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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.

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These days are cast like a spell, stretched taut and seamless across two seasons. Spun from sunlight and warm winds, they’re days with bright promise still inside them, nested there like pearls. The high vaulting…

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Five Benefits of Weakness – from 2 Corinthians 4:7-18

  Everyone gets old.  And because we are old we feel more and more pain in our weak body.  But for the Christian there are some benefits to having a weak body.  Here are five benefits derived from the above passage: … Continue reading

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Quiet Time: Exemplified By Jesus

A quiet time is just that—a special time that we have set aside to be quiet.  It is a time that we have planned and set aside to be alone with God in silence, without distractions, for the purpose of … Continue reading

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A Veil: For Some It Remains; For Others It Is Taken Away – from 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:6

  2 Corinthians 3:12-4:6 Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold. 13 We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at it while the radiance … Continue reading

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3 Reasons Why God Speaks to Us

  Knowing the reasons why God speaks to us is especially helpful in hearing His voice, as it supplies us with a basis and a motivation to listen to Him.    1.  God speaks to reveal His purposes.  God has … Continue reading

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Those Who Suffer For Christ Will Always Be Comforted By God – from 2 Corinthians 1:5, 7

  2 Corinthians 1:5, 7 You can be sure that the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ…We are confident that as you share in suffering, you will also share God’s … Continue reading

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Five Ways God Speaks To Us

  1.  Through an inner voice.  This inner voice is the voice of all three persons of the trinity of God, because they are all one.  When we hear the voice of one person we are hearing, or at least … Continue reading

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How God Speaks To Us

The writer to the Hebrews, in Hebrews 1:1-2, said, “God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son…” From … Continue reading

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Making Room for Love – from 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Man Cradles His Sick Dog in Lake Superior I ran across this picture and thought it would be fitting for this post.  Click on the title to read about this heartwarming story of the love this man shows for his … Continue reading

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Judge Nothing Before the Time – from 1 Corinthians 4:3-5

  How do you evaluate your life and ministry?  Who do you listen to?  I’m sure Paul had a lot of critics, a lot voices giving him advice.  But the voice he listened to the most was the Lord’s.  He … Continue reading

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