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Basic Catholic Teachings
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The Genesis Of Evil
God Makes All Things, (Including Evil), For Good
The Power Of Choice
Sin Comes From Unbelief
Understanding Our God-Given Moral Compass
Why Did Jesus Have To Die?
The Nature Of Repentance
The Nature Of Faith
The Gift Of The Holy Spirit
Can You Survive On Just One Food?
What Is The Word Of God And How To Use It Against Satan
Renewing The Mind With Gods Word
Spiritual And Religious: Two Sides Of The Same Coin
Giving Our Maximum Instead Of Our Minimum For The Lord
A Son Or A Servant
Dead Works
Dead Works Part II
Dead Works Part III
Dead Works Part IV
Living Under The Law Or Under Grace: What Is The Difference?
One Reason For No Victory Over Sin
Another Reason For No Victory Over Sin
More Possible Reasons For No Victory Over Sin
Preparing A Throne For Christ The King
Crucifixion: Preparing A Throne For Christ The King
Standing Against Satan Through Praise
Learning A New Song
Our Song Of Praise Can Bring Deliverance
Gods Purpose For Man
The Humility Of God Coming In Human Form
Jesus Living An Earthly Life of Humility
Humility In The Death Of Jesus Christ
Jesus Overcame Sin
Jesus Did Gods Will
Jesus Valued Others
Jesus Cared For People More Than Things
Jesus Was Unpopular
Jesus Obeyed The Father
Jesus Always Loving In His Speech
The Gentleness And Goodness Of Jesus
The Difference Between The Spirit And The Soul
Finding Security In God And Mary
Receiving Wisdom From God
Returning What Belongs To Others
Giving Your All To God
Husband And Wife: Bound Together By God
Responsibilities Husband Wife
Raising Up Godly Children
Responsibilities Of Parents And Children
Not Praying As Hypocrites Do
Is It Wrong To Pray Repetitive Prayers?
Putting God First In Prayer
Putting Gods Interest Before Our Own
Praying For Our Material Needs
Praying For Our Spiritual Needs
Hypocrisy
Pride
Selfishness
Hatred
Unbelief
Unforgiveness And Bitterness
Lying
Dont Believe Satans Lies
Anger
Determining Gods Perfect Will
Determining Gods Perfect Will PT. 2
Determining Gods Perfect Will PT. 3
Submission To Authority
Gods Plan For Those Who Have Failed
Weekly Devotions
Weekly Devotions
Weekly Devotions 2023
Weekly Devotions 2023
A Discourse On The Lords Prayer
When Ye Pray, Be Not As The Hypocrites Are
Take Heed That Ye Do Not Your Alms Before Men
But I Say Unto You That Ye Resist Not Evil
But I Say Unto You, Swear Not At All
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
Consistently Doing the Will of God
Weekly Devotion 2022
Weekly Devotion 2022
Blessed Are Those Who Are Persecuted For Righteousness Sake
Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit
Blessed Are The Meek
Blessed are They Which Hunger And Thirst
Blessed Are The Merciful
Blessed Are The Peace Makers
Blessed Are Ye When Men Shall Revile You
Ye Are The Salt Of The Earth
Think Not That I Am Come To Destroy The Law
Thou Shall Not Kill
If Thou Bring Thy Gift To The Altar
Jumping Through Hoops
Accepting Our Mates As They Are In Marriage
It May Be What’s Before You That Stops You, Not What's Behind
Hallelujah! Judgement Is Coming On Babylon
Find Your Security in the Love of God
The Search For Strength
The Search For Truth
The Search For Friendship
Theres A New Song In My Mouth
New Life and New Beginnings
A Season of New Beginnings
Fresh Mercies, Made Daily
His Time
The Freedom of Simplicity
Finding Gods Will
A Discarded Home
Who Is Our Tongue Really Killing?
Broken or Humble?
Weekly Devotions 2021
Weekly Devotions 2021
Considering Thyself
Protecting The Heart
What To Do When You Feel You Have No Hope
Armour Of Truth: Protecting The Loins
Stand, Stand, And Withstand
Dont Be Distracted
A Three Step Offense In The Christian Warfare
Identify The Enemy
The Lovely Word Called Honesty
4 People Who Influenced God In Prayer
Thoughts On Thinking
A Life Of Submission
Sometimes My Feelings Get Hurt
Living With A Secret Sin
Stop Groveling In Your Self Pity
Why Am I Discouraged?
