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Secured by the Spirit’s Application
INTRODUCTION [8] But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation. [9] For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, [10] who died for us so that […]
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Blessed are the Persecuted
Matthew 5:10-12 “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted […]
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The Athenian Plague of 430 BC
While reading Thucydides’ On Justice, Power and Human Nature (Selections from The History of the Peloponessian War), I came across his description of a terrible plague that struck Athens in 430 B.C. What made a great impression on me was the similarities between that plague and the present pandemic, and the possibility that that plague […]
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Yvonne
She is God-givenlike dawn’s beamson a cool morningafter darkness has fled. And darkness has fled indeedand I am happy and free,ready to embrace full-forcethe sweet refreshing dawn – Yvonne! Copyright 1997 Dennis M. Cortes
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Sushi and the Sun
Just one thing: like sushi in Jiro’s life. Reminds me of the Sun. The Sun at the center, outshining everything. No stars, no moon, no planets are visible to the eye. They are hidden from sight by the one supreme light. Whether this is a life worth living, I am not sure. Hyper-focused on one […]
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The saddest words I have ever read
The saddest words I have ever read are found in Ecclesiastes ch. 12, “To the making of books there is no end, and too much reading is a weariness of the flesh.” But then I realise that this is also good news: books won’t end, therefore they’re eternal. There will be books in heaven. The […]
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Vacation
I will be taking a break from blogging as I will be taking a vacation with my family. I plan to make use of the time with as little engagement with digital devices as possible. Hope to be back after a month’s time.
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John Owen and blogging [updated]
“Gifts are given to trade withal for God. Opportunities are the market-days for that trade. To napkin the one and to let slip the other will end in trouble and disconsolation. Disquietness and perplexities of heart are worms that will certainly breed in the rust of unexercised gifts. God loseth a revenue of glory and […]
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Daily blogging no more
I tried to follow Seth Godin’s advice and for a couple of weeks I blogged every day except for Sundays. However I don’t think I will be able to keep this up. I have a lot of obligations to fulfill and the fact is blogging for me is not a top priority. Still, I think […]
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Seth Godin, Status, and the Christian
I’ve been listening to an audiobook of Seth Godin’s This is Marketing. He talks about the importance of status as the reason why people do things and the difficulty of getting them to change if it means going against what gives them status. According to Seth, people acquire status by affiliation or domination, i.e., “I’m […]
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