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How @JohnPiper Helped Me In the Midst of Darkness

May 11, 2012Mike Leake 3 Comments

I wrote awhile back of what it is like when the lights go out in my fragile mind.  I had a pretty intense period of darkness that finally seems to have lifted yesterday (Praise God!).  One of the things that… Continue Reading →

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Give to the Winds Thy Fears

May 7, 2012Mike Leake

I am finding great comfort in this hymn by Paul Gerhardt: Give to the winds thy fears, Hope and be undismayed. God hears thy sighs and counts thy tears, God shall lift up thy head. Through waves and clouds and… Continue Reading →

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Monday’s Ministry Musing: Turning “Helps” Into Idolatry

February 27, 2012Mike Leake

Does God wound thy spirit, does he make it sick, and dost thou seek to unlawful means for help?  Dost thou go to thy company, to music, to good cheer, to relieve thee?  Oh this provokes God against thee!…those that… Continue Reading →

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Preparing for When the Light Goes Out

December 2, 2011Mike Leake 6 Comments

I’ve shared in the past that I struggle with depression, discouragement, or if you’re feeling extra Elizabethan “fits of melancholy”.  I loathe these times.  I know what it is like to live in the enjoyment of what Christ has purchased. … Continue Reading →

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