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Written by: April J. Buchanan Surrounding yourself with “positive people” who only speak about their love for Jesus, how much God loves them, and the great plans He has for them, who speak as though He is smitten with them, constantly thinking of them, how He just loves to shower them with blessings, and making…
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Written by: April J. Buchanan In 1998, I lost my second child to miscarriage. I was not saved. I had no theology to ground me, no understanding of God’s sovereignty, no framework by which to process such a loss. I was surrounded by voices that did not help, and in some cases, only deepened the…
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Written by: April J. Buchanan God does not need your book. Your testimony is not anointed in such a way that souls are waiting upon its publication in order to be saved. Your book is not the instrument upon which God depends. The Lord is not restrained, as though He must wait for you to…
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Written by: April J. Buchanan If my life remains familiar with the former weaknesses, knowings, and longings that the old man once loved, then my heart has not yet reckoned with that grace which works not merely in outward conformity, but in depths unseen by man and known only to God. It is there that…
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Written by: April J. Buchanan If salvation is not by the exertion, will, or work of man, many struggle to understand how man can be held responsible for his sin, his rejection of Christ, or even how he can be saved at all. Yet they fail to see that these very questions point to the…
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Written by: April J. Buchanan Faith healers and those who teach that it is always God’s will to heal expose the emptiness of their doctrine when they themselves experience the same sickness, suffering, tragedy, and death common to all men. We see this not only among well-known figures like Kenneth Copeland who has a pacemaker,…
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Written by: April J. Buchanan Faith submits, it does not demand. Pray according to God’s will, trust His sovereignty, and find true hope. Friend, pray and pray fervently in faith to the sovereign God for your need. But friend, faith is not manipulative, and it does not possess the power in itself to move the…
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Written by: April J. Buchanan The truth on men’s lips is often most offensive, not because it is untrue, but because it is men who are appointed to speak it. In response, some place women in the pulpit in direct rebellion to the clear commands of Scripture (1 Tim. 2:12; 1 Cor. 14:34–35). They reason…
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Written by: April J. Buchanan The dear Christian who looks back on his life and cannot sing, “Grace, grace, oh amazing grace,” yet sees any reason to boast in his own wisdom or strength, is one to mark his wisdom as foolishness, his might as that which goes before a fall, and his strength as…
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Written by: April J. Buchanan Precious saint, you who grow weary, often more than you yourself can discern, yet are upheld by that gracious work of God which never fails to attend to your every need: There are times in which you know this grace well, and your heart recalls its benefits while you find…
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