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A Thanksgiving Passion

A Thanksgiving Passion

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Sixty-five stormy, sickening days at sea, years of persecution behind them in England, a cold winter and hostile unknown land before them is how the Pilgrim’s were welcomed to the New World which would one day be known as America. As they disembarked there at Cape Cod, though weary, there was a fiery zeal in their souls. They had many trials to face, and one year later, after a meagre harvest and having endured a brutal winter, they rejoiced and gave thanks for what God had provided.  Many adventurers were traveling to the New World, in hopes of finding gold. As C.T. Studd would ask, “Are gamblers for gold so many, and gamblers for God so few?”

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Scratching the Itch

Scratching the Itch

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The flesh is always itching, and no amount of Gold Bond will help. There are numerous ways humans seek to scratch the itch, and the fight I want to pick is not primarily with the backscratcher or the ointment, it is with the itch itself. The flesh’s itch is the itch for gratification.  Although God made us to be satisfied, delighted, even overjoyed, we decided that we want to be satisfied by anything other than Him. We don’t mind using aspects of Who He is to gratify us; but we don’t want just Him, only Him, nothing but Him. Human nature is such that it is always seeking ways to be satisfied, soothed, petted, and coddled. We itch for appeasement, pleasure, and self-satisfaction. The itch should simply be called “selfishness.” Joy or Entertainment [Read more…] about Scratching the Itch

Life’s Puzzle of Providence

Life’s Puzzle of Providence

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Last Saturday, the students at Ellerslie were doing a fundraiser where they raise funds for orphans by serving widows for the day. It is a great opportunity, and a creative fundraiser idea, and now I’ll shamelessly ask you to consider donating to the project here at Both Hands. It is a great organization that helps families come up with the money to adopt. However, through a series of seeming flukes, while one group was serving a widow in Estes Park, she invited us to go meet and spend time with another widow. To my wonder, and excitement I ended up have the privilege of meeting with this “other widow.” She just happened to be Major Ian Thomas’ widow.

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What a Leader is Not

What a Leader is Not

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Leadership is one of my passion points. CS Lewis on True ProgressWhen you begin to look at the life of Jesus you see the perfect portrait of what a leader ought to be. However, we can learn a lot about what true leadership is NOT, by watching this whole Obamacare debacle unfold.

Ten observations of how not to be a good leader:

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The Hardest Job

The Hardest Job

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The hardest job description on the planet is to be a godly man. This is not to discount or belittle the role of godly femininity; however, godly men hold the burden of making the role of a godly woman, in a certain sense, easier. M’Cheyne; memorably wrote, “The Christian is a person who makes it easy for others to believe in God.” While everything God created was signed by His own creative signature, and pointed to Him as the Creator and upholder of all things, the first thing God made in His own image was a man. He then placed upon that man the great burden of responsibility for demonstrating the glory of God’s own image. When Eve was created, she had the blessing of being given an earthly portrait and image of the Heavenly reality.The need of the hour? Men. Read more: www.benzornes.com/the-hardest-job
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The Treasure of the Bible

The Treasure of the Bible

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I have been reading a John Newton hymn every morning during my time of prayer and study. It has been a rich blessing to read the

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poetic verse that came out of this man’s passionate, blood-bought heart. His soul was a soul that felt deeply the things of God, and allowed his tongue to be the pen of a ready scribe (Ps. 45:1). The other day, I read this one, and I thought this is well worth sharing. The Bible is a treasure, and all too often we treat it so flippantly. Psalm 119:103 tells us His Word is sweeter than honey, Hebrews 1:2 declares that God is now ever speaking to us by His Son, Jesus, Hebrews 4:12 says it is quick, powerful, effective and gets right to the heart of the matter. How often we neglect the medicine, the shield, the sword that is given to us in God’s Word. Enjoy this hymn, and if you want to dig in deeper to how to get more out of your times of study go here or here. [Read more…] about The Treasure of the Bible

Jesus Only

Jesus Only

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Oswald Chambers, only a few months after getting married–while on a speaking tour here in America–wrote to his bride (Biddy, as he called her) a powerful request for prayer. He wrote:

“Every now and again I get fearful of being prosperous and settling down. There has been so much blessing and prosperity on my life lately that it has made us afraid–but it is for Him. Pray much for me that it may ever be Jesus only and all in all in my ministry and life more and more.”10732232593_4ae192fcfa_o_d [Read more…] about Jesus Only

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