by Lake on December 26th, 2007

It is the spirit of a truly godly man, to prefer God before all other things, either in heaven or on earth.
&nbsp &nbsp - Jonathan Edwards in “God The Best Portion of the Christian“
Father, please forgive me for preferring so many things other than You. Please forgive me for becoming so restless when [...]

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by Lake on November 1st, 2007

My heart is sick within me. Nothing nauseates me like hearing Christ demeaned, especially when the attack is made subtly. Overt attacks on God’s character are rather commonplace, just look at the vocabulary of modern expletives, but what is truly dangerous is the slew of subtle attacks that go unnoticed by many thousands [...]

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by Lake on October 31st, 2007

I’ve been trying to listen through my roommate’s music, mostly to familiarize myself with music styles and bands I’ve never listened to. On today’s drive I listened to a few songs by Hoobastank, and the first song I heard started me thinking about how people who don’t know Christ perceive us who do.
Whenever I [...]

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by Lake on October 15th, 2007

Father,
Please raise up Your people to praise You. Stir in all of our hearts and overwhelming love and awe at Your greatness and Your goodness. Let us marvel at how great a God we serve.
Don’t let us keep You to ourselves. Banish the thought that we should only speak of You when [...]

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