Blog
Articles, essays, and devotions.
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How Is Sheltering in Place Going to Change Us?
We are homebound with children and spouses, separated from friends and family, surrounded by grief and loss, and within touching distance of a virus. What role does our faith play in this predicament?
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3 Ways of Thinking that Can Help you Adjust to Change
The pandemic has thrust us into a new world and altered our lives. How are you adjusting to the change?
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The Virus I Hope to Catch from Chinese Christians
I wish I caught this virus from the Chinese.
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Do We Get a Break from Serving God?
We do not retire from our calling. We do not take vacations. Our mission ends only when our journey on earth ends.
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Outsiders or Insiders?
Jesus, our Lord and Savior, became an outsider so that we can have rich, free, and new lives.
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What are you really thankful for?
I want to be able to love God for who He is and not for what He gives me.
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Fear, Faith, and Future
With God by my side, and God going ahead of me, all I need to face the future is faith, faith in His goodness and sovereignty.
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Death
“What does death mean to you?” I stared at the question on the volunteer application form. I was applying to volunteer at a local hospice. I left the question unanswered, hoping to get back to it after I had tackled all the easy questions on the form. The timing for pondering over life and death turned out to be perfect. In my Bible study that week, we studied the life and death of Stephen (Acts 6-7). Stephen’s ministry and teaching attract the ire of the Sanhedrin who accuse him of blaspheming against Moses and God. Stephen, fully aware of the seriousness of the allegations, neither cowers nor relents. His impassioned speech not only declares the truth…
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A Boy and His Dog
"As the years went by, Ryan pined for a furry friend. He dreamed of playing with his dog in the park, reading books to his puppy pal, and teaching him funny tricks. Excitedly, but patiently, he waited. And waited."
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Five Minute Friday – “Culture”
I wanted to do or say something to comfort him. I wanted to tell him that I understood how it felt to be discriminated for being different. I wanted to hug him. But I froze.