Since September of last year, I have been serving as a student missionary in Rwanda, Africa. I work at the Gakoni Adventist Orphanage, comprised of 73 children ranging in age from 2 to 24-years-old. The orphanage is located at the end of a very…
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The 1st century Christians just experienced their first persecution. They were getting way too LOUD with the J word and the R word. Jesus and Resurrection People who didn’t like these two words began to threaten…
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* This is Part 3 of a 3-part series on "Overcoming Temptation." Read Part 1 or Part 2. Many times it can be discouraging when we make mistakes. The guilt and shame from our mistakes have a way of keeping us from receiving forgiveness and…
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(Read Part 1 here) What is the gospel? The short answer: The truth about God as revealed in the life and death of Jesus Christ. I believe that one of the clearest definitions of the gospel can be found in 2 Corinthians 4:3-6. Let’s study…
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Two patriarchs were beloved by God. Two patriarchs were rich with crops and livestock galore. Two patriarchs lived in the same region and in the same period of earth’s history. Two patriarchs had deep, profound relationships with the Divine and heard…
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If you’ve been a part of the Korean Adventist community long enough, you are bound to have been a part of or have heard of a church split. No, I’m not referring to a church plant where a smaller church is intentionally created. If you…
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How do you war against the mind? How do you subdue thoughts? “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God,…
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(this article is continued from Part 1) There is a Korean dental student on the Bangladesh mission team who has five children and a husband at home waiting for her to get back from ministering to the people here. Five! Let this example serve as a…
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Perhaps many of you are waking up in comfortable beds as I write this. Some of you will eat out today at your favorite restaurant. Some of you will buy something expensive for yourself or a significant other today. Most of you will complain…
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Shortly after Christ's resurrection, and just before His ascension to heaven, Christ appeared to his disciples and commanded them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature." (Mark 16:15) What is the gospel? I can’t…
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