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  • Why We Need the Puritans by JI Packer +

    1 Horse Racing is said to be the sport of kings. The sport of slinging mud has, however, a wider… Read More

  • May 9 Devotional: Valley of Vision (Puritans) +

    Lord, high and holy, meek and lowly, Read More
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nouwenHeaven and Hell

Is everybody finally going to be all right?  Are all people ultimately going to be free from misery and all their needs fulfilled?  Yes and no! 

Yes, because God wants to bring us home into God's Kingdom.  No, because nothing happens without our choosing it.  The realisation of the Kingdom of God is God's work, but for God to make God's love fully visible in us, we must respond to God's love with our love.

There are two kinds of death:  a death leading us into God's Kingdom, and a death leading us into hell.  John in his vision saw not only heaven, but also hell.  He says:  "The legacy for cowards, for those who break their word, or worship obscenities, for murderers and the sexually immoral, and for sorcerers, worshippers of false gods or any other sort of liars, is the second death in the burning lake of sulphur" (Revelation 21:8).   We must choose for God if we want to be with God.


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Favorites

  • Process +

      The finished diamond is one of the most beautiful and desirable gems. Read More

  • Not a Conscientious Objector +

    As we abide in him and he abides in us, we are receiving his life rather than creating our own… Read More

  • Falling in Love With God +

    “falling in love with God,” as Boa’s subtitle for the facet explains. In this approach we attempt to enter into… Read More

  • God's Dimension +

    We experience a great sense of the wonder, boldness, and overwhelming awe of God through our relationship with the Holy… Read More
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Hidden Blessings

  • Praise as Warfare by Sylvia Gunter +

    Praise is adoration of God for who He is, His person, His character, His names. It is loving God because… Read More

  • Followers First by Steve Tamayo, Chatham Community Church +

    What does it mean to be a Christian? Read More

  • Dallas Willard on Spiritual Formation +

    What does it mean to be a disciple, to follow the disciplines necessary to serve Jesus with our whole heart? Read More

  • Cultivating joy to proclaim the gospel +

    And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. Mark 16:15 Read More
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