Where is Your Mountain?
Much like the preparation we endured to complete this task, our Christian faith demands us to rigorously train.
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Life Insight from Scripture
Fresh devotionals are being published weekly. The posts include articles written by Pastor Johnson, NorthStone members, and other ministry contributors. Strength for Life hopes these brief articles strengthen you.
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Jun 25
Guilt and the Christian
God created us to remember the past. Our memory is our link to God’s past works, the context for meaningful relationships, and the...
Jun 18
Wisdom's Tower
Are you reading the Proverbs that corresponds with the day of the month? If not, you should. There is always something new for the Holy...
Jun 4
The Faith of Joseph
When the Gentiles encountered Jehovah, Part 3: Pharaoh and Joseph In both the Old and New Testament, God often communicated to His people...
May 21
The Faith of Abimelech
Only a few years after Israel conquered the Promised Land, the Philistines became their recurring rival. Philistia featured prominently...
Apr 30
Faith of the Gentiles
The first Bible I owned after coming to Christ was filled with excellent notes, insights, and articles. Honestly, I couldn’t have asked...
Feb 20
Purposeful Pain
The day was the Sabbath, and from the perspective of the disciples, there was only one reason for the blindness of the man who sat...
Jan 23
Proverbs & Citizens
One prominent relationship in the book of Proverbs is authority. It is easy to identify one authority in the book: parents. The infamous...
Jan 16
Government in Proverbs
The book of Proverbs is unique. The majority of Scripture's testimony follows the promised coming of the Messiah through the history of...
Dec 12, 2023
Recipe for a Spirit of Thanksgiving
During the holiday seasons, it’s common to pull out family recipes that are enjoyed by family and friends. Tucked away in Psalm 138 we...
Sep 26, 2023
The Lie of Moral Superiority
Do Christians think they are morally superior to unbelievers? Are we “better” than someone who doesn’t believe in Jesus Christ? Even if...
Aug 15, 2023
Biblical Abominations
Throughout the New Testament we find certain kinds of people who will not enter the kingdom of God. Lists of such people are found in 1...
Jul 25, 2023
Teach Us to Pray
It’s interesting that in the model prayer, when the disciples asked Jesus to teach them about prayer, they didn’t say “teach us how to...
Jun 13, 2023
How to Not Sin Today
Most of the sins we are conscious of are sins of commission: wrongs we commit. Eight of the Ten Commandments are statements about what...
Jun 6, 2023
Is This a Sin?
Sin is the transgression of God’s law (1 John 3:4). If you or I act in a way that we know violates God’s Word, we have sinned. However,...
Apr 4, 2023
A One-Way Ticket
On Easter, many Christians will gather together in the company of the redeemed to joyfully celebrate the resurrection and never-ending...
Mar 14, 2023
A Broken Body
John 9:1-5: “And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did...
Dec 20, 2022
Bear Your Own Burden
Part of being a Christian husband or wife, a Christian son or daughter, a Christian American citizen, a Christian resident in your...
Oct 25, 2022
Put On Meekness
"Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save...
Sep 20, 2022
His Name in Vain
"Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain" (Exodus...
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