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Portland Christian Living

Expecting A Word From God

Interesting isn’t it that most of us who call ourselves Christians look for God to manifest Himself to His children. We consider ourselves...
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Find A Servant Of God And Ask This Question

In his book, The Imitation of Christ, Thomas A Kempis asks, “How happy and prudent is he who tries now in life to be...
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Labyrinth vs Western Thinking

When you walk a labyrinth you walk around and around, not forwards, not backwards, never losing ground, never gaining ground. No one carries a...
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Hindsight and Valentines

Does God weigh the love that motivates a person to act, or the deed itself? The Bible teaches that God is concerned with the intentions...
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Sin and Temptation

Thomas A Kempis wrote, “There is no state so holy, no place so secret that temptations and trials will not come. Man is never...
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God Is Available

Thousands of years ago when I started Community College I took an introduction to Philosophy class. The professor wore heavy sports coats with...
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We Grow From What We Can't Control

Deliver me from the long drought of the mind. Let leaves from the deciduous Cross fall on us, washing us clean, turning our autumn to gold by the...
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Anything Else Is A Cemetery.

I was saddened when asked why I am anti-church. I am not anti-church, though I admit I struggle with a lot of things...
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Is Free The Most Expensive Gift Of All

On Sunday many of us step into a church building, grab a cup of...
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The Lamp of the Lord

The NRSV version of the Bible says in Proverbs 20:27 that the human spirit is the lamp of the LORD, searching every inmost part.  ...
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