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Happy Thanksgiving, Beloved!
Happy Thanksgiving, Beloved! God, through Paul, calls us to joy in Phil. 4:4. We certainly want to rejoice in what the Lord has done for us and through us at Rod and Staff Ministries. God has been so very kind and faithful throughout our 25-year history. God...
Strength, Courage, and the Promises of God
In the first chapter of Joshua God makes several promises. To Joshua and Israel, He promises them the land that the soles of their feet had touched would now be theirs (vv.2-3). To Joshua, He promises, “no man shall be able to stand before you all the days of...
The Joy of Trials
Have you ever faced a trial? Have you ever endured suffering? Have you ever dealt with difficulty in your life? Of course, you have. We all have. Life in a fallen world is hard. It is difficult and it often hurts. Thankfully, those who trust in the Lord are not...
Weaned from Self
Beloved, What would it look like to live weaned from SELF? To be sure, Christians want to live weaned from the world, but what about self? David presents this reality in Psalm 131 (many thanks to David Powlison here).. Psalm 131:1-3 O LORD, my heart is not lifted up;...
Do you believe all of Romans 12?
If you open your Bible to Romans 12:9-21 it probably has a heading like “Marks of the True Christian” or something closely related and rightly so. In this text, one finds such things as genuine love, abhorrence of evil, holding fast to what is good, love for one...