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Logs, Splinters, and Specks: Seeing people through the lens of God’s grace

Posted on June 18, 2014 Posted by Dave Jenkins

One of the great challenges of the Christian life is to see ourselves as we really are and then to assess where we are in our growth in grace. Rather than taking honest stock of our current spiritual position, we would rather point out faults in those around us. Perhaps, we believe that doing so […]

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The Humility of Prayer

Posted on April 25, 2013 Posted by Chris Poblete

The following is adapted from Charles Spurgeon’s devotional Morning and Evening, available at the BLB alongside many other free devotional studies. “Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.” —Lamentations 3:41 PRAYER TEACHES US The act of prayer teaches us our unworthiness, which is a very salutary lesson for such proud beings as […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: charles spurgeon, humility, prayer, spurgeon

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