Authenticity is one of the greatest values of our day. And I don’t just mean a cultural value, though it is that. Cultural values are often lies based on the worship of self or some other false god. But authenticity is an actual value. In a world of false fronts and internet ...
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Spiritual Growth
3 Reasons to Keep Praying –
“Is it time to go yet?”
I heard that question approximately 8,000 times on a certain Saturday. That’s because that Saturday was Halloween, and our kids knew that we were meeting their cousins and some other friends for a trick-or-treat extravaganza and the subsequent ...
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Three Ways to Boast in the Lord –
What does it mean to boast?
Even if you can’t quote the definition, you know it when you see it, just like our kids do. There is a certain way you tweak your voice, a certain way you hold your head, and ultimately a certain way you view yourself that is boasting. Through all ...
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The Maturing of Self –
John Calvin wrote in the beginning of The Institutes of the Christian Religion these words in regard to knowledge of God and knowledge of self:
“Our wisdom, in so far as it ought to be deemed true and solid Wisdom, consists almost entirely of two parts: the knowledge of God and ...
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