15, 19 Don’t exalt your sin above the power of Jesus’ blood.

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8 years

“The Lord preserves the faithful but abundantly repays the one who acts in pride.” Psalm 31:23

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3 years

“There is more evil in a drop of sin than in a sea of affliction.” Thomas Watson

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7 years

Never voting for a pro abortion candidate makes you a one-issue voter, as never marrying a serial killer makes you a one-issue fiancé.

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4 years

Watching Pornography during the Coronavirus is like a person sentenced to house arrest because of arson setting his own house on fire.

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3 years

“Worry is a mild form of atheism.” —John Powell

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8 years

“Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.’“ John 11:25

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6 years

“Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.” Psalm 20:7

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7 years

God loved us in spite of our sins so that someday he might love us because of our righteousness.

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4 years

Jesus: "Will you lay down your life for me, Peter? Truly, truly, I say to you, the rooster will not crow till you have denied me three times.” John 13:38 Words of allegiance without willingness to die are empty.

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1 year

Just a simple reminder of a precious privilege.

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5 years

When someone asks, “How can I know the will of God for my life?“ I love to say, “I know the will of God for your life.“ “This is the will of God, your sanctification.” 1 Thessalonians 4:3 Then add: Make holiness, for Jesus’ sake, your supreme passion, and God will guide you.

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6 years

My most go-to, faith-sustaining, trouble-shooting promise. “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10

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8 months

“None who wait for the Lord shall be put to shame.” Psalm 25:3

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3 years

65 years ago today the missionaries Jim Elliot, Pete Fleming, Ed McCully, Nate Saint, and Roger Youderian were killed by the Huaorani Indians. One of the legacies of this sacrifice is Jim Elliot’s motto: “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.”

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3 years

By all means plan. Don’t just drift into 2021. But when all the plans are formed and pursued, trust the perfect purposes of God for his children, not your plans. “Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.” Proverbs 19:21

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1 year

“Behold, I am making all things new.” Revelation 21:5

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6 years

“God has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son.” Colossians 1:13

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4 years

God to Joshua: "You are old and advanced in years, and there remains yet very much land to possess." Joshua 13:2 Can you see why I would love this text? In fact I’ve been loving it for 15 years.

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6 years

“God Did the Work, Period.” My Tribute to Billy Graham (1918–2018).

‘God Did the Work, Period’

His greatest impact is the eternal difference he made in leading countless persons, from all over the world, out of destruction into everlasting joy.

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5 years

"Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us.” Psalm 62:8

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4 years

O, God of wonder, enlarge my capacity to be amazed at what is amazing, and end my attraction to the insignificant.

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6 years

“This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life.” Psalm 119:50

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6 years

How many times have we grumbled and blamed, as God blocked our way to ruin. (Hosea 2:6)

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4 years

"Do not grow weary in doing good." 2 Thessalonians 3:13

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5 years

"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6

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4 years

When God himself is treasured as the reward, he is more glorified than when he is only trusted as the rewarder.

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5 years

"The words of the Lord are pure words, like silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times.” Psalm 12:6

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4 years

What is better than being alive in 2020? "Your steadfast love, O Lord, is better than life... So I will bless you as long as I live.” Psalm 63:3-4 Better than life!

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4 years

"In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord; in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying." Psalm 77:2 Keep knocking.

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3 years

“Riches do not profit in the day of wrath.” Proverbs 11:4

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4 years

As the sun goes down on Minneapolis: "I remember your name in the night, O LORD, and keep your law." Psalm 119:55

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6 years

One of the great, joyful, God-centered, Christ-exalting influences on my life. My tribute to RC Sproul.

Unashamed Allegiance: My Tribute to R.C. Sproul

R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) spent his ministry in the service of the holiness of God and the humility of man.

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6 years

"I will surely do you good" says the Lord. (Genesis 32:12)

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3 years

“No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel can avail against the Lord.” Proverbs 21:30 Therefore, how wise, how full of good counsel it is to stand with the Lord.

