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John Piper posted this to his blog today that I found very encouraging:
The vision in Daniel 8 is appalling. The great beastly enemy of God is allowed to kill huge numbers of saints.
His power shall be great…and he shall cause fearful destruction and shall succeed in what he does, and destroy mighty men and the [...]
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A sad, sad story of a feral child–but a story with as happy an ending as you could hope for.
“Just before noon on July 13, 2005, a Plant City police car pulled up outside that shattered window. Two officers went into the house — and one stumbled back out. Clutching his stomach, the rookie retched [...]
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This was posted by Abraham Piper, which was adapted from his dad’s (John Piper) sermon…
Proud people can’t be grateful. So here are three very humbling truths for the sake of your thankfulness.
1. Nature teaches us that an infinitely marvelous, eternally powerful being created us and all we have. Therefore we are his creatures. He owns [...]
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Just wanted to let you all know that this is what I woke up to yesterday morning…
Note: that was taking from inside our bedroom window…hence the bluriness and the slight glare from the window. So…yeah…it was a good morning.
Some random views that were also taken from our bedroom window for you to enjoy (or be [...]
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Coming across this today blessed my heart. Atlanta based Metal band Becoming the Archetype’s new album Dichotomy came out today. On this album is a hymn that I absolutely love!
Now, I understand that many people coming across this post will not be a fan of this type of music, and I am fine with that.
However, [...]
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Last night Abbie and I had the enjoyment of going to see the premiere of the Christian band Demon Hunter’s new documentary “45 Days.” The documentary was an incredible testimony to the ministry that this band has in a place that very little ministry is ever accomplished. The documentary interviewed many fans as well as [...]
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So it has been announced that eHarmony will be required to offer their online dating service to homosexuals seeking relationships after a lawsuit has been filed against the company. I have to say that I don’t understand this ruling at all. eHarmony is a business, and as such they are allowed to select their clientele [...]
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So I know in a previous post I highly recommended the ESV Study Bible…
I know that I said I couldn’t recommend it enough…
I stand by those words. This “Study Bible on Steroids” is all that it was hyped up to be. Each of us going through the Pastor’s Training Program here with Mars Hill Church [...]
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