Published November 10th, 2018 by

We’ve been talking about taking God at his word. Here is a prayer, directly from scripture, to boost your faith. Pray it often. Dear Father God, We bow our knees…

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Published November 9th, 2018 by

Have you ever noticed how often that phrase, more and more shows up in scripture? Hudson Taylor trusted the more and more of verses like this. We beseech you, brethren,…

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Published November 8th, 2018 by

We have much to learn from those who have gone before us. Take Hudson Taylor for instance. Taylor founded the China Inland Mission. I became interested in him when I…

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Published November 7th, 2018 by

No, I don’t mean that title in the way you think. It is the cry I hear from every single group I belong to. “We can’t get younger people to…

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Published November 6th, 2018 by

As you know, I collect quotes that really speak to me. I trust you will read and meditate on these truths. Holocaust survivor and psychiatrist Victor Frankl said, “Ever more…

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Published November 5th, 2018 by

Do you worry? Nothing I say here will change that. That is your personal choice. As a worrier you must enjoy being bothered, sleepless and unsettled. You must crave anxiety…

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Published November 4th, 2018 by

That’s what we are all working on, the art of looking like we are paying attention. Linda Stone, a former senior executive with Apple and Microsoft, calls it “continuous partial…

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Published November 3rd, 2018 by

That’s our new church motto. At least the precious name of Jesus is how we remember our new church motto. This is how it goes. Jesus First: we believe in…

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Published November 2nd, 2018 by

You know the story. People decided to build the build the most prominent tower ever, in the best place ever. Nobody bothered to ask God what he thought of the…

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Published November 1st, 2018 by

Our days are getting shorter. We can generally count on snow in this area but in the southern hemisphere, they are counting daffodils. In North America, November is National Beard…

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