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Encouraging Message Series for Young Believers
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Tag Archives: Christ
C. S. LEWIS DAILY: MARCH 5
If you asked twenty good men today what they thought the highest of the virtues, nineteen of them would reply, Unselfishness. But if you had asked almost any of the great Christians of old, he would have replied, Love. You … Continue reading
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C. S. LEWIS DAILY: MARCH 2
TO ARTHUR GREEVES: On his brother’s admission to an Oxford hospital, for treatment of alcoholism; and on the meaning of vicarious suffering, or what Lewis will call, in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the “Deeper Magic,” mentioned above … Continue reading
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Tagged alcoholism, arthur greeves, asylum, c s lewis, Christ, comforting, dark place, deeper magic, drinking, england, feelings, God, grace, kind, law, love, mental specialist, mind, nervous insomnia, nursing home, others, saved, spiritual world, suffering, the lion the witch and the wardrobe, universe
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C. S. LEWIS DAILY: FEBRUARY 7
On the Christian life There are three things that spread the Christ life to us: baptism, belief, and that mysterious action which different Christians call by different names—Holy Communion, the Mass, the Lord’s Supper. If you have once accepted Christianity, … Continue reading
C. S. LEWIS DAILY: JANUARY 28
TO HIS BROTHER: On reading The Revelations of Divine Love by Julian of Norwich; and on Lewis’s deepest conviction that “all shall be well.” 21 March 1940 I have been reading this week the ‘Revelations’ of Mother Julian of Norwich … Continue reading
C. S. LEWIS DAILY: JANUARY 19
Next to the Blessed Sacrament itself, your neighbour is the holiest object presented to your senses. If he is your Christian neighbour he is holy in almost the same way, for in him also Christ vere latitat [“is truly hidden”]—the … Continue reading
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C. S. LEWIS DAILY: JANUARY 6
Sometime in the spring (Trinity Sunday was May 22 that year, 1929) Lewis came to believe in God, though not yet in Christ: You must picture me alone in that room in Magdalen, night after night, feeling, whenever my mind … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: DECEMBER 30
Godly Goals Give You Hope to Endure “I have not yet reached my goal, and I am not perfect. But Christ has taken hold of me. So I keep on running and struggling to take hold of the prize” (Philippians … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: DECEMBER 11
Biblical Goals Are FAITH Goals “I can do all things through him who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13 ESV). God will help you in any area of your life that you give to him—including time management. To make the most of … Continue reading
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Tagged believe, biblical goals, Christ, daily hope, faith, faith goals, goals, God, help, Jesus, life, philippians 4:13, positive thinking, rick warren, strength, supernatural help, time, time management, trust God
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DAILY HOPE: DECEMBER 9
Wisdom Is a Gift “In this way they will know God’s secret, which is Christ himself. He is the key that opens all the hidden treasures of God’s wisdom and knowledge” (Colossians 2:2-3 GNT). How do you get wisdom? Do … Continue reading
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Tagged ask, bible, Christ, daily hope, education, gift, gift from God, God, God's knowledge, God's secret, God's wisdom, hidden treasures, knowledge, learn, reason, revelation, rick warren, wisdom, wise
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DAILY HOPE: DECEMBER 1
Every Decision Has a Price Tag “It is a trap to dedicate something rashly and only later to consider one’s vows” (Proverbs 20:25 NIV). You only have a certain number of days. Every time you give a minute of your … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, commitment, count the cost, daily hope, decision, energy, investment, life, money, pondering, price tag, promise, reputation, resources, rick warren, right decision, saddleback church, talents, time, trap, vows
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