We Were Created to Abide, Not to Strive!

 “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.  For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus...

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Quote of the Day: John Piper on “Puttering”

“Fight for us, O God, that we not drift numb and blind and foolish into vain and empty excitements. Life is too short, too precious, too painful to waste on worldly bubbles that burst. Heaven is too great, hell is...

Walking in the Freedom of Jesus Christ

“Don't follow a defeated foe. Follow Christ. It is costly. You will be an exile in this age. But you will be free.” ― John Piper, The Passion of Jesus Christ As you may know, God laid on my heart...

Quote of the Day: C.S Lewis on Desire

“If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world.” ― C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

Possessed by God: The Adventure Begins

“I must first have the sense of God's possession of me before I can have the sense of His presence with me.” ― Watchman Nee, The Normal Christian Life Feeling far from God sucks. I can say confidently that it’s...

Running After God: “Further up and Further in!”

“The greatest enemy of hunger for God is not poison but apple pie. It is not the banquet of the wicked that dulls our appetite for heaven, but endless nibbling at the table of the world. It is not the...

Quote of the Day: John Stott on Balance

“Our love grows soft if it is not strengthened by truth, and our truth grows hard if it is not softened by love.” ― John R.W. Stott Balance. It is something, I fear, that is harder than it sounds. It's...

Joy: The Sign of a Citizen of Heaven

“You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness..” Psalm 30:11 How richly our Father dresses us, his beloved children! Though the fields are beautiful to look at, they cannot...

Quote of the Day: Voddie Bauchman Jr.

“When Joseph leaves home on this simple fact-finding mission, he leaves for the last time. Joseph will never return to live in the land until his bones are brought back after the Exodus (Ex. 13:19). In fact, it is this...