Written by Dawn Rutan The following is drawn from the Family Camp studies on the life of Joseph based on Max Lucado’s book You’ll Get Through This. Max says: You’ll get through this. It won’t be painless. It won’t be quick. But God will use this mess for good. In the meantime, don’t be foolish […]
Written by Dawn Rutan C.S. Lewis writes about his wife: “Joy tells me that once, years ago, she was haunted one morning by a feeling that God wanted something of her, a persistent pressure like the nag of a neglected duty. And till mid-morning she kept on wondering what it was. But the moment
Written by Dawn Rutan Desiring God recently shared a good word on their blog. Author Paul Maxwell writes: “The next time you’re tempted to say ‘I hate myself’ because of the lingering sin in your life, take a deep breath, regroup, read Psalm 139, and get back in the game. ‘The righteous falls seven times
When ancient Jews sinned, they went to the priests for cleansing and a restored relationship with God. Once they became Christians, they we’re cleansed and restored through Jesus. Yet some were tempted to return to the priests. In this section of Hebrews, the author argues for the superiority of Jesus’ priestly work over the Jewish
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Written by Dawn Rutan Thinking about Jesus’ life and ministry, it is tempting to berate the Jews and Gentiles who only followed Him because He provided a free meal or healed the sick. But I wonder if our motives are much better sometimes. We seek Him for peace, for physical or emotional healing, for
In a previous post, we saw that prolonged spiritual immaturity can indicate lack of salvation. In this post we’ll see another possible cause. Why am I not Maturing as a Christian? And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance of hope until the end, so that you
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