6 Ways to Pray on International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church
On International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church, we pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters around the world who live faithfully for Christ despite being targeted for their faith. Christianity, A Persecuted Faith Many Christians live with the threat of violence every day. They are isolated, attacked, arrested, beaten, and imprisoned. They are discriminated against at work and…
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The Milestones of Your Life
The following reflection can be the starting point for a small group encounter based on Galatians 5:22-23. As a leader, make your own personal application and then help your group to come to grips with the challenges allowing the Word of God to “expand” your soul.How do you mark the milestones of your life? If you go to the home…
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Answered Prayer! Comfort for Niger’s Persecuted Christians
Thank you for praying for our brothers and sisters in Niger.God has been responding with his peace and comfort as communities recover from years of violent terrorist attacks.Meet Samuel Samuel* was an assistant pastor living with his wife in a house owned by his church in Niamey. While they were standing in the courtyard of the church, Islamic terrorists came.…
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What Is Truth? And Can We Know It?
Shortly after I became a Christian, I was encouraged to memorize Bible verses. I remember deriving great comfort from memorizing Romans 8:28: “And we know that for those who love God, all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose” (ESV). Then one day a scary thought crossed my mind, one I now know…
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6 Verses for Strength When You Long to Escape
How am I feeling? Hold on. Be right back. Gotta go watch 37 episodes of TV and do a little online shopping and bake some cookies and plan a vacation I’ll never go on real quick. That’s an actual quote from me this winter. Okay, so maybe I’m exaggerating. But it’s no secret to my friends and family that I…
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Praying for the Heroes who Respond First
Josh, a lieutenant in a fire department, loves rescuing lives. But the job is not without its dark days. During many of his runs, he and his crew had to cut children out of burning cars or drag the badly burned bodies of kids from buildings. The memories haunt him. Sometimes he tries not to look at the faces of…
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How to Cultivate a Habit of Delight
A few weeks ago, I made the mistake of trying to get quickly in and out of a bookstore. Perhaps it’s the recent proliferation of online book shopping options, and my tendency to use them instead of the walk-in variety over the past few years, that made me foolish and vulnerable enough to assume that such a thing was possible.…
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