What To do When You Are Discouraged
Hatred, The Most Prevalent Sin
Total Dependence On God
Lead Me In The Way Everlasting
Pressing Toward The Mark
Unless You Are Broken...
Qualification For A Spiritual Vocation Is Absolute Dependence On God
Seeing The Face Of Jesus When Reading The Scriptures
Put On The Lord Jesus Christ
Weekly Devotions 2020
Weekly Devotions 2020
When God Begins To Prune
Gods Blueprint For Building His Kingdom
To Serve, Not To Be Served. To Love, Not To Expect Love
Advent And Christmas: A Reminder Of Hope In Christ
Staying Focus On Christ
Most Holy Rosary Of The Blessed Virgin Mary
Proof Of Counterfeit Spirituality
Self And Christ Can Not Exist Together In Peace
A Blessing For Those Who Share The Heart Of God For The Needy
They Begged & Prayed & Pleaded, But No One Came
Sharing The Heart Of God For The Poor, The Hungry, And The Hurting
Calm During These Days Of Chaos And Confusion
Pray For The Persecuted Church
Fixing Our Eyes On Jesus In Every Part of Our Lives
God Chooses to Work Through You
Walking In Love & Humility
The Difference A Thankful Heart Makes
In The Struggles Of Life, Be Ye Thankful
What Do We Want To Be When We Grow Up?
Veterans In Gods Army
Praying During Times Of Calamity And Chaos
Obedience To Gods Word
Finding Gods Heart In Our Time Of Prayer
Earthen Vessels Whos Eyes Are Fixed On God
May Eternity Be Ever Before My Eyes
Compassion and Understanding
The Law Of Law
Weekly Devotions 2019
Weekly Devotions 2019
Doing What God Has Called You To Do Gods Way
Fashioning Holy Patterns Of The Heart
Loosing God In The Midst Of Our Busyness
Suffering For The Sake Of Others
God Is Not Looking For Supermen
God Is Searching for Intercessors in the Church on Earth
The Mindset of Our Present Generation
Its a Whole New World When You Fall in Love
A Self Sufficient God Who Desires Your Insufficient Help
Wisdom: Knowing How To Balance Your Zeal
Joy: A Fruit Of The Spirit
The Influence Of A Life
Rest For The Stressed
Do You Love Your Church?
Ecclesiastes: The Wisdom of Man
Gods Sovereign Symphony-Matthew 18:18-20
Child Like In Jesus
Wearing A Yoke From Our Youth: Part 2
Wearing a Yoke from our Youth: Part I
Filled With The Spirit
Weekly Devotions 2018
Weekly Devotions 2018
A Covenant Relationship With Christ and His Church
We'll Keep The Light On For You
A Slave to Christ
Decisions! Decisions!
A Proverbs 31 Woman
An Attitude of Gratitude
Taking Lightly the Word of God
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF JESUS
Fear
Im Going Fishing
Serving in Silence
A World Full of Orphans
He Made The Stars Also
Living your Life with the Sacred Heart
Stop Trying To Surrender To God
Not My Will But Thine Be Done
God Is Looking For A Man
Gods Image On Earth
2017 Archives
2017 Archives
How God's Will Is Done On Earth As It Is In Heaven
What's In Your Hand
Walking A Tight Rope of Belief
Prayer
Salt That Loses Its Savour
BROKEN FOR GOD'S USE
Jesus Our Example
The Pharisee and the Publican
In The Midst Of Your Accusers
Having A Heart Like Jesus
God is not your Father
Sin: An Old-Fashioned Concept
Rejecting Our Own Cross
Living The Forgiven/Good Life
A Home: A Place For God To Dwell
Three Choices That Every Married Couple Must Make
The Good For Nothing Catholic
I Am Never Eating In A Restaurant Again
Slashed Tires and Shattered Windows-a Lesson for Victims
Counterfeit Catholics
70 Times 7 Forgiveness
I've Fallen And There Is No One To Help Me Up!
The Sound Of Silence
Does Jesus Know My Name?
God Our Father
Living By Faith
Trying To Serve Two Masters
2016 Archives
2016 Archives
God is with us
The Problem With Pebbles
The Little Foxes
Slick Saul
Some Catholics Need To Come out of the Closet
Advent: A Little Lent To Get Rid Of A Lot Of Dirt
To Whom Shall We Go?
When Jesus Took Too Long.
Delays On Our Journey
Stop Groveling in Self Pity
I Laboured in Vain
Escaping the Dark Hole of Depression
Where Are The Men?
Olympic Athletes in the Spiritual Life.
