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385                <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/post/a-joint-statement-on-the-allegations-against-mike-bickle"><h4>A Joint Statement on the Allegations Against Mike Bickle</h4></a>
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387                        <span class="author">By: Sam Storms</span>
388                        <span class="card-date"> Mar 7, 2024</span>
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410                        <span class="card-date"> Dec 18, 2023</span>
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412                    <p class="card-excerpt">I want to thank all of you for your positive responses to the statement posted today by me and Michael Sullivant. But I do want to bring clarity to one matter. </p>
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421                        <span class="card-date"> Dec 18, 2023</span>
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423                    <p class="card-excerpt">We write to you today with sorrowful hearts. As many of you know, we both served on the senior leadership team at Metro Christian Fellowship (MCF) alongside Mike Bickle – Michael from 1987-2000 and Sam from 1993-2000. During those years, we were in (what we felt was) close fellowship with Mike and Diane - meeting as couples multiple times every month. This camaraderie continued until such time as Mike stepped down as lead pastor at MCF to form IHOPKC as an independent ministry. </p>
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432                        <span class="card-date"> Dec 18, 2023</span>
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434                    <p class="card-excerpt">It wasn’t an easy task, but this year I’ve limited myself to the best 10 books of 2023. There are certainly several more that could easily have made my list, but these are the ones that stand out for their excellence. In this article I list the first five. Tomorrow I will cite the other five that made my list. Here are the first five, in no particular order. </p>
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442                        <span class="author">By: Sam Storms</span>
443                        <span class="card-date"> Dec 13, 2023</span>
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445                    <p class="card-excerpt">Much is being said and speculated about the so-called NAR, or New Apostolic Reformation. Does it exist? If so, what is it? Michael Brown does a good job of unpacking this for us. </p>
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453                        <span class="author">By: Sam Storms</span>
454                        <span class="card-date"> Nov 20, 2023</span>
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456                    <p class="card-excerpt">In light of recent events in Israel, I was asked to address the question of the timing of the rapture. Let me say up front that I don’t believe there is any clear connection between what is happening in Israel and Gaza and the return of Christ. That said, here is a section from my book, Kingdom Come, that focuses on the primary text to which many appeal in defense of a pretribulation translation of all living saints. </p>
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825                            </a>
826                        </li>
827                                        </ul><!-- .post-months -->
828                    </li>
829                                    <li>
830                    <ul class="post-months">
831                                            <li>
832                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2024/12">
833                                December 2024 <span class="count">5</span>
834                            </a>
835                        </li>
836                                            <li>
837                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2024/11">
838                                November 2024 <span class="count">3</span>
839                            </a>
840                        </li>
841                                            <li>
842                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2024/10">
843                                October 2024 <span class="count">5</span>
844                            </a>
845                        </li>
846                                            <li>
847                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2024/9">
848                                September 2024 <span class="count">5</span>
849                            </a>
850                        </li>
851                                            <li>
852                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2024/8">
853                                August 2024 <span class="count">5</span>
854                            </a>
855                        </li>
856                                            <li>
857                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2024/7">
858                                July 2024 <span class="count">5</span>
859                            </a>
860                        </li>
861                                            <li>
862                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2024/6">
863                                June 2024 <span class="count">4</span>
864                            </a>
865                        </li>
866                                            <li>
867                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2024/5">
868                                May 2024 <span class="count">5</span>
869                            </a>
870                        </li>
871                                            <li>
872                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2024/4">
873                                April 2024 <span class="count">5</span>
874                            </a>
875                        </li>
876                                            <li>
877                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2024/3">
878                                March 2024 <span class="count">8</span>
879                            </a>
880                        </li>
881                                            <li>
882                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2024/2">
883                                February 2024 <span class="count">3</span>
884                            </a>
885                        </li>
886                                            <li>
887                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2024/1">
888                                January 2024 <span class="count">6</span>
889                            </a>
890                        </li>
891                                        </ul><!-- .post-months -->
892                    </li>
893                                    <li>
894                    <ul class="post-months">
895                                            <li>
896                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2023/12">
897                                December 2023 <span class="count">10</span>
898                            </a>
899                        </li>
900                                            <li>
901                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2023/11">
902                                November 2023 <span class="count">5</span>
903                            </a>
904                        </li>
905                                            <li>
906                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2023/10">
907                                October 2023 <span class="count">13</span>
908                            </a>
909                        </li>
910                                            <li>
911                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2023/9">
912                                September 2023 <span class="count">7</span>
913                            </a>
914                        </li>
915                                            <li>
916                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2023/8">
