The Blended Blog: August 2021

C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional

Saturday March 29, 2025

"Though He were a Son, yet learned He obedience by the things which He suffered."-Hebrews 5:8

We are told that the Captain of our salvation was made perfect through suffering, therefore we who are sinful, and who are far from being perfect, must not wonder if we are called to pass through suffering too. Shall the head be crowned with thorns, and shall the other members of the body be rocked upon the dainty lap of ease? Must Christ pass through seas of His own blood to win the crown, and are we to walk to heaven dryshod in silver slippers? No, our Master's experience teaches us that suffering is necessary, and the true-born child of God must not, would not, escape it if he might. But there is one very comforting thought in the fact of Christ's "being made perfect through suffering"-it is, that He can have complete sympathy with us. "He is not an high priest that cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities." In this sympathy of Christ we find a sustaining power. One of the early martyrs said, "I can bear it all, for Jesus suffered, and He suffers in me now; He sympathizes with me, and this makes me strong." Believer, lay hold of this thought in all times of agony. Let the thought of Jesus strengthen you as you follow in His steps. Find a sweet support in His sympathy; and remember that, to suffer is an honourable thing-to suffer for Christ is glory. The apostles rejoiced that they were counted worthy to do this. Just so far as the Lord shall give us grace to suffer for Christ, to suffer with Christ, just so far does He honour us. The jewels of a Christian are his afflictions. The regalia of the kings whom God hath anointed are their troubles, their sorrows, and their griefs. Let us not, therefore, shun being honoured. Let us not turn aside from being exalted. Griefs exalt us, and troubles lift us up. "If we suffer, we shall also reign with Him."

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Thursday, August 5, 2021

When We Last Spoke movie with giveaway

When We Last Spoke is a movie based on a book by Marci Henna. It is is a heartwarming story of faith, family, and forgiveness. It recently won award(s) at the Crown Awards at the National Religious Broadcasters 2021 Christian Media Convention for: best picture, best narrative, and best supporting actor just to name a few. Some of the cast include: Melissa Gilbert (Little House on the Prairie), Cloris Leachman, and Corbin Bernsen.

I so totally enjoyed this movie. Juliette and Evangeline will keep you laughing and bring you to tears. There are ups and downs in every family and these two sisters are no different. They quickly find themselves having to adjust to family life with grandparents and their father is deployed to Vietnam and their mother farms them off to grandparents. Together they learn to overcome uncertainty and heartbreak.

It is an excellent movie for the whole family to watch. It has humor, battles won (triumphs) and upsets (heartbreaks). This is a movie that you'll want to watch over and over again.

You may watch the film on Amazon Prime or visit our website to find all the ways to view this
powerful movie with the whole family.

Giveaway: One digital code to watch When We Last Spoke. This giveaway is limited to US bloggers only. Be sure to leave a comment with a way for me to contact you if you want to enter the giveaway. I will draw a winner on Thurs. Aug. 19th.

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