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I wonder what the first-century Christians would think about a church that is basically a social club? I can understand why people would want a church that is comfortable, but maybe we should start thinking about church as a verb instead of a noun; something that we actively participate in rather than a place we visit once a week. I know there...
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Feeling Grief Grieving is a unique experience. It’s a process that is as...
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Where is God’s Mercy in the Headlines? “Police believe they found remains of 10-year-old girl.” “Game warden killed after...
Elizabeth Buhler, then the oldest Canadian living in Canada, was just weeks away from her 112 birthday when she passed away. In a write-up for the National Post, Joe O'Conner said: She deserves a medal, a badge, a eulogy from the Prime Minister and a half-page entry in the Canadian Encyclopedia under the heading: “An Extraordinary Ordinary Life.” Elizabeth...
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Written by Peng Fei, translated by Henry Tung When I reflect back on my childhood days, the most beautiful songs that went around my house were hymns. Oftentimes when I’m alone in the backyard, I can’t help but start praising the Lord with beautiful hymns like “Ten Children Approach and Accepting Jesus”, or singing “Shake Back...
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Thirty minutes from my home flows the Fraser River, a major thoroughfare for millions of migrating salmon that return each summer to spawn in its tributaries. We fishers catch them by casting long lines into quick currents, and when a 5-lb beauty hooks on, the fight can be fun and furious. So what does fishing for sockeye say about friendship...
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Can God and politics mix? Is blending them a recipe for suppressing freedoms, grabbing votes, or promoting the public good? God-talk has become popular among US politicians. Leaders contemplating faith-in-action would do well to look back two centuries to William Wilberforce, the famous British parliamentarian who led a grueling but bipartisan...
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This is part 8 of a 8 part series – How You Can Be Filled with the Holy Spirit Expanded Empowered to Share Being filled with the Holy Spirit enables you to tell others about Christ. Christ said to His disciples, "Follow Me and I will make you fishers of men." The primary purpose for which you are filled with the Holy Spirit is to make...
6 Comments » This is part 7 of a 8 part series – How You Can Be Filled with the Holy Spirit Expanded The Steps to Being Filled with the Holy Spirit By faith, you can trust God right now to fill you. We are filled with the Holy Spirit by faith. How did you become a Christian? By faith. "It is by grace you have been saved, through faith -- and this...
2 Comments » This is part 6 of a 8 part series – How You Can Be Filled with the Holy Spirit Expanded Why Not? Reason 2: Unbelief Doubting God's character and fearing the unknown are also obstacles. Lack of knowledge is not the only reason that Christians are not filled with the Holy Spirit. Many of them basically do not believe in God's trustworthiness...
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