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thoughts on suffering

posted by adam on 04.11.2006

Lately I’ve been thinking about suffering, wondering what role it plays in faith. Suffering is such a subjective word. I have said, more than once in the last six months, that I was suffering because some things were happening that I did not care for. People were hateful toward me, saying things about me that […]

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quote

posted by adam on 03.11.2006

“Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.”

- The Imitation of Christ

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choosing forgiveness

posted by adam on 03.06.2006

“For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins,” (Matthew 6:14-15).
Simple equation. You forgive, you get forgiven. You refuse to forgive, you don’t. Said another way, the degree of forgiveness you […]

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feeling the walk

posted by adam on 03.02.2006

Some days I don’t feel like much of a disciple.
On those days my prayers usually begin with: “Lord, help me to do Your will…” This is not a noble aspiration as much as it is a concession that on some days I lack even the desire to follow God. I’m asking Him to give me […]

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