Written by Dawn Rutan I recently came across this definition of despair from the Catholic Encyclopedia: “Despair, ethically regarded, is the voluntary and complete abandonment of all hope of saving one’s soul and of having the means required for that end. It is not a passive state of mind: on the contrary it involves a positive act of the will by which a person deliberately gives over any […]
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Written by Dawn Rutan Our theme for the church Labor Day Retreat was Isaiah 55:6-9: “Seek the Lord while He may be found; call upon Him while He is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that He may have compassion on him,
Here are several of the testimonies that were shared this summer. If you’re interested in sharing your testimony at any time contact Pastor Matt. We’ll be glad to post them online if you give us permission. Thanks to all who have shared!
Written by Dawn Rutan This morning I listened to three podcast by Alistair Begg on the faithfulness of God (www.truthforlife.org broadcasts for August 19-21, 2014). In the second half of “God’s Faithfulness in Affliction,” he presents ten purposes of God in allowing us to go through affliction, which I thought were well worth sharing: To
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Written by Dawn Rutan While my last post dealt mainly with our calling (vocation), I realize the question “Why am I here?” can have many other nuances as well. The variation I’ve been wrestling with lately is “Why has God allowed this particular set of circumstances in my life?” I picked up When God Weeps:
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Written by Dawn Rutan What is the purpose of life? A quick internet search brought up the following quotes: “The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” –Eleanor Roosevelt “The purpose of life is not to be