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6 years

“Be not far from me, for trouble is near, and there is none to help.” Psalm 22:11

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6 years

“The Lord is your keeper.“ Psalm 21:5

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"Peter was sleeping between two soldiers.” Acts 12:6 In prison. Bound with chains. Between two soldiers. To be executed the next day. Sleeping. Peter had come along way.

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4 years

"When Jesus and the disciples had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives." Mark 14:26 I look forward to hearing Jesus sing.

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3 years

2021 "The mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you.” Isaiah 54:10

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4 years

“A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.” Proverbs 18:2 A word of caution to all Christians on Twitter. Beware of simply loving to see the splash of your own opinions.

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Pilate: “I have found in him no cause of death.” Luke 23:22 Indeed you did not. For the cause is not in him, but in us.

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7 years

“Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.” Proverbs 27:1 Rather say, “If the Lord wills, I will wake and act.”

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1 year

“Put your trust in the Lord.” Psalm 4:5

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5 years

"There is more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.” Luke 15:7 “I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” Luke 15:10 You are never wasting your time loving one person.

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6 years

And when I come to die Oh, and when I come to die And when I come to die, give me Jesus Give me Jesus Give me Jesus You can have all this world Give me Jesus

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4 years

“See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone.” 1 Thessalonians 5:15 Such teaching is rooted in Jesus Christ, who “when he was reviled, did not revile in return; and when he suffered, did not threaten.” 1 Peter 2:23

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5 years

"May those who love your salvation say continually, Great is the Lord!’” Psalm 40:16

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6 years

“Whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord.“ Ephesians 6:8. This is staggering! Every loss restored, every pain compensated, at the end of the path of love.

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4 years

As 2019 closes I say with thanks, "You have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I sing for joy.” Psalm 63:7 And when I wake in 2020, I say with hope, “My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me." Psalm 63:8

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"The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.” Exodus 14:14 Silent = not anxiously or angrily grumbling.

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7 years

There is an infinite difference between having Spirit-given, biblical convictions, and having inherited preferences that sound biblical.

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3 years

I did not sign and would not sign "Christians Against Trumpism & Political Extremism." My name is being used without my permission. I do not endorse any of the organizations listed here.

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5 years

"God remembers the duties which we forget, and forgets the sins that we remember." --John Owen

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4 years

A prayer for every day: "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.” Psalm 19:14

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3 years

If you are an aging Christian, and you think: How can it be Friday, wasn’t it Friday just yesterday? Remember, your life is not speeding away. Your Life is fast approaching.

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7 years

A white man's hopeful response to Lecrae's pulling away from "white evangelicalism."

116 Been Real: Lecrae, “White Evangelicalism,” and Hope

What is my main response to Lecrae loosening his ties with “white evangelicalism”? Thankfulness. And to thankfulness, I would add hope. I feel hope.

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4 years

"You give them something to eat.” Mark 6:37 The “You“ were the disciples. The “Them“ were 5000 men, plus women and children. “Something to eat” was virtually nothing. So don’t assume God doesn’t have something great for you to do just because you lack resources.

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5 years

"Three times I pleaded with the Lord [to remove my pain]. But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’" 2 Cor. 12:8-9. Ponder the implications for prayer, for suffering, and for the supremacy of Christ in the purposes of Christ.

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“Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy! He who goes out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.” Psalm 126.5-6

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“Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me.” Psalm 25:4-5

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"Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 Confirmed by the risen Christ to the end of the age. Matthew 28:20

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“David became greater and greater, for the Lord of hosts was with him.” 1 Chronicles 11:9

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3 years

I want my family and my church to know that after I die, if they see me in a vision telling them what heaven is like, that vision will have infinitely less authority than what they read in the Scriptures. This thought is meant to rivet our excitement on the word of God!

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“I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes.” Romans 1:16 Don’t be ashamed of God. Don’t be ashamed of Christ. Don’t be ashamed of the good news.

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"O Lord, give me an understanding mind to govern your people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern your great people?” 1 Kings 3:9 Would that every president, governor, mayor, and congressman would feel and pray like this. In Jesus’ name.

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