Monthly Archives: October 2009

A Healthy Respect for the Devil

By Matthew | Published: October 26, 2009
This morning I heard a sermon on expectations. Oddly enough one of the main verses that was referenced was Luke 11:24-26: 24“When an evil spirit comes out of a man, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’25When it arrives, it [...]
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Is it Wrong to Hate Life? What Does the Depressed Christian Do?

By Matthew | Published: October 23, 2009
Who is to blame? Your wife is asking you questions and requesting your help around the house or with running errands. Your boss gives you two projects on top of what you are already working on. You wake up one Wednesday morning, still recovering from the flu and your car breaks down, in the rain, [...]
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The Wellspring of Life – A New Section on After the One

By Matthew | Published: October 20, 2009
I’ve decided to add a new section to the website called “The Wellspring”. The term comes from Proverbs 4:
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Desire or Devotion? What does God Really Want from Me?

By Matthew | Published: October 2, 2009
I will admit it, there is a conflicting nature in my soul and no I am not referring to the nature of Paul’s conflicting natures (Romans 7). I tend to uphold a stricter (some would say more ‘conservative’) view of how the Bible should be used. When thinking about the long term goals of letting [...]
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