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Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, Before the difficult days come …
Read all of Ecclesiastes 12
JP: K & I just finished Ecclesiastes.

Fifteen reasons for unanswered prayer

JP: Good article from Pulpit Magazine. Notes: I extracted and listed 15 reasons God will not answer prayer. I encourage readers to view the entire article for explanation and support.
Does God answer the prayers of unbelievers?
So, does God answer the prayers of unbelievers? A strict yes or no answer is difficult without qualifying the answer [...]

“It’s grace, Jake; it’s all grace.”

JP: A very good article. Hope it will be a blessing to you. What follows is the last article of a 90 year old retired Pastor (Rev Jacob D. Eppinga).
Of Death and Grace
Excerpts:
I am dying. Of cancer. This past Christmas was my last. Spring always has been my favorite season. At this writing, I hope [...]

Praying boy at McDonald’s

Recently I’ve had a bad experience and then a good experience at McDonald’s. I will briefly mention the bad and then focus on the good.
In both cases, Kathee worked late and I drove home alone (her “coming home” to be by Metro Transit # 793).
Yesterday Kathee joked with me and asked what I would be [...]

Balancing Act

JP: Terry Lange addresses balancing family, study, church, and work. Terry and his wife Heidi are faithful members here at Fourth Baptist.
The Delicate Balancing Act – Family, Ministry, Work & Seminary
Excerpt:
Trying to strike a balance is always difficult when you have many things competing for your time (family, ministry, work, seminary) All of these are [...]

Joining the Battle (Ephesians 6:10-20)

JP: Outline for our Bible Study for tonight

The capstone of Paul’s epistle – “Finally, my brethren”
The commands (all imperatives)

“be strong” (vs 10)
“Put on” (vs 11)
“take up” (vs 13)
“Stand therefore” (vs 14)
“take the helmet” (vs 17)

The kind of battle are we fighting

It is a spiritual battle (not physical / not political)
It is a defensive [...]

Life is More Than Laundry

JP: Diane Heeney on balance in life. Diane formerly was on the faculty of Bob Jones University. She and her husband serve in Mt. View Baptist Church, Lander, WY. More on her here.
Intro:
Over Easy: “Life is More Than Laundry”
One Saturday a couple weeks ago, my husband was having a particularly trying morning. His conclusion [...]

Killing the Sin in Your Life

JP: Good article in three parts by John MacArthur. (There is a nice “roach” image with each article – ending with a dead one!)
His five points:

Recognize the Presence of Sin in Your Flesh.
A Heart Fixed on God.
Meditate on the Word.
Commune with God in Prayer.
Cultivate Obedience.

Killing the Sin in Your Life (Part 1)
Do you know why [...]

Barna study: A new moral code in America

JP: Posted because it is newsworthy and because it presents the challenges that we (and particularly young adults) face in our world! See a further comment below the blockquote.
Young Adults and Liberals Struggle with Morality
Excerpts:
Researchers asked adults which, if any, of eight behaviors with moral overtones they had engaged in during the past week. The [...]

Reinventing God in the postmodern age

JP: Albert Mohler, Jr reviews and critiques The Plausible God: Secular Reflections on Liberal Jewish Theology and warns of the dangers of postmodern thought!
Albert Mohler, Jr: New God or No God? The Peril of Making God Plausible
Excerpts:
What kind of god would be plausible in this postmodern age? Taken by itself, that question represents [...]