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Faithfulness: A New Year’s Resolution Rooted in Grace
Sarah tells about the New Year’s resolution she is adopting next year. She also encourages you to consider the same one.
No One Shared the Gospel With Me
Keith Mathison: “Rather than hate that lost person because he or she is doing what any biblically informed Christian should expect a totally depraved sinner to do, namely sin, we should pray for them. Show them the compassion and love of Christ. Tell them that life is not meaningless. Tell them that with Christ, there is light at the end of the tunnel, eternal light. We cannot simply assume that a lost person is a lost cause.”
How Do I Get Over Certain Anxiety Triggers? (Video)
I found this a really helpful video on getting over anxiety triggers. Kudos to CCEF for creating excellent video content like this.
Psalm of Collective Lament: For Those Who Wait
Stephie shares what she calls a “psalm of collective lament.” Consider it an adaptation of several biblical laments.
Will Jesus Christ Return in 2024? Why Is This Significant?
Kevin explains that “as one year ends and a new one begins, I can’t help but ask two questions to myself, ‘Will Jesus Christ return in 2024?’”
My Bible Reading Feels Flat — What Can I Do?
John Piper has counsel for those whose Bible reading feels a mite flat.
Flashback: The Best Way to Begin a New Year
Here is a great promise about the extent of God’s forgiveness. God blots out our transgressions so he can forget our sins. He deliberately erases from his accounts every record of what we have done wrong.
Prayer delights God’s ear; it melts his heart; and opens his hand. God cannot deny a praying soul.
—Thomas Watson
