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[Over three centuries ago this pastor/scholar admonished Christians to experience wholehearted devotion to God. Following a discussion of spiritual disciplines, he turns here to a consideration of God’s gracious love–the wonderful inspiration for our spiritual growth and ministry.] … A deep and serious consideration of the truths of our religion, and that, both as to…

Imagine getting an invitation to dine with a celebrity, like your favorite recording artist, actor or author. What if your nation’s leader invited you to the capitol to have lunch? What an honor to be invited by the queen (if you live in the U.K.), or the president (if you live in the U.S.A.), or…

When I was growing up, my dad’s stride was much longer then mine. If we were on a brisk walk, his 6′ 2″ frame would carry him swiftly as I scampered along by his side. I caught up to him in my teen years so our stride has been about equal since then … Now…

“I am crucified with Christ, nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me–and the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2:20 The cross of our Lord Jesus Christ is the greatest mystery…

“… and to whom did God swear that they would never enter His rest, if not to them who disobeyed? So we see that they were not able to enter, because of their unbelief….There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered into His rest, he also hath ceased…

[On July 4th my twin sons joined me, my dad and my nephew to participate in the annual Peachtree Road Race. We were joined by about 49, 995 others who ran/jogged/walked the 6.1 miles through the streets of Atlanta to get a congratulations and the race’s unique T shirt. We were cheered along by countless…

How is your prayer life? If that question triggers a sense of guilt and failure, you’re not alone. Perhaps no query about spiritual disciplines causes more concern than that of the quantity and quality of one’s praying. Prayer is a vital aspect of Christian living that is usually viewed as a duty rather than a…

“Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy–meditate on these things.” Philippians 4:8 Paul wrote in the previous verses that the peace of God…

On 26th February 1963 I accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as my personal saviour. I did this in the full knowledge of what I was doing and never had any doubts that by doing so, I had become a child of my Heavenly Father (John 1:12,13). Then came my teenage years with their accompaniment of…

. The New Creation–Christ in the Believer When the Holy Spirit begat in the believer a new nature He opened the door to a living, organic union between the Christian and Christ [1 Cor. 6:17]. Christ and the Christian are then eternally one. So what is it to be a Christian? It is to have…