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Book Review: How to Memorize Scripture for Life
For some people, memorizing scripture is easy and joy-filled. For others, like me, it feels laborious and fraught with challenges. At various times in my life, I have tried to memorize scripture with little to no fruit. That is, until I began to apply the principles that Andrew Davis outlines in this little book. In less than 60 pages, Davis discusses the command to memorize scripture, benefits, addresses objections[...]
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Providence
By John Piper There are some people who have what seems like a small view of God. They see God as a sort of cosmic genie who needs our prayer to respond to things in the world. They see their salvation as based on their own decision to follow Christ rather than something that is part of God’s grand, providential will. John Piper is not one of those guys. [...]
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Praying the Bible
by Donald S. Whitney There are some people who seem to have a gift for prayer. They don’t have any problems keeping focused or keeping their requests fresh. These people enjoy their times of prayer with the Lord. It’s like they are having an enriching conversation with a dear friend. There are other people, like me, who find prayer to be challenging at times. Some might even call their[...]
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Road Map to Jesus
By Alistair Chalmers Reviewed by Joel Gilbert On the day that Jesus resurrected from the dead, Luke records an interesting encounter that has often puzzled me. In Luke 24:13-35 we find two individuals walking from Jerusalem to Emmaus. Jesus catches up to them and begins to walk with them. While they are believers, they don’t recognize Him. Over the course of their conversation, Luke reports “beginning with Moses and all[...]
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Book Review: Church Membership – How the world knows who represents Jesus
Author: Jonathan Leeman Reviewer: Joel Gilbert What’s the big deal with church membership? Is it even biblical? Why do we have the membership processes that we do? Why would I want to be accountable to a church? All of these questions are frequently asked and good questions. These are all things that Jonathan Leeman addresses in his book Church Membership: How the world knows who represents Jesus. Published as[...]
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