Christianity
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A Precious and Beautiful Truth
Those who labour to do the will of God are often spiritually insecure. This is because we have great fear of God and recognise that He has all power and the freedom to do whatever He wishes. We are genuinely afraid of falling short and angering God or failing to understand Him correctly and failing… Continue reading
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Three Inspirational Joshua Becker Videos
Joshua Becker is best known for being a minimalist YouTuber and that’s how I discovered him. Admittedly, the first time I encountered his channel I thought it was a bit strange and eccentric that all his videos are just ‘talking head’ videos, which I prematurely judged to be rather bland! I’m ashamed to say this,… Continue reading
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If you only believe one thing about God…
I came across a wonderfully well-written, honest, and thought-provoking post today on a blog named ‘120 Words of Torah’. I will quote the article — 120 words in length — in full (emphasis in the original): It’s easy to preach causality: take enough precautions, you’ll stay healthy. Keep divine commandments and you’ll be rewarded, or… Continue reading
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God as a Parent
In my ongoing research for my work-in-progress book about human and divine justice, I’m reading a book titled Raising Hell: Christianity’s Most Controversial Doctrine Put Under Fire by an author named Julie Ferwerda. The book presents arguments in favour of Christian universalism — that is, the belief that all people who have ever lived will… Continue reading
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The Calf Path by Sam Walter Foss (poem)
Sam Walter Foss (1858-1911) was an American writer who I had never heard of before today. Perhaps Americans study his work in school, I don’t know. I came across his wonderful poem ‘The Calf Path’ today as it is included in the opening of a book I’m reading titled ‘Raising Hell’, which is part of… Continue reading
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20 Things I’m Thankful For Today
We learn in the sacred Scriptures that it’s important to give thanks to God, even when we’re going through challenging times. When we focus on having an attitude of gratitude, we remember how there are very many ways in which God blesses us each day that we perhaps take for granted. Things I’m thankful for… Continue reading
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