You Had Better Get Ready
What Makes a Man Truly Spiritual
Mistaking the Desert For the Far Country
What Lack Our Traditional Catholic Kids Yet?
How can I pray for my children?
A Study of Simeon's Prophecy
One More Night With The Frogs
Mary our Mother
Others
Pride Vs Humility
An Unfinished Life
Have You Had Your Bath Today?
Designed with Infirmities
How Should We Pray: a Lesson on Praying in Your own Words.
Why should we pray?
Condemnation vs. Conviction
Esteemed by God
Stop Groveling in Your Self (SIN) Pity
The Accused and the Accuser: Commentary on Psalms 108
Silence of the Lamb
Prayer: The language of Faith
No Sweat
Waiting on God While in Service for Him
Do You Know Where You Are Going?
Serial Sinners
Conflicts Between the Brethren
Fixing our Eyes on Jesus
A Tale of the Three Trees
The Shepherds
Feast of the Holy Family: Jesus, Mary and Joseph
What are the bushes you are hiding behind?
Fakers and Frauds
Fine Dining and Fast Food
Principles of Life
Principles of Life
Principles of Life 2024
Principles of Life 2024
How Can We Be Angry and Not Sin?
Principles of Life 2023
Principles of Life 2023
49 Commands of Christ: Words to Live by
Advice To Hurting People
Spiritual Hypochondriacs
Principles Of Life 2022 Archives
Principles Of Life 2022 Archives
Ye Father: Introduction
Ye Fathers
Ye Fathers
Fathers Must Lean On God
Father Must See the Importance of the Present
Fathers Need to See Their Childrens Potential
Fathers Are To Enjoy Their Calling
Your Childrens Birthright
Your Childrens Birthright
Children Have A Right To be Loved
Children Have A Right To Be Accepted
Children Have A Right To Be Disciplined
Children Have the Right to Receive Ongoing Support
Children Have The Right To Be Fathered From The Heart
Children Have A Right To Be Guided Safely
The Perfect Father
The Perfect Father
The Perfect Father Is Loving
The Perfect Father Teaches
The Perfect Father Helps The Imperfect Father
An Approved Father
An Approved Father
Abrahams Command
Abrahams Character
Wisdom, Knowledge, and Understanding: What is the Difference?
What Are The Blessings Of Caring For Aging Parents
Bite the Bullet
Principles of Life 2021 Archives
Principles of Life 2021 Archives
Turning New Year Resolutions Into Habits
To parents whose adult child wants nothing to do with them at Christmas
Stop Sabotaging Yourself
Replacing That Which We Remove
Can My Moral Failures Cause Problems In My Childs Life?
Can I Gain Victory Over Hidden Moral Failure?
Can I Be Free From Sinful Lust?
How Can I Conquer Sinful Habits?
Openness and brokenness in marriage
Energy Giver-Sharing Gods Endless Love With Others
How Can I Maintain A Good Name?
The Importance Of A Good Name
A Call to Technophiles
Standing Alone For Truth
How Can I Overcome Negative Thought Patterns?
What Is Moral Freedom?
You Fathers
You Fathers
Lesson 1 - Understanding the Call to Fatherhood
Lesson 2 - Leading by Example
Lesson 3 - Leading in Family Worship
Lesson 4 - Leading in Meeting Family Needs
Lesson 5 - Leading in Child Development –Teaching
Lesson 6 - Leading in Child Development – Discipline
Lesson 7-Leading In Protecting The Home
Lesson 8 – Meeting Your Children’s Spiritual Needs
Lesson 9: Leading Children Through Adolescence And Youth
Lesson 10: The Rewards Of Being A Faithful Father
Principles of Life 2020 Archives
Principles of Life 2020 Archives
What Are The Consequences Of Not Forgiving?
Engrafting Gods Word into your life: realizing, reflecting on, and responding to the truths of God’s Word
What To Pray For When Praying For Your Countries Leadership
What Is Gods Design For You?
Facing Trials And Tests With Grace
What Does It Mean When We Use The Phrase To “Meditate On Gods Written Word?”
Abiding In The Powerful Grace Of God
Why We Can Thank God in Everything
Why Does God Allow A Person To Lose Their Job?
The Blessings For Those Who Submit To Authority
Discerning Gods Direction In Courtship Through Questions
How To Conquer Laziness
Praying For God’s Provision: Asking In Accord With God’s Word
What Is The Difference Between Logo and Rhema?
What Is Iniquity?
You Might Have Left Your First Love If.....
