Jun 17

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    iamryno added a video contribution My handicap
    Ah, here it is, the famous Thorn In My Side portion of Paul's story, or as the Message says, "I was given the gift of a handicap." It seems like many know about this, that Paul had some sort of issue that plagued him in his life. What we fail often times to also recount what Paul says about his "handicap." "I didn't think of it as a gift, and begged God to remove it. Three times I did that, and then he told me, My grace is enough; it's all you need. My… Read more »
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    iamryno added a text contribution Okay, I don't know what I'm doing!
    Intense! This, I think, best sums up this passage. Much like going twelve rounds in a prize fight, James holds nothing back and begins his message with a jab, jab, right uppercut. As I marinate for a moment in the first few verses of this first chapter, here is where my mind takes me... "Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don't try… Read more »

Jun 10

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    iamryno added a text contribution An Unkowing Generation
    I couldn't help but notice the glaring over site of God's people to properly train up the next generation to also follow after God. V. 11 says this new generation "deserted God, the God of their parents," yet they somehow found a way to be influenced by and altogether worship the Baal-gods. It seems to me that while we may quickly point the finger at this young, rebellious generation. The finger should actually be pointed at their parents. Obviously the Baal-god worship… Read more »

May 28

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    iamryno added a text contribution Love Worked In
    I can only pray that there comes a day when this can be said of me too. That love was worked deep into and through me that it's evidence was obvious. God may it be so! Read more »