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Sinclair Ferguson on Learning Contentment
It is not uncommon for one chapter to be worth the price of a book. I said that to myself when I finished reading “Learning Contentment,” the tenth chapter in Sinclair Ferguson’s Deserted by God? But...
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11 Ways to Learn to be Full
Jeremiah Burroughs is perhaps best known for his writings on Christian contentment. The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment is his best known work, which is the publication of his sermon series on...
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Abusing Your Wealth
“There have been times when God’s sore displeasure has been shown against those who demonstrate extreme, unrestrained excess in the midst of their abundance,” writes Puritan Jeremiah Burroughs in...
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Give Thanks in All Things
“In everything give thanks” (1 Thessalonians 5:18). We must be told this because by nature we are not thankful people. It is more natural for sinners like us to complain and to be ungrateful....
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Security from the Shepherd
Psalm 23 is comfort food for the weary soul. Read it, meditate on it, and rest in these simple truths. My Shepherd adequately supplies all of my needs. My Shepherd is the only sure cause of...
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In Christ There is Satisfaction and Peace
At our weekly staff meeting at church, we sometimes read from Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions. This morning, we prayed together the following request for the Lord to...
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The Joy of Sacrificial Service
The Christian life—when properly understood—is a life of sacrifice. Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever...
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The Remedy for Discontentment
Discontentment is the fuel of consumerism. Unless an advertising agency is able to design effective marketing strategies, which feed upon discontentment in its targeted consumers, it will eventually go...
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The Choice to Rejoice
In 1980, when I was a sophomore in high school, Johnny Lee topped the charts with his catchy song, “Lookin for Love in All the Wrong Places.” That is still true. Mankind is still looking for love in...
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C. A. S. H.
We live in a time we could legitimately call “The Age of Discontentment.” People are striving, climbing, grabbing, stepping on others to get more—all the while being ungrateful for the amazing ways God...
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The Art of Divine Contentment
It’s Monday morning and, honestly, I don’t have a whole lot to say. So, I was sifting through a pile of books that I read in the past couple years and was drawn again to another book by my old, dead...
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Comparison is the enemy of contentment. That’s been pretty clear in my own life and the lives of others whom I know. It’s also been that which I’ve conveyed to others while counseling them. Imagine...
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My Good Shepherd
Psalm 23 is comfort food for the weary soul. Read it, meditate on it, and rest in these simple truths. My Shepherd adequately supplies all of my needs. My Shepherd is the only sure cause of...
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One of the apostle Paul’s most famous declarations is this: “I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in...
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Three New 31-Day Devotionals for Life
Today, P&R Publishing released three new titles in their popular 31-day devotional series. PATIENCE: Waiting with Hope (Megan Hill) Do you dread being forced to wait? Does a summons to patience...
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