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Darren Hewer recently earned his Master of Theological Studies degree from Tyndale Seminary in Toronto, ON, where he lives. In his spare time he enjoys web design, video games, reading and hockey. He is grateful for this opportunity to do the Lord’s work as part of Power to Change Ministries. Visit Darren’s website. www.whyfaith.com Email […] Read More >
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My Spiritual Journey: >Throughout high school, I relied on myself and my friends to be happy, believing that if I fulfilled my life goals by pursuing success in all things and surrounded myself with enough people, I would be happy and secure. >As a child I’d hear people say, "God loves you", never understanding the […] Read More >
Tags: Charles Stanley, eternal life, faith, God, happy, Jesus, secure
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my family | my faith The importance of family: >Family has been an important part of my life. Maybe even too important. Growing up, I did my best to obey my parents, thinking that if I was good, my family would be all right. I thought that doing good things like obeying them would be […] Read More >
Tags: faith, Family, God, Jesus, LIFE, relationship, spirituality
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History snapshot – Talk about culture shock After graduating from the University of British Columbia, I spent two and half years working in Taipei, the capital city of Taiwan. No culture shock going there because I was born and grew up there for part of my childhood … Everything goes by so quickly in Taipei […] Read More >
Tags: snow boarding, taipei, taiwan, university
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Sherry’s Spiritual Journey: >Spirituality is the core of who we are. In the formative years (teenage and especially university years), we make crucial decisions that affect the rest of our lives. For myself, I’ve learned to go for truth… to build my life on something that will not crumble in 30 years. Before I discovered […] Read More >
Tags: abuse, Academics, church, foster care, God, Jesus, self-esteem, self-help, spirituality, sports, trust, university, youth group
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overcoming hurt | misconceiving God | my faith in university My high school experience: >As stereotypical as it may sound, I was painfully trying to find acceptance in the popular crowd in high school. I tried subtlety changing my attitude, behavior and appearance to conform to the group I wished to please. Eventually I came […] Read More >
Tags: emotional, God, Jesus, love, People, relationships, save
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my major | advice | campus life | who I am | my spirituality Choosing my major: >When I was considering what major I should take, I talked to different people and then decided after finding out more. >When you’re a business student, there are lots of opportunities to talk to people, be with people, […] Read More >
Tags: business, LIFE, network, People, university, World
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My spiritual journey: >In the Chinese culture, you’re raised and encouraged to always be the best of the best. I lived for people’s approval, to be praised by others. When people said I did a good job, I would feel valuable and confident. When there wasn’t praise, I was unhappy. >I thought that God was […] Read More >
Tags: God, heart, Jesus Christ, LIFE, moving, spiritual
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Searching for Satisfaction >In high school I was curious about things my friends did, things like drinking, smoking, dating guys, swearing. I would lie to my parents about some of the things I did because I didn’t think they would approve. For awhile it was fun to be included in these things; it was exciting […] Read More >
Tags: college, drinking, God, Jesus, relationships, smoking, student, university
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