Man-centered or God-centered?

Christianity today is man-centered, not God-centered. God is made to wait patiently, even respectfully, on the whims of men. The image of God currently popular is that of a distracted Father, struggling in heartbroken desperation to get people to accept a Saviour of whom they feel no need and in whom they have very little […]

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Christ, our joy

A. W. Tozer: If men do not have joy in their hearts they will seek it somewhere else.  If Christians are forbidden to enjoy the wine of the Spirit they will turn to the wine of the flesh for enjoyment.  The human heart with its divine capacity for holy pleasure must no longer be allowed […]

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Promises that do not fail

Being a truth teller is fundamental to godly character (Ps. 15:2b).  Where truthfulness is absent, godliness is absent.  That’s one reason it is so important to keep promises.  A promise-keeper is a God emulator.  For God keeps His word.  He always has.  He always will.  And Joshua 21 is one demonstration of that truth. Hundreds […]

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Free Tozer audio book

This month Christian Audio is making A. W. Tozer’s book The Pursuit of God (unabridged) available for free. Instructions are as follows: Add the download to your cart and use the coupon code JUL2010 when prompted to receive this month’s free download! You must use the code to receive the download for free.  Already use […]

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Dry and thirsty?

Many years ago, my brother and I went on a hiking expedition in the Cleveland National Forest in Southern California. Unfortunately, we were ill-equipped for the day. What began as a cool, refreshing, spring-like morning quickly developed into a hot, parching, dead-of-summer day. Soon I was overcome with the most overwhelming drive to quench my […]

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Tozer on spiritual maturity

For the last couple of weeks, we’ve been thinking on Sunday morning about spiritual maturity as both the goal and result of ministry.  All our efforts in the church and in our relationships are to see spiritual maturity produced in others, and when we make that our goal, God will accomplish that very thing! This […]

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God, the promise keeper

Being a truth teller is fundamental to godly character (Ps. 15:2b).  Where truthfulness is absent, godliness is absent.  That’s one reason why it is so important to keep promises.  A promise-keeper is a God emulator.  For God keeps His word.  He always has.  He always will.  And this passage is one demonstration of that truth. […]

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Today’s Quote – Unity (Tozer)

A. W. Tozer: Has it ever occurred to you that one hundred pianos all tuned to the same fork are automatically tuned to each other?  They are of one accord by being tuned, not to each other, but to another standard to which each one must individually bow.  So one hundred worshipers met together, each […]

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Today’s Quote – Sin (Tozer)

A. W. Tozer, The Knoweldge of the Holy: Sin has many manifestations but its essence is one.  A moral being, created to worship before the throne of God, sits on the throne of his own selfhood and from that elevated position declares, “I AM.”  that is sin in its concentrated essence; yet because it is […]

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Book Review: A Passion for God

Title:  A Passion for God:  the Spiritual Journey of A. W. Tozer Author:  Lyle Dorsett Publisher:  Moody Press, 2008; 189 pp. $14.95 Recommendation (4-star scale):  Shortly after beginning seminary, I purchased a small anthology of A. W. Tozer’s works.  I did not need to read long before I was taken by this writer.  I knew […]

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