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Don’t Believe in Yourself

I am going to start reposting achieved posts from my old blog on the first of each month. The enemy thinks he can purify pride with Disney films and encouraging posters. Motivational books tell people they need more self-esteem in order to succeed. Many say, “If we only thought higher of ourselves we could accomplish [...]

February 1st, 2008 by Thomas

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Self Examination & Assurance by Jon Speed

I found this article is by Jon Speed and I wanted to share i with you. let me know what you think. Self Examination & Assurance by Jon Speed The doctrine of self examination is one that is rarely taught in the modern evangelical church. It was not always this way. Throughout most of post-Reformation [...]

October 19th, 2007 by Thomas

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The Source

I remember going to the mountains of British Columbia where the water tasted as if it had come from a mountain spring, probably because it had. When the source of water is good then the river is clean. If the source of water is polluted then there is no hope for the river to be [...]

October 17th, 2007 by Thomas

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Why I am Writing this Book

In the movie The Lord of the Rings, Aragorn takes a risk by going into the mountain of the dead. He went in hopes of securing for Gondor reinforcements to aid in the fight against evil. The dead while an unlikely ally in this cause ended up making the difference. I have been thinking a [...]

July 30th, 2007 by Thomas

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