917                                August 2023 <span class="count">7</span>
918                            </a>
919                        </li>
920                                            <li>
921                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2023/7">
922                                July 2023 <span class="count">7</span>
923                            </a>
924                        </li>
925                                            <li>
926                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2023/6">
927                                June 2023 <span class="count">9</span>
928                            </a>
929                        </li>
930                                            <li>
931                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2023/5">
932                                May 2023 <span class="count">6</span>
933                            </a>
934                        </li>
935                                            <li>
936                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2023/4">
937                                April 2023 <span class="count">6</span>
938                            </a>
939                        </li>
940                                            <li>
941                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2023/3">
942                                March 2023 <span class="count">8</span>
943                            </a>
944                        </li>
945                                            <li>
946                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2023/2">
947                                February 2023 <span class="count">9</span>
948                            </a>
949                        </li>
950                                            <li>
951                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2023/1">
952                                January 2023 <span class="count">7</span>
953                            </a>
954                        </li>
955                                        </ul><!-- .post-months -->
956                    </li>
957                                    <li>
958                    <ul class="post-months">
959                                            <li>
960                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2022/12">
961                                December 2022 <span class="count">9</span>
962                            </a>
963                        </li>
964                                            <li>
965                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2022/11">
966                                November 2022 <span class="count">10</span>
967                            </a>
968                        </li>
969                                            <li>
970                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2022/10">
971                                October 2022 <span class="count">7</span>
972                            </a>
973                        </li>
974                                            <li>
975                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2022/9">
976                                September 2022 <span class="count">5</span>
977                            </a>
978                        </li>
979                                            <li>
980                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2022/8">
981                                August 2022 <span class="count">6</span>
982                            </a>
983                        </li>
984                                            <li>
985                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2022/7">
986                                July 2022 <span class="count">9</span>
987                            </a>
988                        </li>
989                                            <li>
990                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2022/6">
991                                June 2022 <span class="count">11</span>
992                            </a>
993                        </li>
994                                            <li>
995                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2022/5">
996                                May 2022 <span class="count">7</span>
997                            </a>
998                        </li>
999                                            <li>
1000                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2022/4">
1001                                April 2022 <span class="count">7</span>
1002                            </a>
1003                        </li>
1004                                            <li>
1005                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2022/3">
1006                                March 2022 <span class="count">9</span>
1007                            </a>
1008                        </li>
1009                                            <li>
1010                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2022/2">
1011                                February 2022 <span class="count">10</span>
1012                            </a>
1013                        </li>
1014                                            <li>
1015                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2022/1">
1016                                January 2022 <span class="count">9</span>
1017                            </a>
1018                        </li>
1019                                        </ul><!-- .post-months -->
1020                    </li>
1021                                    <li>
1022                    <ul class="post-months">
1023                                            <li>
1024                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2021/12">
1025                                December 2021 <span class="count">7</span>
1026                            </a>
1027                        </li>
1028                                            <li>
1029                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2021/11">
1030                                November 2021 <span class="count">8</span>
1031                            </a>
1032                        </li>
1033                                            <li>
1034                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2021/10">
1035                                October 2021 <span class="count">9</span>
1036                            </a>
1037                        </li>
1038                                            <li>
1039                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2021/9">
1040                                September 2021 <span class="count">6</span>
1041                            </a>
1042                        </li>
1043                                            <li>
1044                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2021/8">
1045                                August 2021 <span class="count">10</span>
1046                            </a>
1047                        </li>
1048                                            <li>
1049                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2021/7">
1050                                July 2021 <span class="count">7</span>
1051                            </a>
1052                        </li>
1053                                            <li>
1054                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2021/6">
1055                                June 2021 <span class="count">6</span>
1056                            </a>
1057                        </li>
1058                                            <li>
1059                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2021/5">
1060                                May 2021 <span class="count">7</span>
1061                            </a>
1062                        </li>
1063                                            <li>
1064                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2021/4">
1065                                April 2021 <span class="count">8</span>
1066                            </a>
1067                        </li>
1068                                            <li>
