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people holding the pulpits aren’t always shepherds, sometimes they’re actors wearing robes. They say, “Bear one another’s burdens,” but here’s what they mean: “Not yours;unless you fit the brand.” Your spiritual failure or messes in life are acceptable only if your story sounds right, your language matches theirs, your pain can be used as content.… Read more
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“And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation to all them that obey him; Called by God a high priest after the order of Melchisedec.” (Hebrews 5:9-10, Webster)(Genesis14:18–20; Psalm 110:4) This is not a title Christ took for Himself in the noise of man’s acclaim, but one placed on Him, given to… Read more
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In the hush of holy whispers, I found myself a captive. alone in the quiet kingdom of porcelain and tiles a sanctuary too small yet so vast in my eight-year-old fear. The door, a stubborn sentry, held me hostage, the knob an enigma, a puzzle I could not solve, and with every thud of… Read more
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“And he said to them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.” (Mark 9:29, Webster) First off, let me say this so everyone knows where I stand: There is no such thing other than foolishness about a ‘Daniel Fast’ or ‘miracle fasting’ or ‘fasting your way to healing’, or etc.… Read more
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“Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; Who… Read more
The Quill of Samantha Grace Newcastle 