Monthly Archives: September 2014

• Mark of the Unbeliever

  Posted on September 29, 2014 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    If you were to pick one telltale sign that someone is not of Christ, what would it be? How about love? John in his first epistle points to love as a mark of the believer. Would an unbeliever exhibit its opposite? That makes sense but what is the opposite of love? Besides, many unbelievers […]

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• A Vine-Ripened Life book launch

  Posted on September 27, 2014 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    I have been tremendously encouraged by the reviews of my new book, A Vine-Ripened Life: Spiritual Fruitfulness through Abiding in Christ. It’s one thing for a Christian author to be satisfied with something he or she has written, thinking that it makes a contribution to the kingdom of Christ. But to hear that contribution […]

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• The Mirror of Ray Rice

  Posted on September 14, 2014 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    One of the major sports headlines recently has to do with Ray Rice, former Rutgers standout and all-star running back for the Baltimore Ravens – at least he was. He has been dismissed from the team and banned by the NFL from playing anywhere. Rice had already been penalized two games for knocking out […]

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  A Vine-Ripened Life

  Posted on September 8, 2014 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

  My new book, A Vine-Ripened Life: Spiritual Fruitfulness through Abiding in Christ (Reformation Heritage Books, 170 pages), is now available. It is a study of the fruit of the Spirit, distinguishing the biblical fruit from the world’s versions. The wrinkle is that it approaches cultivation of the fruit from the ground of abiding in Christ. […]

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• Three Prayer Resources

  Posted on September 3, 2014 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    I posted a blog on Monday entitled, “Praying on Paper.”  It commends the idea of writing out prayers, much as did the psalmists.  It also gives an example of written prayer. One reader asked for a recommendation of written prayers, saying he needed a “jump start.” Before I give my response to him, let […]

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• Praying on Paper

  Posted on September 1, 2014 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    It’s something David and the other psalmists must have experienced. It’s one thing to pray prayers in the mind or with the mouth.  It’s another to pray them on paper, finding just the right words and phrases that capture our heart’s communion with God. Anytime we commit something to writing it requires greater precision […]

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