4 Bible Verses to Help You Pray During Difficult Times
What do you say when there are no words? You suffer daily from an incurable disease. A loved one receives a terminal diagnosis. A child passes away in a tragic accident. There are times when suffering can overwhelm our souls and leave us feeling like even praying is impossible. Even at the deepest points of our suffering and grief, God…
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How to Pray for Mozambique
On March 15, 2019, a tropical cyclone struck Mozambique. Cyclone Idai barreled through Mozambique with 100-mile-per-hour winds and torrential rains causing widespread destruction. Beira, the capital of the Sofala Province, was hit the hardest. The Rev. Valente Tomas Tseco, executive secretary of Bible Society in Mozambique, sent this update: “Many people have died and many more are injured and displaced.…
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Loving the Neighbor Who Doesn’t Look Like You
Churches in Charlotte are leaning into Scripture for unity. In a day and age where race divides, church leaders are recognizing the urgent need for people to better understand each other, respect each other, and thank God for his diversity in creation. Fostering open dialogue between people from difference races and cultural backgrounds is one way to begin bridging the…
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When Jesus cried for help
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Jesus's cry of dereliction from the cross recorded in Mark 15:33-34 haunts us each Lenten season. Traditionally, the church sets aside this season to ponder the deep mystery of God sundered from God, the eternal Son cast out from the Father's presence as he bears the weight of our sin. But…
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3 Salmos para luchar contra una enfermedad invisible
Dije que estaba bien, pero en realidad no lo estaba. Tuve problemas para concentrarme y sentí náuseas todo el tiempo. Al principio, ni siquiera estaba seguro de lo que estaba pasando, solo sabía que me sentía muy mal. Resulta que un virus que ni siquiera sabía que había atacado mi sistema vestibular, resultó en problemas de seguimiento ocular y una…
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Grace, Concealed in the Old Testament, Is Revealed in the New
In his Anti-Pelagian Writings, St. Augustine speaks of the relationship between the Old and New Testaments: This grace hid itself under a veil in the Old Testament, but it has been revealed in the New Testament according to the most perfectly ordered dispensation of the ages, forasmuch as God knew how to dispose all things. And perhaps it is a…
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3 Ways to Pray for the Venezuelan Crisis
As the crisis in Venezuela mounts, we are urging everyone to continue praying for this nation. The economic system in the country has collapsed. The people in Venezuela face empty supermarket shelves, deadly power cuts, limited access to medicine, and wages so low they cannot survive. Most recently, violent protests broke out near the border when the military blocked humanitarian…
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