A good friend of mine joins me from afar to discuss some of the joys and challenges of living through distressed times. Also, how efficient the chemistry of the "Body of Christ" is...

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"And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

"And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death."
        — Luke 22:31-33

We all have a breaking point. This is the simple truth, not a convenient excuse to fail, or something to throw into the face of the Creator when it happens. It is just a fact.

Jesus knew about this fact. So ...

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"If God knew everything from the beginning to the end, did He make a mistake or did He do it on purpose— allowing sin to come into Lucifer's heart and then to Earth?"

This is the question we attempt to address during our little half hour of study today. Join us and be blessed!

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    ...humbly prostrated before the feet of Jesus, crying, "Oh my dear Savior! You stripped me of all my well meant dreams and burned my tender heart. You peeled back the layers of what seemed to be Your divine plan and hoisted me from my fervent efforts. What is left for me? What is between me and You?"

Most people do not understand the sufferings of others.  We try our best to empathize by drawing from somewhat similar personal experiences, but often find only disappointment at the quick visit to the inner passions hub.  It is empty, or desperately lacking, when it comes to our ...

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"But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. " (Isaiah 64:6)

We are nothing. No, I don't mean that we are worthless. The truth is quite the contrary, in fact. We have value that is inestimable.

You can describe it easily by making a market metaphor. When someone spends a great deal of money on some piece of art or new fangled product, the rest of world stands in awe, the price of all other items ...<< MORE >>

    The following is an excerpt from "Shoulder Mountain" by Rebekah Willis

Jesus was very careful to speak the word into every challenge. By His example, we know that the scriptures give answer to every question – especially showing us the will of God when the deceiver is about.

As dedicated followers of Christ, knowing that we must pattern our lives after His example, “it is written,” are the first words that should come from our hearts when tried. “The Bible says,” is just as effective.

There is a certain power in meeting temptation with truths from the word of God. ...

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"And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses' father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel.

"And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred.

"And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us instead ...

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Things are not always what they seem.

"Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me."   
                            Hebrews 13:5-6 kjv

A friend of mine, who happens to be a little older than 89, lives in what I consider to be a lovely senior care home not too far from where I live.  She doesn't have any family in the region, so sometimes we find ...<< MORE >>

If you were to make a search of the word 'prayer' at whiteestate.org, you're likely to find nearly 5000 hits.

Here's a sample:

"There are precious promises in the Scriptures to those who wait upon the Lord. We all desire an immediate answer to our prayers, and we are tempted to become discouraged if our prayer is not immediately answered. Now my experience has taught me that this is a great mistake. The delay ...<< MORE >>