Monthly Archives: November 2006

Discouragement & Thanksgiving

November 22nd, 2006

I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD; be strong and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for the LORD. —Psalm 27:13-14 NKJV My wife and I received more discouraging news Tuesday evening. I don't [...]

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Posted in Christianity in North America • Church Issues • Faith • Godly Character • Joy • Maturity • Persecution • Worship

Tagged Christianity in North America, Church Issues, Despair, Discouragement, Faith, Godly Character, Gratefulness, Joy, Maturity, Persecution, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving, Worship

The Plagiarism Trap

November 21st, 2006

One day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up and said to him, "Tell us by what authority you do these things, or who it is that gave you this authority." He answered them, "I also will ask [...]

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Posted in Christianity in North America • Church Issues • Discernment • Dying to Self • Godly Character • Humility • In the News • Judgmentalism

Tagged Christianity in North America, Church Issues, Discernment, Dying to Self, Godly Character, Humility, In the News, Judgmentalism, Plagiarism

In the Eye of the Beheld

November 20th, 2006

God couldn't have filled a woman with more admirable traits than Cassie possessed. She cooked like Julia Child. Entertained others as well as Martha Stewart. She had a faith as big as Corrie Ten Boom's. She lived every word from Elisabeth Elliot's books on womanhood. In short, she would have made the perfect wife. I [...]

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Posted in Benevolence • Best of Cerulean Sanctum • Church Issues • Godly Character • Love • Men • Relevance • Youth

Tagged Beauty, Benevolence, Church Issues, encouragement, Girls, Godly Character, Love, Men, Relevance, Women, Youth