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Site title: The Cripplegate | for a new generation of non-conformists

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The first thanksgiving took place in 1621 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, as the Puritans held a feast to thank God for His blessings. Throughout our time as British colonies, we celebrated thanksgiving at various times and for different reasons. The first national Thanksgiving Day was observed December 18, 1777, after the Americans won a significant battle against the British in...

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On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Wittenburg Church, igniting the Protestant Reformation. Luther was not trying to start a political or a spiritual revolution but attempting to begin a conversation about the theological problem of indulgences.

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As we conclude our study on each aspect of the fruit of the Spirit, it is important to tie them all together and discuss the one thing absolutely necessary for successful spiritual gardening.

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For many, self-control is the most difficult virtue of the Spirit’s fruit. Our society has, for the most part, given up on modeling self-control. What used to be considered a virtue is now labeled restrictive, legalistic, controlling, old-fashioned, and even foolish. Our culture tells us: “Be controlled by self, don’t control yourselves. Whatever impulses, desires, feelings, ...

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