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Nov 3, 2005

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Thursday November 3, 2005

Prayer: Doug prays for his wife. You might like to do so as well.

Humor: Amy discusses pragmatic gardening which involves planting lettuce along her front walk.

Emerging Church: Ochuk has come to the not-so-startling revelation that the emerging church is obsessed with itself.

Theology: Tom Nettles and Mark Dever headline the Evangelical Forum Meeting next week in Alexandria, Virginia. If you live in the area and can attend I’m sure you’d find this to be an edifying evening!

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From Unsure to Unshakable: How Your Church Can Grow in Prayer

5 Things to Pray for Your Church,” with this free 30-day Prayer Challenge by PrayMore

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What God Is Doing When He Doesn’t Seem to Be Doing Anything

Sometimes it feels like God isn’t doing anything—that our prayers go unanswered and our circumstances never change. But Scripture tells a different story. Here’s what God is doing even when he seems silent.

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Mar 16

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A Pleasure More Than An Obligation

Christians are often portrayed as downcast and dour, as people who are trapped in a system of beliefs that robs them of joy and life. And with a bit of honest self-examination, we can probably think of times when we have fit the cliché.

Mar 15

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Mar 14

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Sex, Self-Forgetfulness, and the Joy of Serving Your Spouse

I often think there is a kind of paradoxical quality to sex within marriage. It’s paradoxical in that few things have greater ability to bring blessing (through its right use) or to bring cursing (through its misuse). Not only that, but few things bring greater joy to a marriage, and also, in so many cases,…

Mar 13

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What God Is Doing When He Doesn’t Seem to Be Doing Anything

Sometimes it feels like God isn’t doing anything—that our prayers go unanswered and our circumstances never change. But Scripture tells a different story. Here’s what God is doing even when he seems silent.

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