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"Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you and revile you and spurn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man!" - Jesus in Luke 6:22
My friends Ben and Nancy shared this quote from Nancy Guthrie's book "Holding on to Hope." In it she recounts losing her baby to a rare genetic disorder: "The day after we buried Hope, my husband said to me, 'You know, I think we expected our faith to make this hurt less, but it doesn't. Our faith gave us an incredible amount of strength and encouragement while we had Hope, and we are comforted by the knowledge that she is in heaven. Our faith keeps us from being swallowed by despair. But I don't think it makes our loss hurt any less.'"
My friend Lucy shared this quote on prayer by E.M. Bounds to encourage me regarding the passing of my mother. Mom truly was a woman of prayer this truth blessed me: "The [woman] who has done the most and the best praying is the most immortal, because prayers do not die. Perhaps the lips that uttered them closed in death, or the heart that felt them may have ceased to beat, but the prayers live before God, and God's heart is set on them. Prayers outlive the lives of those who uttered them-outlive a generation, outlive an age, outlive a world."
My publisher has very kindly given me permission to post another free, downloadable chapter from Dug Down Deep. But I'd love to get your help deciding which chapter to use. Here's the table of contents. Just leave a comment telling me which one you'd choose. Thanks!
Mark Batterson writes, "Numbers are a dangerous thing. They help us measure things, but measuring in the spiritual realm isn't always a healthy or holy thing. In one sense, we count people because people count. I get that. But there is a great danger when it comes to churches. Numbers tend to produce pride or jealousy. And both of those things will eat you alive spiritually." His summary: "Be careful how you count. And if it results in pride or jealousy, stop counting. The Lord will not share his glory!" Read more.
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"For his remarks, Hume is getting tremendous pressure to apologize and/or resign from various liberal groups. You can email your support of Brit to FNS@FoxNews.com"
Amen! That is a wonderful verse!
Respectfully, I don't think people are spurning Brit Hume because of the Son of Man, they are spurning Brit Hume because of Brit Hume
Wonderful verse (Luke 6:22) and one which we should all remember as it becomes more and more socially unacceptable for Christians to say what they believe. I pray for boldness, a gentle spirit (which, by the way, from my perspective, Brit Hume demonstated) and a loving attitude (which Brit demonstrated) for all believers in Christ. Unfortunately our culture now would like for all Christians to keep their mouths closed. But I don't think it's very loving to withhold information which we believe will help, not only in this life but for eternity.
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