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Author: Matthew Ruttan

Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Are You Suffering From The Crisis Of Purpose?Podcast

Sunday, September 16, 2018 Matthew Ruttan

Holocaust survivor and psychiatrist Victor Frankl said, "Ever more people today have the means to live, but no meaning to live for." He was referring to what I call "the crisis of purpose". I think that it's a huge part of the general … Read more

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The Best Way To Stand Up For SomeonePodcast

Saturday, September 1, 2018 Matthew Ruttan

I have three children, two girls and a boy. Several years ago, I was wrestling with the older girl and the boy. We do that a lot. Imagine screams mixed with laughter and the occasional head bonk. They charge at me and I grab them, swing … Read more

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Thursday, September 10, 2026 – In the Middle East 1 — How do we respond to suffering, tragedy? Abdullah<i>, an Arab refugee brother, was killed in a tragic car accident not long ago. He was the informal leader of a small group of believers, the only Arabic-speaking refugee fellowship on our side of the city. The group, a mix of believers and seekers, is still grieving Abdullah's</i> death and wrestling with hard questions about God, His goodness, and why suffering seems relentless in their lives.

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Today's Verse

Isaiah 46:4 – [The Lord says,] "Even to your old age and gray hairs, I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you. (NIV)5

Today's Daily Manna

2 Corinthians 1:20 – For no matter how many promises God has made, they are Yes in Christ. And so through him the Amen is spoken by us to the glory of God. (NIV)

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  • Today's Bible Reading:2 Psalm 121
  • Today's One-Year3 Bible Passage: Numbers 17-20
  • Today's Two-Year4 Bible Passages: 1 Samuel 2; 1 Corinthians 2:6-16
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Today's Thought

I clearly recognize that all good is in God alone, and that in me, without Divine Grace, there is nothing but deficiency... The one sole thing in myself in which I glory, is that I see in myself nothing in which I can glory. – Catherine of Genoa6

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