Leading people to a more intimate friendship with God
These are the 25 books that I would most recommend for growing in spiritual maturity. I tried to rank them in terms of priority for reading. It is genuinely hard to compare two excellent books that have different topics, so the positions could easily be moved around some. 1) The Bible. Regular reading of the …
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“TRUE prayer is only another name for the love of God. Its excellence does not consist in the multitude of our words; for our Father knoweth what things we have need of before we ask Him. The true prayer is that of the heart, and the heart prays only for what it desires. To pray, …
Speaking about his last 40 years of spiritual practice: “For the first ten years I suffered much: the apprehension that I was not devoted to GOD as I wished to be, my past sins always present to my mind, and the great unmerited favors which GOD did me, were the matter and source of my …
“‘In fellowship and in union with Christ’ (Eph 2:5, AMPL) is not in the future tense… though many of us do not know this reality experientially. Why don’t we? I think… we place too much emphasis on our sinfulness and God’s holiness, and we forget about God’s desire for intimacy and relationship… We only live …
“‘Wilt thou have me,’ He says to the believer, ‘to be thy Beloved? Wilt thou follow me into suffering and loneliness, and endure hardness for my sake, and ask for no reward but my smile of approval, and my word of praise? Wilt thou throw thyself with an utter abandonment into my will? Wilt thou …
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“If, then, you are hearing the sweet voice of your Lord calling you into a place of nearness to Himself, which will require a separation from all else, and which will make this enthusiasm of devotedness not only possible, but necessary will you shrink or hesitate? Will you think it hard that He reveals to …
Introduction to the “Making Your Life Count” Series Each of us has only one life to live, but how ought we to live? Many people are simply pushed along through life responding to forces beyond their control, trying perhaps to squeeze in as much happiness as possible amidst the demands of life. Others are more …
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“Whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” — John 4:13-14 (NIV) “Water is life.” That is the first Kenyan proverb I learned, taught to me by semi-nomadic pastoralists who knew more than most …
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Over the next several posts, I plan to walk through 2 Corinthians 5:14-21. For me, the passage is life-changing, because it seems to provide a life mission for me, and if I am reading it correctly, at least to some degree, for all lovers of Jesus. This passage speaks to my heart, helping me find …
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