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“We know that we all possess knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.” (1 Cor. 8:1) Have you ever met a know-it-all? He (or she) justifiably has a lot of information in his brain, and he wants to let the world know every bit of it. You’ll know when you’ve met one if they... Continue Reading →
By Cathy Spangler In the last decade, it has become popular on television to see different make-overs. Sometimes it is a wardrobe, haircut, and make-up that bring a drastic change. But other times entire homes are transformed from run-down to state-of-the-art in just a few days! “Anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new... Continue Reading →
By Cathy Spangler Experts say that the most easily-remembered of our five senses is smell. We forget many parts of a song days after we have heard, or even sung, it for the first time. In many cases, our recollection of the specifics of what we see starts to fade mere hours after an event. ... Continue Reading →
"Teach us to number our days, that we may present to You a heart of wisdom" (Psalm 90:12). Time is a precious resource, and there often doesn't seem to be enough of it. But the truth is, how you invest the minutes and hours you've been given demonstrates what's most important to you. For instance,... Continue Reading →
"I am convinced that NOTHING can ever separate us from God's love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow - not even the powers of hell can separate us from God's love" (Romans 8:38 NLT). There may be something on your mind - a... Continue Reading →
“Now those who were with me saw the light but did not hear the voice of the one who was speaking to me.” (Acts 22:9 NRSV) Arrested and standing before a mob ready to lynch him, Paul relates the story of his conversion. It was the seminal moment of his life; quite literally (as well... Continue Reading →
“Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed, that her sin has been paid for…” (Is. 40:1-2). Between chapter 39 and chapter 40 of Isaiah, we see a transition. Chapters 1-39 have been a warning to God’s people that they needed... Continue Reading →
By Raphael Rosado I really admire people who have a true vocation for what they do! As the saying goes: “If you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life.” However, it’s important to understand that passion is not an accident, neither is it innate or the result of success. For... Continue Reading →
By Charles W. Christian Lent is the approximately forty day period leading up to Easter Sunday. It is meant to be a time of preparation and reflection that is patterned after Jesus’ forty days in the wilderness at the beginning of His earthly ministry (Mark 1:12-13; Matt. 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13). As we have entered this... Continue Reading →
Did you know today is the last day of our 40 Days of Prayer for the cities of Mesoamerica? In Genesis, we start every year by dedicating ourselves in intercession for the urban populations in our region. We have prayed that God would give us his vision for the city. We have prayed that God... Continue Reading →
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