These posts discuss various aspects of personal development. They focus on practical ways that we can bring change to our lives.
Isaac, the child of the promise, lived a fairly uneventful life. His main claim to fame is that he fathered twins, Esau and Jacob. Jacob’s name was later changed to Israel. His twelve sons and their families formed the original Twelve Tribes of Israel. Jacob’s story is another one of the major narratives in Genesis. […]
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Both the Jewish and Christian Bibles start with the Book of Genesis. This fascinating book provides an account of the earth’s origins, the creation of mankind, sin, redemption and the Twelve Tribes of Israel. The first two chapters provide the Creation Story. While the story of Abraham covers fourteen chapters, the Creation Story only takes
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Many companies and businesses provide in-service training for their staff. This training can cover a variety of topics such as customer service, communication skills, computer skills, safety, ethics, and many other topics. There can also be specific skills taught to a sub-set of the organization. If a factory installed a new piece of equipment on
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Every year, close to one and a half million drivers are arrested for DUI in the United States. It is never a good idea to get into the car with a driver that is impaired. The reality, however, is that it happens every single day. There are several different scenarios that can play out for
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As we move deeper into the new Millennium, many Christians are wondering what God is doing in the world today. Does God have a new strategy to reach people with the message of His love? Is the Holy Spirit working in new ways in a new millennium? A better question that we might ask is,
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There are other early writings that have been referred to as “gospels.” An excellent resource is Bart Ehrman’s book, Lost Scriptures : Books that Did Not Make It into the New Testament. This book is a collection of early Christian and gnostic writings. The book is Ehrman’s own, very readable, translation of these works. In
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Is the New Testament complete? Are there missing passages or books? This post will focus on a few issues in the New Testament that have created questions among scholars over the centuries. Since the Gospels come first in the New Testament, it might be good to ask whether or not there were other credible gospel
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I preached this message recently at C3 Church Curitiba. It was part of our “Prosperity” series. It is so important that we have God’s view and understanding of money. The Bible has much more to say about our finances than most people realize. Generosity is one of the keys that unlocks God’s blessings in our
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Anyone who has trained with weights for a long period of time has experienced a plateau in their training, whether they have realized it or not. A plateau is when the individual stops seeing gains, stops getting stronger, and possibly even loses strength. There are ways to prevent this “plateau effect.” Prevention is much better
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Here in the Southern Hemisphere, Winter is quickly approaching. Winter in Curitiba doesn’t get as cold as it does in some parts of the world, but the temps often drop into the 40’s (farenheit) with a lot of rain. Very few homes have central heat so it definitely gets a little chilly! Annie and I
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