Tag: love

We’re All Children Now

Randolph Jason

We’re All Children Now by JEREMY PIERRE for The Gospel Coalition The MRI technician did a double-take when I entered the room. I was a walking carcinogen. My face was streaked with ash, my glasses cloudy with soot, my otherwise white shirt gray on the collar and shoulders. I smelled of reckoning. The intended brain scan had nothing to do with the reckoning I’d just walked out of. I was only getting the scan because a months-long headache had driven me to all kinds of doctors, who’d helped me rule…

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He Is Always Faithful

Randolph Jason

He Is Always Faithful During this unprecedented time in history a great many “things” and situations are coming clear, while others remain hidden. Items that are currently hidden will be revealed in due time, they always have been and always will be, God has promised us He will do this for His children. We run hither and yon only to find we are running to stand still. The past few weeks millions of people, Christian and secular alike, have been faced with having lots of time on their hands. This…

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‘Jesus Is the Hope of the World’: Pastor Rick Warren to Host Global Easter Prayer Event Amid Pandemic

Randolph Jason

‘Jesus Is the Hope of the World’: Pastor Rick Warren to Host Global Easter Prayer Event Amid Pandemic by CBN News Easter Sunday is the biggest event in Christianity, but this year’s celebrations will look very different as churches across the globe close their doors to combat the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Pastor Rick Warren, author of The Purpose Driven Life and pastor of Saddleback Church, believes it is important to equip pastors and leaders to reach their communities during these dangerous times. Pastor Warren and his wife Kay are hosting an online…

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Three words of hope to help you handle self-isolation

Randolph Jason

Three words of hope to help you handle self-isolation by J John  for Christian Today In my last blog I wrote about us suddenly finding ourselves travelling through the unknown and unpleasant land of ‘Covidia’. Now on the path before us lies self-isolation or quarantine; of choosing or being forced to stay at home for weeks. There are, of course, exceptions to this. Many people – including many readers – will not have the option of staying at home but will be out on the frontline as doctors, nurses, health staff, police…

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Hope and Prayer Provide Guidance

Randolph Jason

Hope and Prayer Provide Guidance When a person is flopping around like a fish out of water, moving from this situation to that situation, usually saturated in a sinful life, there is almost no hope in that persons life. The sad part is, rarely do they even know it or realize how hopeless their situation has become. They endure anyway. As time progresses, as it always does, the misery begins to surface, the heartache is heightened and the pain of suffering transforms a life of blissful ignorance into a life…

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Attitude Is Everything (Video)

Randolph Jason

Attitude Is Everything Video by Pastor Greg Groeschel for Life.Church Chuck Swindoll said, “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you respond.” How we respond in any crisis has a lot to do with where our faith lies. In this special Life.Church Midweek devotional, Pastor Craig Groeschel will show you how having a God-centered, others-oriented attitude can dramatically change your outlook and the way you can love others. Pastor Craig’s Challenge: Pray with someone you’ve never prayed with before. Give to someone in need. Serve someone. Encourage…

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A Day to Fast and Pray: Saturday, April 4

Randolph Jason

A Day to Fast and Pray: Saturday, April 4 by JULIUS KIM for The Gospel Coalition Like many of you, I have been grieved and at times afraid as I’ve watched events unfold in our world in recent weeks. In light of what is happening because of COVID-19, we at TGC invite you to join us for a day to fast and pray this Saturday, April 4. We want to pray to the Lord in faith, trusting in the words of Psalm 10:17: “O LORD, you hear the desire of the…

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Gospel Foundations (Podcasts)

Randolph Jason

Gospel Foundations Podcasts by Pastor David Platt for Secret Church Part 1 Introduction In this first episode, David Platt points to the importance of having a biblical view of family, marriage, and sex, particularly in light of the ways these truths are distorted in our culture. Podcast HERE >>> Part 2 Gospel Foundations Here we consider the essential truths of the gospel as a foundation for approaching the issues of family, marriage, and sex. Podcast HERE >>> Part 3 Sexuality and Marriage A biblical view of sexuality and marriage are…

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