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Bible teacher, counselor, and writer. Applying quotes of church history to the Christian life. Doctor of Education - Applied Theology

Joined July 2010
The desires of the flesh wage war against our joy. Fight for joy. As John Owen said “Kill it (the desires of the flesh) or it will be killing you.”
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"After sin comes shame; courage follows repentance. Satan upsets the order; he gives courage to sin and shame to repentance" St. Chrysostom
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"The soul is resuscitated by repentance." St. Augustine #AshWednesday
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"Be ashamed when you sin, not when you repent" - Chrysostom
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"Jesus was born in a dungheap because that's where he knew he would find us" - Jerome
"It was fitting that the Giver of all holiness should enter this world by a pure and holy birth." - Chrysostom #Advent
"Therefore He put on a body, so that in the body He might find death and blot it out" - Athanasius #Advent
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"Christ opened heaven for us in the manhood he assumed" - St. Irenaeus #advent
"The meeting ground between God and man is the flesh of Christ" - St Cyril #Advent
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“Taking my flesh, he gives me his Spirit; & so he bestowing & I receiving, he prepares for me the treasure of life” - Chrysostom #Advent
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"He by whom all things were made was made one of all things. The maker of the sun was made under the sun" - Augustine #Advent
"God of life, turn our eyes to where the skies are full of promises" - St. Augustine
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"Nothing is equal to prayer; for what is impossible it makes possible, what is difficult, easy" - St. Chrysostom
"Sin makes man a coward; but a life in the Truth of Christ makes him bold." St. John Chrysostom
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"The primary lesson for children is to know the eternal God, the One who gives everlasting life." - St. Clement
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"Mankind should love the things which are dear to Almighty God." - St. Cyprian
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"Nothing happens in this world but by the direction or permission of God." - Augustine
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"Ask constantly, not by composing endless prayers, but rather telling Him of our needs with simplicity." - St. Chrysostom
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“Let us always guard our tongue; not that it should always be silent, but that it should speak at the proper time" - St. Chrysostom
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"The wisdom of the world is foolishness with God, therefore let no one glory simply because of his preeminence in human learning" - Clement
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