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50 Women Memorizing Scripture Together
I finally have something worth sharing! Susan Heck, author of the With the Master series of Bible studies, emailed me tonight and shared that she had just returned from a blessed weekend of teaching women in Florida. Some of the women at this conference had been studying Tested Faith, an expository study of James written…
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A "First" Prayer for a New Year
A Convert’s First Prayer from The Valley of Vision My Father,I could never have sought my happiness in thy love, unless thou had’st first loved me.Thy Spirit has encouraged me by grace to seek thee, has made known to me thy reconciliation in Jesus, has taught me to believe it, has helped me to take…
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Promoting the Spiritual Life
My mother-in-law gave me this book for Christmas. It is a collection of Sophia Tolstoy’s photography and diaries. This woman was amazing. I am finding some great quotes in this book. From her diary entry, 6 March 1887: One thing I do find intolerably unjust…is the idea that one should have to renounce one’s personal…
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Tis the Season…To Cast Your Cares
I don’t know about you, but I’m a little stressed. In addition to our usual weekly commitments and doing school, Upward Basketball practices start this week. The kids are super-excited with this development. Also, we have to make appearances at a couple of Karl’s office Christmas parties. These little events always pull me out of…
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Jonathan Edwards on a Holy Life
The idea that all one must do to be assured of salvation is look back to a prayer and/or confession is deceiving. It matters very little what happened in the past. We ought to ask ourselves, “what is my life showing now?” Based on Ryle’s observations, the Holy Spirit will manifest Himself in a person’s…
Leslie Wiggins 