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Practicing the Presence of God

Brenda Hoekstra·2018-02-01
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Did you ever hear someone say, “I can glorify God by washing the dishes for him” or, “I can worship God by working on my car engine or while taking a walk in the woods”? People that speak this way often have been influenced by a teaching that is called “practicing the presence of God.” It originated with a 17th century monk named Nicolas Herman, better known as Brother Lawrence, in a secluded French Catholic Monastery. Practicing the Presence of God is a book put together after the death of...

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Author
Brenda Hoekstra
Date

2018-02-01

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Beacon Lights
Scripture References
Colossians 3:23
Matthew
Matthew 6:9-13Matthew 19:21
Acts 2:41-42
Hebrews 5:12-14
James 1:27
Psalms 139:7-10
Romans 1:20
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