1069                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2021/3">
1070                                March 2021 <span class="count">7</span>
1071                            </a>
1072                        </li>
1073                                            <li>
1074                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2021/2">
1075                                February 2021 <span class="count">5</span>
1076                            </a>
1077                        </li>
1078                                            <li>
1079                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2021/1">
1080                                January 2021 <span class="count">5</span>
1081                            </a>
1082                        </li>
1083                                        </ul><!-- .post-months -->
1084                    </li>
1085                                    <li>
1086                    <ul class="post-months">
1087                                            <li>
1088                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2020/12">
1089                                December 2020 <span class="count">8</span>
1090                            </a>
1091                        </li>
1092                                            <li>
1093                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2020/11">
1094                                November 2020 <span class="count">5</span>
1095                            </a>
1096                        </li>
1097                                            <li>
1098                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2020/10">
1099                                October 2020 <span class="count">7</span>
1100                            </a>
1101                        </li>
1102                                            <li>
1103                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2020/9">
1104                                September 2020 <span class="count">15</span>
1105                            </a>
1106                        </li>
1107                                            <li>
1108                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2020/8">
1109                                August 2020 <span class="count">8</span>
1110                            </a>
1111                        </li>
1112                                            <li>
1113                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2020/7">
1114                                July 2020 <span class="count">7</span>
1115                            </a>
1116                        </li>
1117                                            <li>
1118                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2020/6">
1119                                June 2020 <span class="count">7</span>
1120                            </a>
1121                        </li>
1122                                            <li>
1123                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2020/5">
1124                                May 2020 <span class="count">8</span>
1125                            </a>
1126                        </li>
1127                                            <li>
1128                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2020/4">
1129                                April 2020 <span class="count">8</span>
1130                            </a>
1131                        </li>
1132                                            <li>
1133                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2020/3"
1133>
1134                                March 2020 <span class="count">9</span>
1135                            </a>
1136                        </li>
1137                                            <li>
1138                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2020/2">
1139                                February 2020 <span class="count">5</span>
1140                            </a>
1141                        </li>
1142                                            <li>
1143                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2020/1">
1144                                January 2020 <span class="count">8</span>
1145                            </a>
1146                        </li>
1147                                        </ul><!-- .post-months -->
1148                    </li>
1149                                    <li>
1150                    <ul class="post-months">
1151                                            <li>
1152                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2019/12">
1153                                December 2019 <span class="count">5</span>
1154                            </a>
1155                        </li>
1156                                            <li>
1157                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2019/11">
1158                                November 2019 <span class="count">3</span>
1159                            </a>
1160                        </li>
1161                                            <li>
1162                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2019/10">
1163                                October 2019 <span class="count">12</span>
1164                            </a>
1165                        </li>
1166                                            <li>
1167                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2019/9">
1168                                September 2019 <span class="count">10</span>
1169                            </a>
1170                        </li>
1171                                            <li>
1172                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2019/8">
1173                                August 2019 <span class="count">12</span>
1174                            </a>
1175                        </li>
1176                                            <li>
1177                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2019/7">
1178                                July 2019 <span class="count">14</span>
1179                            </a>
1180                        </li>
1181                                            <li>
1182                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2019/6">
1183                                June 2019 <span class="count">10</span>
1184                            </a>
1185                        </li>
1186                                            <li>
1187                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2019/5">
1188                                May 2019 <span class="count">12</span>
1189                            </a>
1190                        </li>
1191                                            <li>
1192                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2019/4">
1193                                April 2019 <span class="count">12</span>
1194                            </a>
1195                        </li>
1196                                            <li>
1197                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2019/3">
1198                                March 2019 <span class="count">13</span>
1199                            </a>
1200                        </li>
1201                                            <li>
1202                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2019/2">
1203                                February 2019 <span class="count">9</span>
1204                            </a>
1205                        </li>
1206                                            <li>
1207                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2019/1">
1208                                January 2019 <span class="count">11</span>
1209                            </a>
1210                        </li>
1211                                        </ul><!-- .post-months -->
1212                    </li>
1213                                    <li>
1214                    <ul class="post-months">
1215                                            <li>
1216                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2018/12">
1217                                December 2018 <span class="count">13</span>
1218                            </a>
1219                        </li>
