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LTMFS Part 44: God, Prayer, Bias, and Y2K

January 5, 2016 Matt Leave a Comment

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16 years ago, I wrote this in my journal: Last week my brother and his wife joined 1st Baptist Church of Nowata. He said the pastor is great and that they teach good classes. In fact, the pastor just finished teaching “Masterlife” (a great discipleship course). So we decided … [Read more...]

Letters bias, church, confirmation bias, pray, prayer, suffering, y2k

LTMFS Part 35: Demons and Therapy

June 14, 2015 Matt Leave a Comment

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For this letter, I decided to combine two similar entries into a single post. 16 years ago, I wrote this in my journal: I still found time to pray today and it went pretty well. At first I kept daydreaming and falling asleep. I was getting miserable and disappointed in … [Read more...]

Letters demons, faith, love, prayer, therapy

LTMFS Part 33: Impossible Standards

May 31, 2015 Matt 1 Comment

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In May of 1999 I started writing in my journal almost everyday, so I decided to compile several entries into a single post. 16 years ago, I wrote this in my journal: I don’t think my brother and his wife are spending enough time in prayer. I prayed for him a lot this … [Read more...]

Letters church, evil, holy spirit, hunger, prayer

LTMFS Part 32: Childlike Behavior

May 25, 2015 Matt Leave a Comment

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In May of 1999 I started writing in my journal almost everyday, so I decided to compile several entries into a single post. 16 years ago, I wrote this in my journal: Praise God, He hasn’t abandoned me! But today He's been testing me. I've also been feeling convicted, like I … [Read more...]

Letters feelings, imagination, ministry, prayer, supernatural

LTMFS Part 31: Theology and Relationships

May 19, 2015 Matt 1 Comment

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16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: What an emotionally and spiritually exhausting night! I was talking to Mom and Dad about a Sunday School lesson I was thinking of teaching, and I mentioned how in the book, The Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges, he says, … [Read more...]

Letters bible, holy, muslim, prayer, relationship, sin, theology

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