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"I Will Fight For Your Right to Disagree"
Last month while traveling abroad, one of the interesting questions I encountered from Brazilians who wanted to know more about the American way of life came from my interpreter Grazielle as we rode a bus one afternoon between different communities within the City of Niteroi. Grazielle said "I see all of the news reports on television and all of ( Read more... ) -
Trust Beats Fear . . . jeremiah 17:7-8
I read the story about a recent city council meeting where the possibilities for a certain project were narrowed down to two choices and then the councilmen reached a stalemate on how to move forward as each choice has pros and cons that seemed to offset each other choice's advantages and disadvantages. Each of the choices had as much support as ( Read more... ) -
Afflictions Given Reluctantly . . . Lamentations 3:33
The Lord will not cast off forever. Though He causes grief, yet He will show compassion according to the multitude of His mercies. For He does not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men. Lamentations 3:31-33
I am encouraged to know that when God does cause grief, it is for wise and holy ends, and God does not delight in our calamities. ( Read more... ) -
Dual Citizenship . . . Luke 20:25
Last month in Brazil, I befriended Rafael, who plays lead guitar for the Christian group called "Band Tenda". Rafael was a big encouragement because his grasp of spoken English was better than most of the native Brasilians in the City of Niteroi. During times when I spoke to his church's congregation I would use a Portuguese-speaking interpreter, ( Read more... ) -
Defeating Persistent Personal Sin
Recently in response to a difficulties that my friend has been going through, I shared some ideas with him that helped to pull my own thoughts together. The issue is how to deal with a sin in one's life that won't stay conquered when a temptation keeps reappearing. I'll speak as to myself, but see whether or not it also applies to you.
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Prayer, An Act of Faith . . . Matthew 13:58
Now He [Jesus] did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief. Matthew 13:58. And speaking of the Children of Israel in the Old Testatment, How often they provoked Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert! Yes, again and again they tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel. They did not remember His power. Psalms 78 ( Read more... ) -
Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita and Intelligent Design
As we enter this new hurricane season, I was reminded of a National Public Radio broadcast last September where NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr observed that President Bush had “staked out a non-position” on the debate between evolution and intelligent design. President Bush said “both sides ought to be properly taught in the schools of ( Read more... ) -
Ten Suggestions To Avoid Wasting Your Cancer
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God's Passion for God's Glory
When God made the universe, His goal was not to make a habitat for man, but rather to make a statement about Himself. As He fashioned earth, God was not creating a global environment we all would really love and enjoy. He was thinking mostly about Himself ( Read more... ) -
One Solitary Life
He was born in an obscure village ( Read more... )