Butterflies symbolize transformation, metamorphosis, and spiritual rebirth. If I didn’t know that, I still would have always liked butterflies. Butterflies are a wonder of God’s creation. -cr
Butterflies are a Miracle
April 5, 2026
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Quotes #43…John Cotton 1585-1662
April 3, 2026If it is lawful to translate Hebrew into English to read, then it is lawful to translate David’s verse into English verse to sing.
John Cotton (Click on His name at left to read a short biography of John.)
5 Things Everyone Should Know About John Cotton (Ligonier Ministries)
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Seven Key Differences Between Biblical Christianity and Roman Catholicism
March 27, 2026Tom of excatholic4christ is continuing a 10-part series of videos featuring Mike Gendron. I’ve already planned to re-blog a post where Tom is going to link to all ten of these videos eventually. After watching this one, I feel it is important and needs its own post. After years of being critical of all of the false teaching and false prophets within Protestant churches, the problems with Catholic theology are important to note. So many have gone to a church for years and still don’t understand the basic truths that the church leaders believe and teach. This is because essential truths are often not the topic of messages coming from the church leader(s). Christians need to know what the church they are worshipping in believes. I appreciate Tom’s and I appreciate Mike Gendron’s efforts to help Catholics understand what they believe. Tom and Mike were both brought up as Catholics. -CR
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From the Garden to Glory by Bruce Cooper
March 20, 2026I just finished reading From the Garden to Glory by Bruce Cooper who blogs at the REASONED CASES FOR CHRIST blog. I think every Christian could benefit greatly from reading this excellent work. Bruce examines how God revealed Himself gradually over time, with the Old Testament setting the stage and the New Testament providing fulfillment. Instead of organizing doctrine by topic (like Systematic Theology), Biblical theology tracks the unfolding story of salvation chronologically (redemption history). Bruce covers the entire Bible in 136 pages. I found this very helpful and will be using it as a study reference in the future. Follow the link below to find that Bruce has provided a freely available link to a PDF of this work. May God bless your studies of His Word! -CR
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Quote #40…Richard Baxter 1615-1691 (7)
March 16, 2026Directions for profitable Reading the Holy Scriptures. Direct. 6
“Bring not a carnal mind, which savoreth only fleshly things and is enslaved to those sins which the Scripture doth condemn.
For the carnal mind is enmity against God, and neither is, nor can be subject to His Law (Rom 8:7-8). And the things of God are not discerned by the mere natural man, for they are foolishness to him, and they must be spiritually discerned (2Co 2:14); and enmity is an ill expositor. It will be quarrelling with all and making faults in the Word which findeth so many faults in you. It will hate that Word which cometh to deprive you of your most sweet and dearly beloved sin. Or, if you have such a carnal mind and enmity, believe it not, any more than a partial and wicked enemy should be believed against God Himself, Who better understandeth what He hath written, than any of His foolish enemies.“
(…to be continued)
(e) Rom. 8: 7, 8.
(f) 2 Cor. 2:14
From A Body of Practical Divinity, or A Christian Directory, Vol. 3
Richard Baxter (Click on this link for a short Biography)
Richard Baxter (Click on this link for a longer Biography)
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The Biblical Jesus & The Roman Catholic Jesus
March 13, 2026If we love our Catholic friends, we must tell them that the Jesus of the Bible is not the same Jesus of the Roman Catholic church. This video shows the differences clearly. I’m of the opinion that all Catholics and Protestants should know this information.
I would like to thank Tom of excatholic4christ for sharing this important video.
God Bless you,
Chris Reimers
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Quotes #39…John Owen 1616-1683
March 9, 2026“The growth of trees and plants takes place so slowly that it is not easily seen. Daily we notice little change. But, in course of time, we see that a great change has taken place. So it is with grace. Sanctification is a progressive, lifelong work (Prov 4:18). It is an amazing work of God’s grace and it is a work to be prayed for (Rom 8:27).” – John Owen
“I do not understand how a man can be a true believer, in whom sin is not the greatest burden, sorrow and trouble.” -John Owen
John Owen (Click here for biographical information on John Owen. There are advertisements on the site from which I do not profit. – CR)
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Quotes #38…Thomas Goodwin 1600-1680
February 27, 2026God’s grace and mercy is a bottomless ocean, and it will never run dry.
Thomas Goodwin (Click on Thomas’s name to see his biography, or watch the video below)
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Quotes #35…Richard Baxter 1615-1691 (6)
February 6, 2026Directions for profitable Reading the Holy Scriptures. Direct. 5
‘Remember that it is a universal law and doctrine, written for the most ignorant as well as for the curious; and therefore must be suited in plainness to the capacity of the simple, and yet have matter to exercise the most subtle wits; and that God would have the style, to savour more of the innocent weakness of the instruments, than the matter.’ Therefore be not offended or troubled when the style doth seem less polite than you might think beseemed the Holy Ghost; nor at the plainness of some parts, or the mysteriousness of others : but adore the wisdom and tender condescension of God to his poor creatures.
(…to be continued)
Richard Baxter (Click on Mr. Baxter’s name to learn more about him.)
From A Body of Practical Divinity, or A Christian Directory, Vol. 3.
“As a writer, few men have written more, or to better purpose. His books, for number and variety of matter, might form a library. They contain a treasure of controversial, casuistical, positive, and practical divinity. Such at least was the opinion of the judicious Dr. Bates; nor was he alone of this sentiment. The excellent bishop Wilkins did not hesitate to assert, ‘That he had cultivated every subject he had handled.'”
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Wings of the Wind 
Quotes #44…Thomas Watson 1620-1686
April 8, 2026Great was the work of creation, but greater was the work of redemption. Great wisdom was seen in making us—but more miraculous wisdom in saving us. Great power was seen in bringing us out of nothing—but greater power in helping us when we were worse than nothing. In the creation, God gave us ourselves; in the redemption, He gave us Himself.
Thomas Watson (Click on Watson’s name at left to read a short Biography.)
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