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Jay Lowder
- Aug 9
- 4 min
A Sure Way to Stop Shrinking!
Reading the Bible is how God changes you, even if you cannot tell. Resist the temptation to to stop reading God's means of changing you!
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Jay Lowder
- Jul 25
- 5 min
Take It Outside!
The joy of combining spiritual and physical exercise You can ask two questions of Christians and likely get the same answer! “Do you...
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Jay Lowder
- Jul 11
- 5 min
Take It to the Lord in Prayer!
Listen to Criticism, Then Listen to God Sometimes, God will show you an issue in another believer’s life, about which you must pray and...
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Jay Lowder
- Jun 28
- 4 min
Grace Alone Remains Alone!
When Your Memories Fade, What Will Remain? One of the tragedies of the senior years is that your mind can become fragile, memory can...
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Jay Lowder
- Jun 13
- 4 min
Bertha Smith: Kneeling on a Cold Haystack!
Life Lessons from Her Holy Place and Space! Where is your holy “place” where you pray alone to God? Do you have a holy “space” in your...
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Jay Lowder
- Jun 6
- 4 min
Devotional News Consumption!
Spiritual Disciplines and News Stories, Part Two In the last post, I reflected on how not to respond to the news as the world does and...
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Jay Lowder
- May 30
- 6 min
A Fourth Option for the Fourth Estate!
Spiritual Disciplines and News Stories, Part One The common expression “can't live with it and can't live without it” often describes the...
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Jay Lowder
- May 17
- 6 min
It’s 10 AM. Do You Know Where Your Thoughts Are?
Throughout the 1960s-1980s, many public service announcements used the phrase: "It's 10 PM. Do you know where your children are?” Local...
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Jay Lowder
- May 2
- 5 min
Branching Out Toward Others!
How Your Private Devotional Life Should Have Public Results Part 2 of 2 Branching Out Toward Others Your spiritual disciplines are deeply...
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Jay Lowder
- Apr 26
- 3 min
Rooted in Relationship!
Part One: Grounding Your Devotional Life in God The means of grace, like Bible reading, meditation, and prayer, are inherently...
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Jay Lowder
- Apr 18
- 4 min
Hanging on the Promises of God!
Susannah Spurgeon’s Creative Encouragement Susannah Spurgeon died in 1903, faithful to Christ until the end, just as she had been...
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Jay Lowder
- Apr 11
- 6 min
Fight Fire with Fire!
Light the Fires of Meditative Passion for God! Part 2 In the previous post, we considered the burning and hellish thoughts that can harm...
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Jay Lowder
- Apr 4
- 5 min
Your Burning Bed!
Part 1 - Don't Kindle that Fire! Francine Hughes burned her husband to death on their bed after enduring years of horrific domestic...
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Jay Lowder
- Mar 27
- 5 min
What Would Jesus Do?
How Jesus’ Meditations Prepared Him for Passion Week! Jay Lowder - March 27, 2024 During this Passion Week leading to the glorious...
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Jay Lowder
- Mar 14
- 6 min
May the Four Be With You!
What are the most important private ways of seeking God? Because the spiritual disciplines are indispensable for Christian growth in...
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Jay Lowder
- Mar 7
- 5 min
Let’s Not Make a Deal, Part 2!
Why Bargaining in Prayer Belittles God’s Independence! Don’t bargain with God in prayer! It is a bad deal! It is driven by a flawed view...
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Jay Lowder
- Feb 22
- 6 min
Let’s Not Make a Deal!
Part 1! Why Bargaining in Prayer Belittles God’s Love! Believer, do you bargain with God? God wants you to ask, seek, and knock (Matthew...
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Jay Lowder
- Feb 15
- 5 min
One for the Road!
Making Your Devotions Portable Ah, “Just have one for the road!” That kind of advice, terrible for one who might drive home drunk, is...
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Jay Lowder
- Feb 6
- 4 min
Premature Peril!
The Folly of Thinking about the Future before Future Grace! Premature is not a positive word in our culture. One cannot think of any...
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