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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.

Why Prayer is Necessary: #7 – To Obtain Freedom from Anxiety

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Anxiety is a terrible thing.  It is a state of uneasiness and worry, of fearfulness and dread.  But prayer can make it all go away; when you pray God will help you to see that…

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Three Warnings Against Deception

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From Matthew 7:15-27, Jesus presents to His disciples three pictures with three warnings. The first picture is of the false prophets who will come to them in sheep’s clothing (verses 15-20). This warning is addressed…

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Abstract Photography: Reflections On the water

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Cloud Formations

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Ten Signs of Self-Deception

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I have been following the sermons of D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones in his Studies in the Sermon on the Mount. In the last few posts, particularly on Matthew 7:21-23, Jesus has told us straight out that…

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America, What Can We do?

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What’s happening in America and what can we do? I just heard Newt Gingrich on his podcast. He has good things to say about what’s happening. I also listen to Bill O’Reilly and he also…

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Why Prayer is Necessary: #6 – To Obtain Mercy and Grace

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Jesus Christ, our great High Priest, is fully human and fully God.  The human side of Him makes Him able to be sympathetic and merciful toward us, and the God side of Him makes Him…

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Unconscious Hypocrisy

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Unconscious Hypocrisy is actually the title of a sermon by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, which was recoded in his book Studies in the Sermon on the Mount. The following is just a few notes I took…

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Why Prayer is Necessary: #5 – To Obtain Fullness of Joy

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Jesus said in John 16:24, “Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full.”  The teaching here is that when we ask…

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The Dried-Up Mississippi River

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Here in Minnesota parts of the Mississippi River is all dried up. It’s kind of a sad sight. A grey Heron is on a scavenger hunt. I few low spots still have water, but not…

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