Tag: New Year
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A Prayer for the New Year
I launch my ship into the unknown waters of this year, with you, O Father, as my harbor, you, O Son, at my helm, and you, O Holy Spirit, filling my sails. Guide me to heaven with my lamp burning, my ear open to your calls, my heart full of love, my soul free. Give me your grace to sanctify…
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Symbol of a New Day Dawning
From time to time I am asked why I have a rooster for a profile picture, both on my blog and on Facebook. What’s more, the rooster is also the screensaver on my phone. I use these images for more reason than just the bucolic tranquility they depict. The rooster has a long history as…
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Devotional for the New Year: The Good News We Almost Forgot
For anyone looking for a good devotional book to use in the new year, whether for personal or family, I would recommend Kevin DeYoung‘s The Good News We Almost Forgot. Insightfully written, this book follows the pattern of the Heidelberg Catechism, quite possibly the most devotional of all historic catechisms. As the Heidelberg has been…
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Another 10+ Questions for the New Year
Proverbs 20.5 says: The purpose in a man’s heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out. In short what Solomon explains is that everyone has desires and designs, but often we may not be conscious even of our own. Our purposes are deep down. But the wise person, the…
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10 Questions for the New Year
Donald Whitney has a knack for asking pertinent probing questions. His questions could be used for getting to know one another in a new small group. But I think they might best be used for personal reflection. Whitney’s questions penetrate into the recesses of our hearts. And if we take the time to reflect upon…
