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For the majority of my Christian walk, I felt that I had to be perfect. I needed to be kind, loving, compassionate, empathetic, accepting—basically Christ-like. I needed to live with a “What would Jesus do?” mentality forever. And when I…
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Reporting on Mongolian Evangelism The germination time for a seed can vary anywhere from one day to one year. Some seeds even have periods of dormancy that can last for several years before successful germination and growth can be achieved. Who would have…
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When Israelites talk of their fathers, and speak of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Abraham we understand—maybe Isaac as well. But Jacob is not easy to understand. In case of Abraham, we understand although he made some mistakes, just based on one story he…
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Luke 6:32: If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. And if you lend to those from whom you expect…
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Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. 1 Peter 3:3 Is this verse talking about jewelry? Or is this a legalistic view of the text? 32, M, GA The topic in this passage…
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Why do you have a relationship with God? Is it for the result of heaven? What if there was no heaven? I remember this one Friday night vespers I had, when I was in late middle school or early high school. Our pastor asked us, “Would you still follow God…
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Lori and Reba Schappel are conjoined twins. They were born joined in their heads with two bodies. They share the same frontal lobe but surprisingly have individual and separate thoughts. They are unable to walk together and Lori carries Reba on a high-rise…
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A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed. Matthew 16:4 We often live our lives praying, “God, if this happens…than I know…
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As I lay on the exam table, frantically scanning the off-white, outdated, rectangular ceiling tiles, I kept thinking, “This isn’t happening. This can’t be happening.” The nurse was pressing the Fetal Doppler against every inch of…
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As I was driving up from San Antonio to Dallas on Sunday night of Labor Day weekend, I approached a sea of red lights. The cars were not moving an inch. So I popped in a CD of one of the speakers at this year’s East Coast Korean Camp Meeting. Normally,…
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