Pastor Joe's Blog
January
29
2016
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God will provide humility and then the followers
God will provide the humility and then the followers The first two kings of Israel were vastly different men. Saul, who began his rule with success, would later greatly fail. David who began his commission on the run as an outlaw, would soon enough find great success. ...
January
24
2016
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Environments change but man's condition never changes
Environments change but man's condition never changes. Winston Churchill in an essay he entitled "Fifty Years Hence," written in 1932, writes about the incredible changes he perceived over the prior century. These changes were due mainly to science in which man had greatly increased...January
09
2016
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Compassion
Compassion Webster's dictionary defines compassion as "sorrow for the sufferings or trouble of another or others, accompanied by an urge to help." Compassion is a wonderful virtue. It actually feels good. To help another person in their trouble with the proper motivation that is from divine...December
31
2015
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Resist the perfectionist within
Resist the perfectionist within Sometimes a believer feels very heavy pressure to live up to the ideals and ethics of the Christian life. The virtues that are commanded of him are many, and all of them are divine in origin, so then, they are supernatural. God has made it so the natural can live a supernatural...December
18
2015
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Fragments of truth wrapped in untruths
Fragments of truth wrapped in untruths This past week an amateur filmmaker took to the campus of Yale University with a petition that he asked students to sign. It was a petition to repeal the First Amendment. Amendment I ...December
11
2015
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Don't let cynicism replace enchantment in the soul
Don’t let cynicism replace enchantment in the soul. Due to attending the on-line course from Hillsdale College on C.S. Lewis, I have been, as I’m sure you have been able to see, greatly influenced by them. And so, if you’ll bear with me a little more, this blog is more like an...December
04
2015
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The Whole word and nothing but the Word
The Whole Word and nothing but the Word. In order to understand things we break them down into smaller bits and then categorize these bits in a way that helps us to learn them. In chemistry we break the science down into organic and inorganic, and many subdivisions of these. The elements are...November
27
2015
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Pressure from
Pressure from "others." I have several times heard from Christians who are faithfully attending Bible classes in order to learn the scriptures in depth that they have people around them, family, friends, spouse, etc. who put pressure on them to quit this habit. It seems pretty...November
20
2015
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Don't ignore your imagination - it leads to wisdom.
Don't ignore your imagination - it leads to wisdom. C.S. Lewis in his book The Four Loves writes about the Greek word storge which is defined by our English word...November
17
2015
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Nothing to fear except for failing to enter into His rest.
Nothing to fear except for failing to enter into His rest. The recent terror attacks in Paris are designed and well thought out plans to strike fear in the hearts of those in the west who live good and fruitful lives due to the divine establishment principles that have been resident for...Connect
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