1220                                            <li>
1221                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2018/11">
1222                                November 2018 <span class="count">9</span>
1223                            </a>
1224                        </li>
1225                                            <li>
1226                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2018/10">
1227                                October 2018 <span class="count">10</span>
1228                            </a>
1229                        </li>
1230                                            <li>
1231                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2018/9">
1232                                September 2018 <span class="count">8</span>
1233                            </a>
1234                        </li>
1235                                            <li>
1236                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2018/8">
1237                                August 2018 <span class="count">9</span>
1238                            </a>
1239                        </li>
1240                                            <li>
1241                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2018/7">
1242                                July 2018 <span class="count">10</span>
1243                            </a>
1244                        </li>
1245                                            <li>
1246                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2018/6">
1247                                June 2018 <span class="count">13</span>
1248                            </a>
1249                        </li>
1250                                            <li>
1251                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2018/5">
1252                                May 2018 <span class="count">12</span>
1253                            </a>
1254                        </li>
1255                                            <li>
1256                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2018/4">
1257                                April 2018 <span class="count">12</span>
1258                            </a>
1259                        </li>
1260                                            <li>
1261                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2018/3">
1262                                March 2018 <span class="count">12</span>
1263                            </a>
1264                        </li>
1265                                            <li>
1266                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2018/2">
1267                                February 2018 <span class="count">11</span>
1268                            </a>
1269                        </li>
1270                                            <li>
1271                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2018/1">
1272                                January 2018 <span class="count">14</span>
1273                            </a>
1274                        </li>
1275                                        </ul><!-- .post-months -->
1276                    </li>
1277                                    <li>
1278                    <ul class="post-months">
1279                                            <li>
1280                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2017/12">
1281                                December 2017 <span class="count">9</span>
1282                            </a>
1283                        </li>
1284                                            <li>
1285                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2017/11">
1286                                November 2017 <span class="count">10</span>
1287                            </a>
1288                        </li>
1289                                            <li>
1290                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2017/10">
1291                                October 2017 <span class="count">13</span>
1292                            </a>
1293                        </li>
1294                                            <li>
1295                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2017/9">
1296                                September 2017 <span class="count">12</span>
1297                            </a>
1298                        </li>
1299                                            <li>
1300                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2017/8">
1301                                August 2017 <span class="count">11</span>
1302                            </a>
1303                        </li>
1304                                            <li>
1305                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2017/7">
1306                                July 2017 <span class="count">14</span>
1307                            </a>
1308                        </li>
1309                                            <li>
1310                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2017/6">
1311                                June 2017 <span class="count">16</span>
1312                            </a>
1313                        </li>
1314                                            <li>
1315                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2017/5">
1316                                May 2017 <span class="count">17</span>
1317                            </a>
1318                        </li>
1319                                            <li>
1320                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2017/4">
1321                                April 2017 <span class="count">13</span>
1322                            </a>
1323                        </li>
1324                                            <li>
1325                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2017/3">
1326                                March 2017 <span class="count">13</span>
1327                            </a>
1328                        </li>
1329                                            <li>
1330                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2017/2">
1331                                February 2017 <span class="count">15</span>
1332                            </a>
1333                        </li>
1334                                            <li>
1335                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2017/1">
1336                                January 2017 <span class="count">3</span>
1337                            </a>
1338                        </li>
1339                                        </ul><!-- .post-months -->
1340                    </li>
1341                                    <li>
1342                    <ul class="post-months">
1343                                            <li>
1344                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2016/8">
1345                                August 2016 <span class="count">6</span>
1346                            </a>
1347                        </li>
1348                                            <li>
1349                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2016/7">
1350                                July 2016 <span class="count">17</span>
1351                            </a>
1352                        </li>
1353                                            <li>
1354                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2016/6">
1355                                June 2016 <span class="count">20</span>
1356                            </a>
1357                        </li>
1358                                            <li>
1359                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2016/5">
1360                                May 2016 <span class="count">21</span>
1361                            </a>
1362                        </li>
1363                                            <li>
1364                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2016/4">
1365                                April 2016 <span class="count">18</span>
1366                            </a>
1367                        </li>
1368                                            <li>
1369                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2016/3">