Twelve “Tongue Tamers”: Scriptures About Controlling Your Words
Seven Basic Principles That Govern Our Personal Lives And Relationships
How Suffering Prepared A Leader: The Story Of Joseph
Symptoms Of Slothfulness (Laziness)
What Kind Of Friends Do You Have
Five Different Types Of Fools
Evidences Of An Angry Spirit
Principles of Life 2019 Archives
Principles of Life 2019 Archives
Some Of God’s Purposes For Allowing Adversity In Our Life
Key Purposes for Spiritual Gifts
Learning to Fear the Lord: Deepening Your Awareness Of God’s Presence
Understanding Postures of Prayer: Letting Your Posture Express The Attitudes of Your Heart
What does it mean to cry out to God?
How Do The Sins Of The Past Generation Affect The Next Generation?
This Is The Voice! How Does God Speak?
The Root Causes Of Anger
Home Productivity
Sex, Love, and Marriage- Introduction
Sex, Love and Marriage-pt 1
Sex, Love and Marriage-Unclean Thoughts
Sex, Love and Marriage-Adultery
The Sin of Masturbation
Sex, Love and Marriage-Over Coming Sexual Sin
Sex, Love, and Marriage -Friendships
Sex, Love, and Marriage- Dating and Petting
Sex, Love, and Marriage-Whats Love Got To Do With It?
Sex, Love, and Marriage- I Cant Help Falling In Love
What Are The Needs Of A Husband And Wife? PT 1
What Are The Needs Of A Wife? PT 2
What Are The Needs Of A Husband PT 3
How Does Courtship Work?
Questions to Consider When Looking for a Vocation in Life
Tearing Down the Walls Between You and Your Children
Engraft God's Word Into Your Life
Can God use bad things that happen to us to accomplish good?
How can I Rekindle my “first love” for the Lord?
Principles of Life 2018 Archives
Principles of Life 2018 Archives
What should we do when we face tests and trials?
Why Does God Let Bad Things Happen?
Did Jesus Christ Yield Personal Rights?
What Is The Root Cause Of A Spirit Of Anger?
Understanding Emotions
How should I deal with irritations?
The Principle of Ownership
How do irritations help fulfill God’s purposes for my life?
Does it matter how I respond to an offender?
How can I develop a forgiving spirit?
Why should I bless those who curse me?
THE CONSEQUENCES OF BITTERNESS
VIEWING FORGIVENESS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF GOD AND MAN
6 BASIC ASPECTS Of FORGIVNESS AND BEING WILLING TO FORGIVE.
God Needs Women
Building Maturity Through Principles
Can God Soften A Heart Hardened By Disappointment And Rebellion?
What to Make of Accusation
Is Rejecting Myself The Same As Rejecting God?
Principles of Life 2017 Archives
Principles of Life 2017 Archives
How Can I Motivate A Teen To Get Up Early In The Morning?
How Can I Gain And Keep The Hearts Of My Children?
What Should I Do If My Authorities Ask Me To Do Wrong?
How To Gain A Clear Conscience When We Have Offended Someone Part 2
How To Gain A Clear Conscience When We Have Offended Someone Part 1
Some Specific Questions On Authority
How to Reduce Your Aggravation
Depressed People Do Not Usually Look Depressed
Principles of Life 2016 Archives
Principles of Life 2016 Archives
Suggestions for Having a Family Devotions
Suggestions on How to Meditate on Scripture
What can I do if my husband is not repentant over moral failure?
How can I learn to control my tongue?
The Poverty of the Prosperity Gospel
What are visible signs of an angry spirit?
How Do Sins Of My Forefathers Affect My Life?
How Is Courtship Different Than Dating?
How Can I Gain Victory Over Impure Thoughts?
7 Steps Of Action When Asked To Do Something You Think is Wrong Part II
7 Steps Of Action When Asked To Do Something You Think is Wrong Part I
How Would You Advise...? Part III
How Would You Advise...? Part II
How Would You Advise...? Part I
3 Consequences Of Rejecting Authority
Human Authority in the Hands of a Skillful God
How To Make Wise Decisions
Four Basic Structures of Authority
Abnormal Social Developments that leads to rebellion
3 Basic Purposes for Authority
Basic Questions People Have on Self Acceptance Part 2
Basic Questions People Have on Self Acceptance Part 1
Basic Steps to Self Acceptance
Basic Insights on Self-Acceptance
Acceptance of Self
The Benefit of Insight In Reading Scriptures and Lives of the Saints
The Benefit of Self-Examination
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