So what is your speech impediment? You’re right, I’m not talking about stuttering, slurring or anything of the sort. I’m talking about such things as harshness, coldness, hastiness, unkindness, deceptiveness and lots of other things that like to nest in our mouths. Having identified your impediment, go to God for help. Not just in controlling your tongue, but in cleansing your heart. You must realize, though, that His work in your heart will affect much more than just your speech! Are you willing for a complete change of life should that result?
Speaking to Edify the Hearer

Jesus could see them “in the midst of the sea” while He was on land, apparently quite a while after they left. I believe He is similarly aware of my “toiling in rowing” while the wind is contrary to me. But how do I increase my awareness of and reliance on that…and Him?
Jesus, Lord of All Creation

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I don’t know how many dead people you have seen, but I can declare with certainty that everyone of those bodies was in that state because its spirit had left it. We know such bodies must be disposed of because of their uselessness — you know the other reasons also, I’m sure. God says faith is that way as well.
A Faith That Works

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The Master’s sense of timing is never wrong. He knows whether to honor faith immediately or whether to wait till the whole point of faith seems to have expired.
Jesus Brings Healing and Life

The ties that bind don’t so very well anymore. Divorce and remarriage vexes us, but does divorce? Strikes bother us, but does deliberate inefficiency? Abortion and abuse disturb us, but what about neglect-through-busyness? We would say treason is indefensible, but how do we relate to church leaders and church standards?
Warning Concerning False Teachers

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