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 From “The Knowledge of the Holy” by A.W. Tozer A Christian ought to seek to understand the Almighty God as much as possible through the Scriptures.  Tozer’s The Knowledge of the Holy brings the reader along this pursuit.  I loved following his train of thought.  The book is an easy read, yet the concepts are of such depth that you can’t help but pause often to contemplate and thank God for who He is.  I read this as part of my morning devotions.  Each chapter is easy to read in one...

We Christians know that there really is no such thing as Mother Nature, but sometimes I wonder.  Do we just drop the word “mother” and then refer to the same thing as “nature” or “creation”?  I fear that we put the earth on too high a pedestal than Scripture teaches we should.  I hear friends say things like… Don’t mess with God’s creation. Let our bodies work the way God intended. Sometimes we like to fit in...

      One of the great joys of a traditional local church is the congregational hymn singing.  This is a time for the members to bring praise to God and to edify each other, and it is so enjoyable!  The pianist can be a great help or a hindrance to this experience. A few of my piano teachers taught me a little about hymn playing, but I really progressed the most in my hymn playing by actually doing it.  It’s an interesting thing, this hymn playing....

How to be a Low-Maintenance Church Member In every church in which I’ve been a member, it has been a goal of mine to be a low-maintenance church member.  I want my pastor to not have to worry about me, whether I will need some exhortation or constant building up lest I fall off the deep end into sin or apathy.  I want my pastor and his wife to see...

    “Let Them Minister With Joy”… ...

Attachment Parenting is a style of child-rearing that is growing in popularity.  This parenting method was founded and promoted by Dr. Bill Sears whose research supposedly supports the notion that a mainly child-centered parenting will basically solve all of society’s ills by producing “adults with a highly developed capacity for empathy and connection” ...

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