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LTMFS Part 24: Sins, Loopholes, and Church

April 4, 2015 Matt 1 Comment

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16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: The day after I wrote that last entry I was miserable. In short, I was guilty because I wasn't witnessing to every person I met. After reading some Charles Finney, I realized that not witnessing to someone when there's an … [Read more...]

Letters church, gospel, repentance, sin, witnessing

LTMFS Part 23: Boredom and Persecution

March 21, 2015 Matt Leave a Comment

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16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: Church was good. The pastor preached from 1st Corinthians 1:18-31 and talked about not forgetting why Christ had to die for us and how wonderful the gospel is. I don't know if it affected anyone. Most of them have been going … [Read more...]

Letters church, equal rights, gospel, pastor, persecution

LTMFS Part 22: Praying and Believing

March 15, 2015 Matt Leave a Comment

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16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: Mom finally found a decent job, and she seems very excited about it. See, I told her God would be faithful. I found out there's tons of stuff by Finney, Wilkerson, Ravenhill, and Whitefield on the Internet. There's also lots … [Read more...]

Letters belief, demons, faith, pray, prayer, praying

LTMFS Part 21: Peace and Trust

March 8, 2015 Matt Leave a Comment

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16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: I've been getting up around 6:30 to worship and pray as I watch the sunrise. I feel like I've been much more at peace since I started doing this. I've been in a much better mood in general, but I'm tired today. We had to take … [Read more...]

Letters church, decisions, meditation, peace, prayer, trust

LTMFS Part 20: Confirmation Bias and Demons

February 18, 2015 Matt Leave a Comment

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16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: Things are falling into place. Mom and Dad bought a mobile home and a tractor. Unfortunately, some things are costing them a bit more than they hoped and things are adding up fast. Taxes were $4000 more than they thought, the … [Read more...]

Letters confirmation bias, demons, evidence, god glasses, self esteem, trust

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