Blog Host … Bernie Webb
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Recent Posts
- cancer related fatigue and other cancer updates
- fond memories of sinful moments
- sowing (and removing) the seeds of discontent
- struggling with contentment
- why the blog has been silent
- figuring out my strengths, passions and sweet spots
- the sweet spot
- earthly pains reveals heavenly hope
- What a confident faith!
- profound insight on Christian growth
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earthly pains reveals heavenly hope
Knowing the pains on earth will one day turn into the joys of heaven doesn’t take away our tears, but it does give us hope. Courageous Perpetual Page-A-Day calendar March 12th entry Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Books, Movies & Music, Faith, Reflections
Tagged character, Courageous movie, earth, endurance, God, heaven, Holy Spirit, hope, Jesus Christ, love, pain, suffering, tears
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cross transformation: a pseudo poem
Over two millennia ago … At a place called Golgotha … Place of the Skull, The cross was a tool of total humiliation. The cross was a place of intense suffering. The cross was a means of execution … certain … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Reflections
Tagged Christ Jesus, cross, death, deny, God, hope, humiliation, life, love, obedience, suffering, transformation
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the gospel view of suffering and hardship
I am currently reading the book On the New Testament by Pastor Mark Driscoll. It is an interesting little book that attempts to answer some of the questions that new believers, seekers, and even long time believers may raise regarding … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer & Medicine, Faith, Reflections
Tagged God, gospel, hardship, Jesus, Mark Driscoll, On the New Testament, religion, suffering
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Suffering is a soul shaper!!!
Here are some questions to consider: Did God cause your suffering? Or did God just allow your suffering? For me personally … Did God cause my cancer? Or did God just allow my cancer? What’s interesting about this question to … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer & Medicine, Faith, Reflections
Tagged blessings, cancer, contentment, deserve, God is sovereign, old covenant, suffering, thankfulness, Why me?
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the road of endurance
Opened my recent prayer letter with the following sentence: “There is no doubt that two of the greatest lessons to be learned in the midst of a cancer battle (after faith and prayer) are perseverance and endurance. And I am … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer & Medicine, Faith, Reflections
Tagged cancer, character, endurance, faith, hope, life, love, maturity, saved, suffering
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Pain and suffering loosens lips for Jesus …
Remember the old saying ‘Loose lips sink ships’ … Well, starting in the hospital even before my surgery, I found that ‘Once the pain and suffering ship sets sail, it loosens lips for Jesus …’ And let me be the … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Surgery
Tagged cancer, Christ Jesus, conversations, faith, hospital, loose lips, pain, prayer, ships, suffering
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