Pray Until You Feel Like It

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“What are we to do when we know that God has called us to pray but we don’t want to pray? H.B. Charles speaks to this situation when he says we are to pray when we feel like it and when we don’t feel like it.” - Challies

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Saving Our Kids from Scrolling to Death

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“Ultimately, it’s not enough to say yes to a smartphone and no to social media. An internet-connected device in your son’s or daughter’s pocket allows too much, too soon.” - TGC

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Work Is Cursed. We Need the Gospel.

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“Our sinful state is one of total depravity, and though that doesn’t change, the culture has changed. The contemporary worker has changed. So how does a Christian live in the world where the postpandemic work ethic reigns?” - TGC

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On Sound Speech, Part 8: Closing Thoughts

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Well, we’ve covered some ground here. The Bible has a lot to say about sound speech. We have a lot of things to consider before we go shooting our mouths off.

Recall that we began this series by reviewing, briefly, how God speaks, under the assumption that as in other things, we ought to pattern our behavior, as much as possible, after his.

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The Danger of Prosperity

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“There is a danger to be avoided in prosperity. When we are comfortable, we forget God and wrongly ascribe the blessings we enjoy as arising from ourselves… . Furthermore, when we are comfortable with our circumstances, we inevitably desire greater comfort.” - P&D

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Manhood Journey surveyed more than 6,000 Christian fathers and compiled the findings in The State of Biblical Fatherhood.

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  • 83 percent only pray regularly with their families at mealtimes, bedtime, and when a need arises
  • 38 percent aren’t serving in their local church
  • 33 percent rarely or never give financially to the church
  • Only 26 percent say they spend intentional time with their children to help them grow in Bible knowledge and spiritual maturity - TGC

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On Sound Speech, Part 7

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Gentleness

Be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear (1P 3.15).

Here the KJV uses the word meekness. Outside of Christian circles, influenced by the biblical language, our culture doesn’t use the word much. When we hear it, some are inclined to think of Casper Milquetoast, or a hen-pecked husband, or the guy the bullies kick sand on at the beach.

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