5 MARKS OF CONTENTMENT by Erik Raymond for Core Christianity In his book The Art of Divine Contentment, Thomas Watson described five characteristics of a contented heart.[1] With our course marked out for learning contentment, let’s think about how we might evaluate where we are in our own personal progress. A Contented Spirit Is a Silent Spirit The one who is content is not complaining against God; he does not grumble and murmur. Watson observes: When Samuel tells Eli that heavy message from God, that he would “judge his house, and that…
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Here’s an Example of How Powerful Russian Church Music Is (Videos)
Here’s an Example of How Powerful Russian Church Music Is Videos from RI Staff – Russia-Insider The Russian liturgy is, at times, simply astonishing in its power and grandeur. Don’t forget to turn on captions. Listen To This Amazing Russian Orthodox Christian Great Litany! After the opening proclamation, the Great Litany is chanted. This litany begins every liturgical service of the Orthodox Church, as well as virtually all sacraments and special services. It is the all-embracing prayer of the Church for everyone and everything. It consists of petitions to which…
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Cultivating Peace Podcast by Pastor Colin Smith for Unlocking the Bible What does peacemaking look like in practice? How would you like some down-to-earth, practical tactics? Pastor Colin Smith gives us “Ten Tactics for Peacemakers.” Podcast HERE / Unlocking the Bible >>>
READ MOREFight The Establishment’s Narratives By Getting Clear On Your Own
Fight The Establishment’s Narratives By Getting Clear On Your Own by Caitlin Johnstone – Medium Anti-establishment movements are a mess. Whether they’re left-wing or right-wing, whether they’re statist or anarchist, whether they’re organized or decentralized, whether they place emphasis on official or unofficial narratives, any circle of people who are interested in opposing the status quo on a deep, meaningful level almost invariably find themselves significantly bogged down by confusion, paranoia, infighting, and misdirected use of energy. Every day, for example, I get people in my inbox and social media notifications telling…
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Daily Devotional 011819 Matthew 5 – KJV 1And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: 2And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful: for they…
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