Tag: Faith
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Grace When You Are Stressed Out
I’ve been stressed out quite a bit lately. My wife and I’s job is a never-ending stream of issues and challenges. We are having to move houses, for which there is never a good time. We find ourselves in a generally frustrating season of not doing what we would really like to be doing, but…
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Missionary Kids
Plenty of emphasis is placed on the dangers raising children on the mission field brings. The thought of crime and disease sends shivers down the spine of a parent contemplating “the life overseas”. Choosing missions for your kids causes them miss out on grandparents and culture in our home countries. It becomes so easy to whether…
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Instructions Not Included
Have you ever attempted to assemble a child’s toy without the instructions? If you are a Dad, the answer is “Of Course!” Eventually, even the best dad will succumb to the inevitable instruction manual searching when attempting to assemble a “simple” toy. We often treat our lives this way. We do our best to…
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God Does Not Need You To Protect Him
When I teach on the grace of God, people are always concerned that God might not realize people like to work the system or find loopholes. They make statements like, “God won’t allow people to get away with sin” or “They will only be forgiven as they forgive.” I understand this. When we stare into…
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Religious Activism of the Insecure
I was sitting in a church service recently. The pastor used the phrase “Religious activism of the insecure.” to describe our attempts to do good in order to earn merit with God. This phrase stuck me. I did not hear much more of the sermon! As believers we are great at promoting activism or good…