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‘That you will, dearie, and no mistake,’ said Mrs Beaver; ‘If there’s anyone who can appear before Aslan without their knees knocking, they’re either braver than most of else just silly.’
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Monthly Archives: January 2010
The Egypt of Abraham and Joseph and Moses
I bought from CMI and have just finished reading a truly fascinating book called Unwrapping the Pharaohs by David Down and I have watched the included DVD with two episodes of the old but good series “Digging up the Past”. … Continue reading
Fear not…
“His [Jesus] awareness of human frailties expressed in our fears was manifested by His most common greeting to His friends: ‘Fear not.’” (R.C. Sproul, Table Talk, January 2010, p 6.). I haven’t verified this statement, but it did remind me … Continue reading
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Tagged afraid, anxiety, deuteronomy, fear, fear of man, justice, Truth
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Heavy rains!
Praise God! William just SMSed to say: “We have received heavy rains 2dy… Thanx 4 the prayers, our crops will survive now”… Our prayers were indeed answered. Please continue to pray for Malawi as the late and reduced rainfall leaves … Continue reading
Devout and hearty
by Charles Spurgeon, from Morning and Evening, Morning, November 1st “The church in thy house.” — Philemon 2 Is there a Church in this house? Are parents, children, friends, servants, all members of it? or are some still unconverted? Let … Continue reading
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Tagged church, Family, Family Worship, home church, Kirk, spurgeon
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But we shook the box
Wonderful story in the CMI Prayer News this month: US CMI supporter Jonathan C. has coached Lego robotics teams in the international competitions for middle and high school students for four years. Two years ago one of his teams decided … Continue reading
Reepicheep on duty and loyalty
“If it please your Majesty, we mean shall not,” said Reepicheep with a very low bow. “You are the King of Narnia. You break faith with all your subjects, and especially with Trumpkin, if you do not return. You shall … Continue reading
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Tagged cs lewis, duty, faithfulness, loyalty, narnia, reepicheep
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Themes from Deuteronomy by RC Sproul
I purchased this five part lecture by RC Sproul on Deuteronomy. It was amazing to hear of the contractual style of the ancient treaty covenants that Deuteronomy follows so closely. The nature of covenant renewal was made striking. The fact … Continue reading
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Tagged charismata, deuteronomy, gifts, josiah, prophetic, RC Sproul, revival
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Poem: Ballad of the Goodly Fere by Ezra Pound
Ha’ we lost the goodliest fere o’ all For the priests and the gallows tree? Aye lover he was of brawny men, O’ ships and the open sea When they came wi’ a host to take Our Man His smile … Continue reading
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Anxiety
There is an excellent article in this month’s TableTalk magazine by Paul David Tripp titled “Thinking biblically about worry”. Unfortunately it is not one of the articles available online :-/ The theme for this month is “Anxiety and the Sovereignty … Continue reading