1370                                March 2016 <span class="count">22</span>
1371                            </a>
1372                        </li>
1373                                            <li>
1374                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2016/2">
1375                                February 2016 <span class="count">19</span>
1376                            </a>
1377                        </li>
1378                                            <li>
1379                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2016/1">
1380                                January 2016 <span class="count">18</span>
1381                            </a>
1382                        </li>
1383                                        </ul><!-- .post-months -->
1384                    </li>
1385                                    <li>
1386                    <ul class="post-months">
1387                                            <li>
1388                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2015/12">
1389                                December 2015 <span class="count">21</span>
1390                            </a>
1391                        </li>
1392                                            <li>
1393                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2015/11">
1394                                November 2015 <span class="count">20</span>
1395                            </a>
1396                        </li>
1397                                            <li>
1398                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2015/10">
1399                                October 2015 <span class="count">7</span>
1400                            </a>
1401                        </li>
1402                                            <li>
1403                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2015/5">
1404                                May 2015 <span class="count">13</span>
1405                            </a>
1406                        </li>
1407                                            <li>
1408                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2015/4">
1409                                April 2015 <span class="count">18</span>
1410                            </a>
1411                        </li>
1412                                            <li>
1413                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2015/3">
1414                                March 2015 <span class="count">20</span>
1415                            </a>
1416                        </li>
1417                                            <li>
1418                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2015/2">
1419                                February 2015 <span class="count">18</span>
1420                            </a>
1421                        </li>
1422                                            <li>
1423                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2015/1">
1424                                January 2015 <span class="count">18</span>
1425                            </a>
1426                        </li>
1427                                        </ul><!-- .post-months -->
1428                    </li>
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1433                                December 2014 <span class="count">22</span>
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1438                                November 2014 <span class="count">17</span>
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1443                                October 2014 <span class="count">22</span>
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1463                                June 2014 <span class="count">19</span>
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1467                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2014/5">
1468                                May 2014 <span class="count">20</span>
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1472                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2014/4">
1473                                April 2014 <span class="count">24</span>
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1478                                March 2014 <span class="count">25</span>
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1482                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2014/2">
1483                                February 2014 <span class="count">22</span>
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1502                                November 2013 <span class="count">28</span>
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1507                                October 2013 <span class="count">32</span>
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1512                                September 2013 <span class="count">32</span>
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1517                                August 2013 <span class="count">51</span>
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1522                                July 2013 <span class="count">45</span>
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1527                                June 2013 <span class="count">41</span>
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1532                                May 2013 <span class="count">45</span>
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1537                                April 2013 <span class="count">49</span>
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1541                            <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/archives/2013/3">
1542                                March 2013 <span class="count">28</span>
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1612                        <p class="post-year">2026</p>
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1615                        <h4><a href="/enjoying-god-blog/post/why-the-regulative-principle-of-worship-simply-won-t-work">Why the Regulative Principle of Worship Simply Won’t Work</a></h4>
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1618                                By: <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/author/p/3492/sam-storms">Sam Storms</a>                            </span>
1619                                                    <span class="post-category">Category: <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/category/biblical-studies">Biblical Studies</a>, <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/category/biblical-studies">Biblical Studies</a></span>
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1629                        <p class="post-month">Sep 21</p>
1630                        <p class="post-year">2026</p>
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1633                        <h4><a href="/enjoying-god-blog/post/future-grace_2">Future Grace!</a></h4>
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1635                            <span class="author">
1636                                By: <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/author/p/3492/sam-storms">Sam Storms</a>                            </span>
1637                                                    <span class="post-category">Category: <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/category/theological-studies">Theological Studies</a>, <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/category/theological-studies">Theological Studies</a></span>
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1647                        <p class="post-month">Sep 11</p>
1648                        <p class="post-year">2026</p>
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1651                        <h4><a href="/enjoying-god-blog/post/the-world-made-right:-finding-confident-hope-in-the-book-of-revelation">The World Made Right:  Finding Confident Hope in the Book of Revelation</a></h4>
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1653                            <span class="author">
1654                                By: <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/author/p/3492/sam-storms">Sam Storms</a>                            </span>
