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Why we sin

July 1, 2008Mike Leake

“…the primary reason people are in bondage to sin is because people are bored with God.” –Sam Storms, Pleasures Evermore, p.108

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Sweet was the time when I first felt

January 2, 2008Mike Leake

How often do children of God sadly experience that which Newton speaks of? How is it that we can experience the blessedness of God and over time the evenening shade prevail? Newton offers encouragement and points us to sovereign grace.… Continue Reading →

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Burroughs–Contentment Comes from Subtraction Not Addition

December 17, 2007Mike Leake

Burroughs explains what he means by “contentment comes from subtraction instead of addition” when he says: “…not so much by adding to what he would have, or to what he has, not by adding more to his condition; but rather… Continue Reading →

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