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The Three Lies Satan Tempts Us with
If you read the Gospels at all, at some point you’ll run into the temptation of Jesus, by Satan, in the desert, since the story is in three out of four of the books (Matthew 4: 1-11; Mark 1: 12, 13; … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, God, Satan, temptation
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Are You a Nobody?
Have you ever wondered why, in the Nativity story, a host of angels appeared to a bunch of shepherds, other than that, thousands of years later, shepherds would make a great addition to the figurine collection in a Nativity set? … Continue reading
Posted in Art, blogging, children, Christian, Christmas, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, devotional, Encouragement, Faith, Family, fine art, home, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, religion, spirituality
Tagged Christianity, Nativity, nobody, professional, Wild Child
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What Can We Give God That He Wants?
When I was a very young child, I wanted desperately to give my mother a proper present, but being a child, I was unable to buy or make something of the quality that she deserved. So I made regular raids … Continue reading
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Tagged child, Christian, gift, God, original oil painting
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When Reading the Bible Bores You
Christianity is all about being honest, and if most of us were honest with one another — say, about reading the Bible — many of our conversations would look like this: “I know I should read the Bible, but I … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, boring, Christianity, God
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Purple Iris — The Story of This Painting
The story of the painting, Purple Iris, by Steve Henderson at Start Your Week with Steve. Flowers are God’s paintings that He put on earth for all to enjoy. In the oddest places — the middle of the city with … Continue reading
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Tagged DVD, flower, iris, painting, Steve Henderson, watercolor
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Pop Culture Christianity
In our younger years, prior to children, the Norwegian Artist and I traveled through and lived in South America, where our most fervent hope was that we would be thought to be Canadians, Danes, Australians, or anything other than Americans, … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, commonsense, false, leader, prophet
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Leaving Church — Why Do People Do It?
Years ago, when we still attended weekly church services, a longtime acquaintance (that’s generally what we are in church situations — we’re rarely given time to freely mingle and get to know one another as friends) left. If you attend … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, church, church situations, commonsense, People Leave Church
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Praying for a Sign? Don’t.
Signs and wonders: they fascinate us. We marvel at the crossing of the Red Sea, Jesus’ feeding of 5,000 and 4,000, even Gideon with his soggy sheep fleece. One part of us asks, “Is this really true?” while another part … Continue reading
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False “Christian” Teaching
Apostasy is nothing new in Christianity. Two thousand years ago Jesus warned that false prophets “come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.” (Matthew 7: 15) Given that we, the people of God, are frequently referred to as … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, church, lies, power, prosperity
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