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by Pastor Curt on December 21, 2011
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death, family, grief, marriage, obedience, providence, sovereignty
By tale I don’t mean fiction. Each family referenced in this post once existed or does now actually exist. These tales relate fact, some of it hard-to-swallow, down right mind blowing truth. Household #1 – Ezekiel the prophet’s. Every year as I read through the entirety of the Bible I always come up short when [...]
by Pastor Curt on September 22, 2011
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hope, providence, Psalms, trials
Lately I’ve heard about numerous difficult providences in a variety of believers’ lives. They include things related to marriage, parenting, singleness, childlessness, joblessness, just to name a few. Far too often for my comfort level I grope for explanations to bring encouragement in the face of such gargantuan hurts. Frequently I find myself pointing folks [...]
by Kelly Simpson on August 3, 2011
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Foreordination, Freedom, providence
I hate saying no. I really stink at it. I detest feeling like I’ve let others down. I have to work myself up to near-frenzy to get the words out and I typically feel remorse about it afterward as if I’m single handedly crushing someone’s spirit through my negative reply. I struggle with this. It’s [...]
by Pastor Curt on May 8, 2011
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grace, Mother's Day, patience, promises, providence, submission
Today’s message from Genesis 16 is now on the web. You can listen to the audio here. Charles Spurgeon made this comment about the grace of God that pursued Hagar through the angel of the Lord: I think I see her there, her eyes red with weeping, her spirit broken down with the hunger of [...]
by Kelly Simpson on April 4, 2011
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Faith-Building, Missions, money, providence, Support Raising
It’s that time of year again…Shortly your mailbox will be filled with letters from willing and eager missionaries radically going somewhere for the cause of Christ. Summer projects, week-long adventures, state side and international endeavors all seem to coalesce in the summer time, and that can only mean one thing – Support Raising! This blog [...]
by Kelly Simpson on March 23, 2011
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prayer, providence, Trust
“God answers all our prayers yes… or better!” Read that again – it’s brilliant! “God answers all of our prayers yes… OR BETTER!” I used to think that God answered prayers in one of three ways: yes, no, and wait. But after a discussion last night I think those outcomes can be narrowed down to [...]
by Kelly Simpson on October 18, 2010
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providence, sovereign, story, Trust
“Good to see you! It’s been a long time! So, what are you up to these days?” I hear this and shudder. Part of me dreads the small talk, the monotony and redundancy of such questions. Or in the words of Lorelai Gilmore, “Chitchat. Stomach-churning, mind-numbing chitchat. Are you ready to answer a hundred probing [...]
by Evan on July 8, 2010
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providence, spiritual growth, thanksgiving
Last night at Anchored Youth, I shared my testimony in a format that I learned from a pastor named John Piper (he may ring a bell for some of you). I wanted to share an abbreviated version of that with you in hopes that you will (a) learn a little more about the newest addition [...]
by Pastor Curt on June 8, 2010
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providence, security, Trust
My through-the-Bible-in-a year reading plan brought me to Psalm 125 the other day. A Song of Ascents. Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever. 2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people, from this time forth and forevermore. 3 For the scepter of [...]
by Pastor Curt on February 20, 2010
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praise, providence, revelation, worship
Images like this make me deliriously glad I live in the tropics. At least in February. Still we have endured our share of cold this winter in Florida. Several times lately I’ve asked various people with tongue in cheek, “When will the Lord turn the heater back on around here?” The statement belies correct theology [...]
