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God works with submission, and that works for me.

God is opposed to the proud, but He gives grace to the humble.  Submit therefore to God. –James 4.6b-7a. If...

posted on: Sep 29, 2010 | author: Alan Burrow

Can a man save himself? Depends.

Can a man save himself to any degree and in any sense of the word? This certainly is one of the longest running...

posted on: Aug 16, 2010 | author: Alan Burrow

Afflictions bearing names

“A bullet don’t got nobody’s name on it.” So I was instructed years ago by a prosecution witness explaining the...

posted on: Aug 11, 2010 | author: Alan Burrow

Self-willed is weak-willed

Have you ever wondered why we call someone who is self-willed “strong-willed”? Shouldn’t it be the...

posted on: Aug 10, 2010 | author: Alan Burrow

Pride, Self, and Hell

Pride is the bond between Satan and sinners. It is the in by which he so easily manipulates us. (Lk 23.12.) Pride is...

posted on: Aug 5, 2010 | author: Alan Burrow

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