These blogs are short Scriptural teachings and are othen devotional in nature.
“Stop judging others, and you will not be judged. For others will treat you as you treat them. Whatever measure you use in judging others, it will be used to measure how you are judged.” I found out something really bad about myself not long ago. I realized that I judge others by the Standard […]
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“The will of God is just beyond your comfort zone.” As Annie and I have been working hard on getting everything done that we need to do so we can move to Brazil, the reactions from people have been priceless. Our friends are incredibly supportive and encouraging. We feel their support and prayers every
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Explorer Ernest Shackleton placed the above recruitment ad in the newspaper to enlist men for his 1914 journey to the South Pole. He was not exaggerating. The journey was dangerous and their ship was trapped in ice and crushed, stranding the men. It took over a year, but Shackleton led all of his men to
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Are you looking for a job? I don’t think the Pony Express is hiring anymore but what an exciting job that must have been. The money would surely have been enticing. $25 a week was a lot of money. Most unskilled laborers only made about $1 a week in wages so this would be a
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“When the Religious Leaders heard that Jesus had arrived, they came and started to argue with him. Testing him, they demanded that he show them a miraculous sign from heaven to prove his authority.” This confrontation between Jesus and the Pharisees has always fascinated me. It is bracketed by two extraordinary miracles. Right before it,
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“Fear only bothers you when you try to do something that matters.” Jon Acuff In most of our lives, we can avoid having to deal with fear by avoiding doing things that are risky. Fear does not attack the status quo or the average life. Fear assails the life that tries to step out of
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We were issued our permanent Brazilian visas this week! This means that we are all systems go to get back to Curitiba. Thanks so much to everyone who has been praying with us. We started working on the visa back in September, right after we got to the US after being in Brazil for six
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“I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m on my way.” Carl Sandburg “Watch the path of your feet and all your ways will be established.” Solomon We hear much talk in society about the importance of “progress.” Politicians and leaders talk about the progress that we make under their enlightened leadership. Social leaders often
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Paul told Timothy that Demas had deserted him. With his next breath, Paul says, “Only Luke is with me.” What made Luke stick around? He had to know that his very acquaintance with Paul could have had him arrested and executed as well. I think that Luke had tapped into something important here. Paul needed Luke,
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“Do your best to come to me quickly, for Demas, because he loved this world, has deserted me and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia. Only Luke is with me.” Demas is probably not a name that most Christians are familiar with. He is not a famous Bible character
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