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Forgiveness
Saint StuartDecember 28, 2022 Forgiveness can be tough. Someone brings pain and destruction to the life of another and we’re supposed to forgive them? What does that exactly mean? To forgive. I’ve grown up with certain conceptions of forgiveness, but until I began to practice it as the Bible teaches, I didn’t really understand how…
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The Ten Commandments: II
Saint StuartDecember 28, 2022 4 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 5 You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord…
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The Ten Commandments: I
Saint StuartDecember 27, 2022 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.” (Exodus 20:2-3) To me, this commandment signifies that God demands our focus and attention on Him alone when it comes to divine…
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Posted On RevelationLife as God’s Kingdom
Do you feel God’s presence in your life daily? Saint StuartDecember 26, 2022 This Christmas I started to think about what it is to feel life and the world as God’s Kingdom– to feel enchanted, like a saint, or a mystic, or just like the person you’ve always wanted to be, feeling deeply enriching natural…
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Abhor All Evil
Saint StuartDecember 22, 2022 Abhor all evil. In its presence show it love (Matthew 5:44), the example it must follow to escape the death it leads to. Do not fully comprehend its doings, but know from God the resolution that must come from its existence, which is death (Romans 6:23). Forgive it unquestionably (Matthew 18:22),…
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Posted On Revelation
Grace
Saint StuartDecember 8, 2022 “The notion of God’s love coming to us free of charge, no strings attached seems to go against every instinct of humanity.” Phillip Yancey, What’s So Amazing About Grace? This speaks to the works versus faith concept. While some might think that good works are necessary before God’s approval is earned,…
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A Christmas Message
Saint StuartDecember 2, 2022 Christmas is a time of giving. As God gave us this world, the opportunities we have for happiness, and as He gave Himself as a baby child born from Mary as a virgin, so we have those things to share among ourselves and to give to others as needed. In God’s…
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Posted On Revelation
Equality and Division
Saint StuartNovember 10, 2022 To me, equality means allowing all people freedom in their lives that bring about the best experiences and opportunities of life. To have those freedoms inhibited through discrimination is a great injustice, yet we have seen it happen throughout history and have heard the inevitable cries of the oppressed. Some of…
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Representing Jesus in the MMORPG World
Saint StuartAugust 31, 2022 As a Christian I feel led to do two important things regularly — to represent Jesus in the world and to fellowship with other believers. As an avid online video game player, this led me to think of the millions of people who spend much of their time online engaged in…
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Posted On RevelationLoving Work
Enjoy every day through God’s eyes. Saint StuartAugust 7, 2022 When I was younger and not as mature as I am now, I dreaded a vital part of life that I now greatly value and enjoy — working. In my 20s life was a prison to me. I did not choose to be born into…
