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Charles Spurgeon’s MORNING AND EVENING: FEBRUARY 18
MORNING “Shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.” Job 10:2 Perhaps, O tried soul, the Lord is doing this to develop thy graces. There are some of thy graces which would never be discovered if it were not for thy … Continue reading
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IN TOUCH DAILY: DECEMBER 4
Rejecting the Darkness Ephesians 5:1-17 The culture in which we live is characterized by spiritual darkness. Sadly, even those of us who are believers become so accustomed to the dark that we feel neither shocked nor shamed by much … Continue reading
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IN TOUCH DAILY: JULY 24
All That Is in the World 1 John 2:15-17 John warns us not to love the world or the things in it. But what is the world? The apostle isn’t talking about the material realm, so there’s no need to … Continue reading
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IN TOUCH DAILY: JANUARY 30
God’s Warning About Relationships Ephesians 5:1-10 You and I should be intentional about how we relate to non-Christians. With different beliefs and values, they may lead us astray whether they mean to or not. Paul wrote about this dilemma. He … Continue reading
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C. S. LEWIS DAILY: DECEMBER 26
Menelaus sat still. He had the sense that some outrage was being done to him. One could not argue with these foreign devils. He had never been clever. If Odysseus had been here he would have known what to say. … Continue reading
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C. S. LEWIS DAILY: DECEMBER 8
Our nature is no purer for the saint That worships, nor from him that uses ill Our beauty can we suffer any taint. As from the first we were, so are we still: With incorruptibles the mortal will Corrupt itself, … Continue reading
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C. S. LEWIS DAILY: NOVEMBER 24
On worship He demands our worship, our obedience, our prostration. Do we suppose that they can do Him any good, or fear, like the chorus in Milton, that human irreverence can bring about “His glory’s diminution”? A man can no … Continue reading
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C. S. LEWIS DAILY: AUGUST 28
“Aslan—and children from another world,” thought Tirian. “They have always come in when things were at their worst. Oh, if only they could now.” And he called out “Aslan! Aslan! Aslan! Come and help us now.” But the darkness and … Continue reading
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C. S. LEWIS DAILY: MAY 19
On heaven Redeemed humanity is still young, it has hardly come to its full strength. But already there is joy enough in the little finger of a great saint such as yonder lady to waken all the dead things of … Continue reading
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