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A tool to help us cling to the narrow way
In a world of distractions and excesses we need all the help we can get. I think everyone should read this important and enjoyable book. Continue reading
A blessed reminder
If you are feeling unsettled and insecure today, read and meditate on 2 Peter and be encouraged. Continue reading
Time out!
It is all too easy to be pulled so deeply into the cares of our world that we grow distant from God. We can lose touch with His spiritual perspective. Anxiety and fear are sure warning signs that we are moving in that direction. Continue reading
For lovers of Christian Fiction
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Costumes and Character
With Halloween just past, you may think I’m commenting on the usual dust-up about which costumes are acceptable in this PC age, but that’s not what is on my mind. I’ve been revisiting C.S. Lewis’s Screwtape Letters, that Christian classic … Continue reading
Could you be a missionary?
Beginning in the 1800’s and continuing through the early Twentieth Century, the Christian churches of the United States sent many missionaries around the world to serve and witness to pagan peoples. While the US still sends more missionaries abroad than … Continue reading
Special Thanks (and a little shameless self-promotion)
As many of you know, I write fiction as J.B. Hawker. My latest release, Mrs. Thistlethwaite and the Magpie came out this week. I want to make my faithful readers aware that this well-reviewed book may be downloaded from Amazon FREE this … Continue reading
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The man behind the myth
You sometimes hear it said there is a germ of truth in every legend. As with St. Valentine and St. Nicolas, the mythology we celebrate on St. Patrick’s Day was built upon the life and history of a real person. … Continue reading
Time for a Restful Arbor?
[Updated from original post of January 20, 2013] In the Christian classic, Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan talks about the restful arbor which awaits Christian on his journey to the Celestial City. In times of struggle in my life I have … Continue reading
After the shake-up, it’s time to wake up
The recent surprising election results have given Christians a wonderful opportunity to impact our nation’s culture. Many of us prayed without ceasing in the months leading to the vote, and now is not the time to rest on our laurels. … Continue reading
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