Archive for August 2000
How to Have True Assurance, Part 1
“How to Have True Assurance” part 1 When I embarked as a high school graduate from Atlanta, Georgia to Florida Bible College, one of my main concerns was to gain the assurance of my salvation. On my parent’s recommendation and sponsorship I planned to get a year of biblical training as a foundation for my…
Read MoreSpiritual Navigation: How to Discern God’s Will
One of the challenges of longer roads trips is navigation. These days maps are being replaced by our ever-increasing reliance on a GPS–either a special devise or a cell phone app. But even with that facinating techology, we sometimes end up on less than ideal routes. Spell that L O S T ! 🙂 The…
Read MoreThe Doctor is IN
When I was doing some serious research at the library, I came across this comic strip from the “Peanuts” series by Charles Shulz. It features Lucy in her make-shift stand with its posted sign: “Psychiatric help 5 cents. The doctor is IN.” Charlie Brown has once again visited Lucy’s booth for some counseling: Lucy :…
Read MoreAn Instrument of God’s Peace
One of the classic hymns contains the prayer, “Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace.”[1] That petition expresses a loving concern for others. The outcome of love is abiding peace. The Lord Jesus promised His people, “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I…
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