Why Did Jesus Have to Die?
Why did Jesus have to die?
The Bible explains that this was the plan that God laid out from the initial sin of Adam—but it does not explain why God chose that specific method. One thing I surmise is that it certainly gets my attention to realize that the "penalty" of my sinful actions carries a very high price. Sometimes... >Read More
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How Much Sin Will God Forgive?
First of all, we all sin. Sin is very real in our lives. We do many things that aren’t pleasing to God.
Acknowledging that you sin is a huge step. A lot of people sin and don't think there's anything wrong with it while some people finally come to see how destructive sin can be. But God does not want... >Read More
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How Good is Good Enough?
Throughout history, religious leaders preached a familiar message. It went something like this: If you're good, really good all the time, then just maybe you'll be good enough to get into heaven. Of course, no one really knew where the cut-off point was.
Is 50% goodness good enough?
That seems a little too low ... until, that is, we examine...... >Read More
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The Greatest Adventure
It was exciting, and a little bit scary. I thought it was the greatest adventure I would ever experience, but the adventure was just beginning.
I was sixteen years old. My parents had decided to move our family from our home in Jordan to begin a new life in Canada. I left behind everything I knew when we got on... >Read More
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Typhoons, Tarot Cards, and Trials
This is a story of a changed life, as told to Power to Change Ministries.
Born in Tokyo in the 1960's to Canadian missionary parents, I was sent away to a very strict boarding school at age five. I came home with welts and bruises but lied to my parents about how they happened. I felt abandoned. I planned how... >Read More
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Healed Heart
This is a story of a changed life, as told to Power to Change Ministries.
I am a healer.
At the age of fifty-five, I have spent most of my life as a doctor caring for sick children in kindergartens in Volgograd, Russia. This part of my life is clear and easy to understand. For many years, however, one piece of... >Read More
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Deciding for Myself
There was still something missing in my life, and I didn't know what it was. I wasn't sure where to find it. I thought I had everything I needed.
Growing up in Alexandria, Egypt, in a comfortable home with my parents, sisters and brother, I had little to complain about. My father worked for a petroleum company for many years... >Read More
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