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Continual Repentance
September 17th, 2025
Perhaps the greatest help in fighting to take every thought captive is what Luther called an exercise in continual repentance.  JI Packer said, in Rediscovering Holiness,“Putting it in new covenant te...  Read More
by John Thweatt
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Steps I can Take
September 16th, 2025
Yesterday, I wrote about changing the algorithms of our visual input.  I have to confess, before I knew what an algorithm was, I have a love of movies…movies with guys like Denzel, Liam, and Keanu.  I...  Read More
by John Thweatt
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Stop the Violence
September 15th, 2025
"we must change the algorithms of our visual input"...  Read More
by John Thweatt
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Don't drop your guard
September 12th, 2025
I was spending time thinking about the things I’ve written this week and I prayed something along these lines,“Father, there is no place for a moral dropping of the guard. Like the guards at the    un...  Read More
by John Thweatt
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The Mind of Christ
September 11th, 2025
In 1 Corinthians 2:16 Paul said, “We have the mind of Christ.”  Our battle against the flesh must be a thought-for-thought battle that really comes down to my reliance on my own mind or my developing ...  Read More
by John Thweatt
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Spiritual Firewalls
September 10th, 2025
How do we live a thought-by-thought life in our battle for holiness.  Our church is currently adding on and everyone involved in the process has worked for hours trying to figure out how to match two ...  Read More
by John Thweatt
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Just ask the Cat
September 9th, 2025
How do we fight the good fight to be holy?  How do we train ourselves to be godly?  Do we just strap on our boots and pull ourselves up and do it?  We've all found that it is impossible to do in our o...  Read More
by John Thweatt
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No Spiritual DMZ
September 8th, 2025
On Friday I quoted Thad Cardine’s statement from Substack, “You can’t form a godly soul with a godless habit loop.”  That line has been rumbling through my mind and especially as I’ve tried to learn t...  Read More
by John Thweatt
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Inputs shape our souls
September 5th, 2025
“You can’t form a godly soul with a godless habit loop.”  This statement from Thad Cardine, Substack, floored me.  It is so simple and yet it is as profound a statement as you’ll ever read.  Spiritual...  Read More
by John Thweatt
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"The LORD is there."
September 4th, 2025
Years ago, I was in Austria on a family vacation.  We visited the castle there and it was amazing, but the thing I remember most was a simple church off the beaten path.  I had been in several cathedr...  Read More
by John Thweatt
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Sacrifice to be Holy
September 3rd, 2025
A few days ago, my daily Bible reading plan had me read Ezekiel 4.  In that chapter the prophet is asked to act out the siege of Jerusalem. God tells his prophet to lay on his left side for 390 days, ...  Read More
by John Thweatt
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Seeking Beauty
September 2nd, 2025
We are not a patient people, or should I say, I am not a patient person.  I was in line at a fast-food restaurant the other day and it took longer than I thought it should!  I found myself aggravated ...  Read More
by John Thweatt
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