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Why?Almost half of American adults read below high school level. God looks at your heart, not your reading skills. Big faith can be built on simple words.
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Category Archives: Door of opportunity\
Make a Change
“Christians are supposed not merely to endure change, nor even to profit by it, but to cause it.” Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878-1969) Which describes you–endure, profit or cause?
Outside My Comfort Zone
A meeting opened with prayer, and I had a problem: the person praying did so in his native language. I impatiently crossed my arms and tapped my toe (spiritually, not literally), waiting for the real action to begin. I … Continue reading
Snow Season
Here in North Jersey, many people long for a snowless winter. I tell them that I like snow (in modest amounts), and that I wouldn’t want to live where there was no snow. I would miss the quiet transforming beauty … Continue reading
Snow Day!
It snowed last Saturday. Serious snow, snow that shut us in for the day. Most years, we get one or two snow days like that. A few years ago, I decided to count such a day as … Continue reading
One Good Reason to Read the Bible
My experience, exactly: “The longer you read the Bible, the more you will like it.” William Romaine British Evangelical 1714-1795
Posted in Door of opportunity\, Foundation of faith
Tagged Bible reading, William Romaine
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The Bible Is Not Boring
I start my day with some Bible time. Philippians 3:13-14 (ESV) But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward … Continue reading
Posted in Door of opportunity\
Tagged Bible reading, Lamentations 3:22-23, Philippians 3:13-14
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Finish Chronologically
I already explained that my 2016 one-word is two words: Finish it. As I explained yesterday, God answered my request for a Bible-reading plan: Finish it. I knew exactly what God meant. A couple years ago, I was working my way … Continue reading
Posted in Door of opportunity\
Tagged Bible reading, Finish It, New Year's resolutions, The Daily Bible in Chronological Order
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Resolved to Read
New Year’s resolutions. Is Bible reading included in yours? I’m aiming for more Bible reading than last year Don’t need a resolution, I already read the Bible I don’t make resolutions There’s no doubt that Bible reading will … Continue reading
Posted in Door of opportunity\
Tagged Bible reading, discipline, Finish It, New Year's resolutions
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Start the Finish
So my New Year’s one-word is two words: Finish it. I started a list of things I need to finish. It includes a variety of projects: … Continue reading
Finish It with a Good Quote
“The only way to get rid of your past is to make a future out of it. God will waste nothing.” Phillips Brooks (1835-1893) I am sure, Lord God, that you didn’t waste 2015. Take the discipline I … Continue reading
Posted in Door of opportunity\, Window on our culture
Tagged Finish It, future, New Year's resolutions, past, Phillips Brooks
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