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Why Thorn Removal Is Not the Goal (Part 2)

July 25, 2012Mike Leake

Yesterday we considered the testimony of the man with no arms and no legs.  He is an inspiration to never give up.  In many ways he is a model of what this entire series is about; namely, rather than spending… Continue Reading →

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Why Thorn Removal Is Not the Goal (Part 1)

July 24, 2012Mike Leake

Take a couple of minutes and watch this guys story: What if this man spent his entire life trying to grow arms and legs?  He sacrificed marriage.  He forfeited kids.  He never had a job.  Never had an ambition to… Continue Reading →

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The Slough of Despond (2/2)

June 26, 2012Mike Leake

Yesterday, I quoted from John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress concerning the Slough of Despond (otherwise known as the Swamp of Despair).  This swamp of despair is the place that many who set out to follow Christ and remove the burden of… Continue Reading →

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The Slough of Despond (1/2)

June 25, 2012Mike Leake

I had intended to just quote from this section of John Bunyan’s Pilgrims Progress and then interject a few thoughts on being in this slough (that’s another word for swamp).  Yet as I read through this I could not help… Continue Reading →

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