Last week, we took a doctrinal standpoint on what I call the architecture of Grace; edification, exhortation and comfort. Edification is what increases our capacity while exhortation increases our expectations. Comfort is what increases our capacity to endure. Today, we will spend more time on encouragement. The Greek word for encouragement is paraklesis, which can […]
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We all get tired. Even the strongest believers sometimes feel drained. Some feel stuck. Others begin to gradually lose interest and give up. Many get sick and tired of being tired and sick. Even leaders and pastors who spend their lives strengthening others can often find themselves empty. God, in His wisdom, has built a
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In our world today, many established ideologies have received scrutiny and backlash for being archaic and restrictive. Since the turn of the Enlightenment age, even the concept of God has been attacked and somewhat rescinded; how much more are the so-called “commandments of God”? This post is not for the highly religious who are quick
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“If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?”
Matthew 6:30
Life is so damn hard. No two ways about that. Here’s a little hope for the journey.
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Whatever we feel are symptoms, insignia. It’s not the actual thing. It’s a reaction to the actual thing.
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Life without females would be a pain in the ass, literally! Though they make situations a bit more difficult than they’re supposed to be, they make life much more interesting than it would have been. They add a little more extra everywhere. They may be a little more extreme but definitely quite distinct and super
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We are living in a generation that has made promiscuity look so easy and integrity, difficult. Which one is more difficult to do, fleeing from danger and embracing danger?
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Ever met or been that person who is always like, “As for me, I don’t care. I don’t feel anything.” And we admired such people because they looked to us like strength. The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.
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The continuation of a conversation between Emmanuel Bugyei and I
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And now I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. John 13:34 GNB Romans 5:5 says, “This hope does not disappoint us, for God has poured out his love into our hearts by means of the Holy Spirit, who is God’s gift to
In many contexts, Honesty and Transparency could mean the same thing. They can be used interchangeably in a given linguistic context and they certainly do share many similarities. To me, a resounding principle strongly holds in the English Language; if two words are dissimilar in syntax, they can also be dissimilar in semantics. Therefore, as
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