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About Stephen Nielsen

I'm an author, a self publisher, and a painting contractor. I live in beautiful Minnesota, USA . Welcome to my blog site.

Four Benefits of Praying Outside

  I have found that when prayer is practiced outside, during a walk or while sitting in a favorite spot, the rewards of prayer seem greater. Here are four benefits of such prayer.   1. The fresh air of the … Continue reading

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A Poem by Bonhoeffer — from the Book Bonhoeffer

Originally posted on Studying Bible Prophecy:
? ? Here is a poem by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, written to his friend Bethge, while on his second trip to America. As you may detect here, he was overcome with doubts about whether he…

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3 Things that Will Enhance Your Prayer Times

  For some of us, or perhaps most of us, our place of prayer doesn’t seem so appealing. In fact, we don’t seem drawn to prayer at all. Most of the time, we would rather sit in front of the … Continue reading

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It stinks! This whole place stinks.

  You don’t like my house? Does my house stink? That’s right-it stinks! This whole place stinks.   1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us … Continue reading

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Highway in the Bible: 6 Spiritual Meanings

Originally posted on Studying Bible Prophecy:
? The term “highway” is mentioned 23 times in the Bible.  In my study I have come up with six spiritual meanings. Most of this material is pointing to the future millennial kingdom, though…

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3 Things to Discover about the Inner Room—the Beautiful Place of Prayer

 In previous posts I have talked about the beauty of God’s creation and His plan—how He brings us into a love relationship with Himself. Now let me lead you into His house, and into the inner room—the place of prayer, … Continue reading

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The Beauty of God’s Plan: He Has Put Eternity in Our Heart—from Ecclesiastes 3:11

God’s ultimate plan for us is to bring us into a love relationship with Himself.  One way He has designed to accomplish this is by putting within us (within all people from birth) the knowledge and the curiosity of eternity.  … Continue reading

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The Beauty of God’s Plan: He Has Made Everything Beautiful in Its Time

In Ecclesiastes 3:11 it says, “God has made everything beautiful in its time.”  In other words, as Paul tells us in Romans 8:28, God causes all things, for the Christian, to work together for good, or, to fit into His … Continue reading

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Beauty beyond the Senses

When God made the world and all the things in the world He declared that it was “very good.”  In other words, there was nothing out of place; everything was provided for Adam and Eve to be very very happy … Continue reading

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One-World Antichrist System is Coming Soon: Click on Radio Show!

Originally posted on Studying Bible Prophecy:
? ? On Jan Markell’s, March 8, 2014 radio show, Jan, Eric Barger and Jill Martin Rische, talk to Gary Kah about how soon the one-world system is arriving. They also discuss more recent efforts at…

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