1655                                                    <span class="post-category">Category: <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/category/biblical-studies">Biblical Studies</a>, <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/category/biblical-studies">Biblical Studies</a></span>
1656                        
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1662
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1664                    <span class="post-date">
1665                        <p class="post-month">Sep 1</p>
1666                        <p class="post-year">2026</p>
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1668                    <span class="post-info">
1669                        <h4><a href="/enjoying-god-blog/post/we-must-be-careful-and-reverent-in-our-debates-about-the-holy-spirit">We Must be Careful and Reverent in our Debates about the Holy Spirit</a></h4>
1670                        <p class="post-author-line">
1671                            <span class="author">
1672                                By: <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/author/p/3492/sam-storms">Sam Storms</a>                            </span>
1673                                                    <span class="post-category">Category: <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/category/theological-studies">Theological Studies</a>, <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/category/theological-studies">Theological Studies</a></span>
1674                        
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1682                    <span class="post-date">
1683                        <p class="post-month">Aug 24</p>
1684                        <p class="post-year">2026</p>
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1686                    <span class="post-info">
1687                        <h4><a href="/enjoying-god-blog/post/my-first-and-now-life-long-experience-of-speaking-in-tongues">My First and Now Life-Long Experience of Speaking in Tongues</a></h4>
1688                        <p class="post-author-line">
1689                            <span class="author">
1690                                By: <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/author/p/3492/sam-storms">Sam Storms</a>                            </span>
1691                                                    <span class="post-category">Category: <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/category/biblical-studies">Biblical Studies</a>, <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/category/biblical-studies">Biblical Studies</a></span>
1692                        
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1701                        <p class="post-month">Aug 17</p>
1702                        <p class="post-year">2026</p>
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1705                        <h4><a href="/enjoying-god-blog/post/the-pleasures-of-praise-or-the-place-of-emotions-in-our-worship">The Pleasures of Praise, or the Place of Emotions in our Worship</a></h4>
1706                        <p class="post-author-line">
1707                            <span class="author">
1708                                By: <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/author/p/3492/sam-storms">Sam Storms</a>                            </span>
1709                                                    <span class="post-category">Category: <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/category/biblical-studies">Biblical Studies</a>, <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/category/biblical-studies">Biblical Studies</a></span>
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1718                    <span class="post-date">
1719                        <p class="post-month">Aug 3</p>
1720                        <p class="post-year">2026</p>
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1722                    <span class="post-info">
1723                        <h4><a href="/enjoying-god-blog/post/are-deliverance-ministry-and-personal-prophecy-biblical">Are Deliverance Ministry and Personal Prophecy Biblical?</a></h4>
1724                        <p class="post-author-line">
1725                            <span class="author">
1726                                By: <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/author/p/3492/sam-storms">Sam Storms</a>                            </span>
1727                                                    <span class="post-category">Category: <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/category/biblical-studies">Biblical Studies</a>, <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/category/biblical-studies">Biblical Studies</a></span>
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1737                        <p class="post-month">Jul 23</p>
1738                        <p class="post-year">2026</p>
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1740                    <span class="post-info">
1741                        <h4><a href="/enjoying-god-blog/post/what-are-the-biblical-grounds-for-divorce-and-remarriage">What are the Biblical Grounds for Divorce and Remarriage?</a></h4>
1742                        <p class="post-author-line">
1743                            <span class="author">
1744                                By: <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/author/p/3492/sam-storms">Sam Storms</a>                            </span>
1745                                                    <span class="post-category">Category: <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/category/biblical-studies">Biblical Studies</a>, <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/category/biblical-studies">Biblical Studies</a></span>
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1754                    <span class="post-date">
1755                        <p class="post-month">Jul 13</p>
1756                        <p class="post-year">2026</p>
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1758                    <span class="post-info">
1759                        <h4><a href="/enjoying-god-blog/post/martin-luther-on-the-atoning-sacrifice-of-christ">Martin Luther on the Atoning Sacrifice of Christ</a></h4>
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1762                                By: <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/author/p/3492/sam-storms">Sam Storms</a>                            </span>
1763                                                    <span class="post-category">Category: <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/category/theological-studies">Theological Studies</a>, <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/category/theological-studies">Theological Studies</a></span>
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1772                    <span class="post-date">
1773                        <p class="post-month">Jul 8</p>
1774                        <p class="post-year">2026</p>
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1776                    <span class="post-info">
1777                        <h4><a href="/enjoying-god-blog/post/a-brief-tribute-to-robert-b-sloan-jr">A Brief Tribute to Robert B. Sloan, Jr.</a></h4>
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1779                            <span class="author">
1780                                By: <a href="/enjoying-god-blog/author/p/3492/sam-storms">Sam Storms</a>                            </span>
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1860
1861</script>
1861
1862
1863
1864<!-- Reftagger Popups -->
1865<script>
1866    var refTagger = {
1867        settings: {
1868            bibleVersion: "ESV",
1869            noSearchTagNames: ["h1","h2","h3","h4","h5"],
1870            noSearchClassNames: ["card-date"],
1871            roundCorners: true,
1872            socialSharing: ["twitter","facebook","google"]
1873        }
1874    };
1875    (function(d, t) {
1876        var g = d.createElement(t), s = d.getElementsByTagName(t)[0];
1877        g.src = "//api.reftagger.com/v2/RefTagger.js";
1878        s.parentNode.insertBefore(g, s);
1879    }(document, "script"));
1880</script>
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884<!-- for use with demo site.  UPDATE -->
1885
1886</body>
1887</html>

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