I love to hear people’s stories. To hear about where they came from. How they came to be where they are. What they are doing now, and what their plans are for the future. And if they have time to listen, I love to tell my story too. Telling our life stories seems to be…
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If you truly believe in the value of life, you care about all of the weakest and most vulnerable members of society. — Joni Eareckson Tada The disciples who walked with Jesus along the roads of Galilee and Judea saw firsthand that He valued every human life. They witnessed that He cared deeply for the…
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Truth: Good works do not earn salvation. Equally true: Good works provide the evidence of salvation. The clear and consistent teaching of Scripture is that faith and works are intrinsically and inseparably connected. • John the Baptist connected faith and deeds when he called for “a fruit consistent with repentance” (Luke 3:8). When the crowds…
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Our differences need not divide us, because even as we are unique and individual, we are also all one. — Henry Kimsey-House, leadership coach Today’s leadership gurus often promote biblical relationship principles without necessarily being aware of the source. We can well imagine, for example, the apostle Paul making a statement similar to the one…
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A “serious argument” broke out in the church at Antioch (Acts 15:2). The Greek word translated here as “argument” is staseos. It comes from a word that means “to stand” (as in “to take a stand”) and can carry the meaning of a dispute or even a riot. In Acts 19:40 the CSB translates the…
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