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Does God speak to people today?

By Joe Duchesne | Published: January 19, 2011

In the Bible God calls his people to pray to him. One of the most radical teachings of Jesus was that we could pray to God as our father and not simply as our God. “In that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask [...]

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Will every ‘Christian’ Make it to Heaven?

By Joe Duchesne | Published: January 3, 2011

Ask the average person on the street whether they will make it to heaven when they die and the majority will say yes. Many people reason that they have been a generally good person their whole life. They aren’t murderers or thieves. They have tried to do good to others. They may even have gone [...]

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Begin with the end in mind

By Joe Duchesne | Published: January 2, 2011

The second habit in Stephen Covey book Seven Habits of Highly Effective People is ‘Begin with the end in mind.’ As we are at the start of a new year we naturally tend to take stock of what we’ve accomplished in the past year. We also naturally shift our attention to the new year and [...]

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Prayer: Is there such a thing as too much?

By Joe Duchesne | Published: December 31, 2010

When we don’t understand that impact that prayer has in a Christian’s life it could be easy to marginalize it. See it as not that important. One of many things we need to do. Another thing to add to our already busy schedules. Something we know we should do but rarely get around to doing [...]

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Prayer… Why should a Christian Pray?

By Joe Duchesne | Published: December 27, 2010

If you have been a Christian for any length of time you have no doubt learned the importance of prayer. Very few Christians would say that prayer is optional. Jesus himself certainly modeled a life of constant prayer. The Bible records in the New Testament numerous instances of Jesus spending whole nights in prayer. Other times Jesus woke up very [...]

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