[continued from Monday’s post]
You see, this monstrosity that I am has killed me, and I can’t do a thing about it. The only one great enough to ransom me from this slavery and give me life beyond the grave I’ve dug myself into is my Creator, and my dread foe—the Righteous Judge.
But the inevitable fate […]
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I closed the book slowly, my mind still lingering on the final words. A weighty dullness brooded over my senses and all I could think of with any clarity was the world in the story that I had just finished. My discontent and selfishness had found vent as I was carried along by the story […]
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I am reading “Emma” by Jane Austen, for the first time, though I am familiar with the story. As I was trying to come up with a proper topic for this post, Emma’s own, very faulted, personality reminded me vividly of something that I struggle with. Something that we all struggle with, I dare to […]
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I was reading in James, Ephesians and Proverbs this week in my devotions, and was struck by the following verses. Convicted about how I use my words and my tongue, I thought I’d share them with you. They stand on their own—I don’t need to comment on them. Hopefully you will be as edified by […]
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Whate’er my God ordains is right:
His holy will abideth;
I will be still whate’er He doth
The sovereignty of God is the foundation for much of the Christian faith. As believers we trust that God is leading and guiding us, that he keeps watch over us, and that he ordains our steps. It is an easy doctrine […]
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I didn’t want to surrender this. The Lord was claiming it—taking it away from me. It was for my good, He told me. But I liked things as they were, and didn’t want to give it up. I didn’t think I would be happy without this thing; didn’t think I could do without it. Yet, […]
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I’m going to confess this right up front – my writing is not what it once was. Since I began blogging two and a half years ago, my writing has definitely changed, and I don’t believe it has been a good change. I was once able to clearly articulate my thoughts and put them all […]
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