Over the past few years my heart has really been stirred by thoughts of what the underground Christian church has to go through to gather together. I have read statistics that there are upwards of 200 million Christians who face some kind of daily persecution in the over 50 countries that are closed to Christianity. […]
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One of the things I have observed the past several years is how Christianity in North America in many ways does not resemble the Christianity we see in the New Testament. Perhaps that is most clear when it comes to what we have labeled as fellowship. One of the greatest gifts God has given his
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Today I was studying through the book of Habakkuk, which is becoming one of my favorite books in the Old Testaments. The book chronicles the prophet Habakkuk who cries out to the Lord and asks for vindication. As Habakkuk looks around he sees nothing good around him and evil seemingly triumphing. Throughout the book God
Just recently I was talking with a guy about my Christian faith and my devotion to Jesus. As we talked he told me he was an atheist but did appreciate Jesus as a great teacher. He talked about some of the morals that Jesus taught and how valuable they were to mankind. He even told
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This past week my family and I got to go camping in northern Wisconsin. We had really only one goal–rest. It was great to enjoy God’s creation and get away from the busyness of life. Because of our mortal bodies we need times to step back, recharge the batteries, and rest. One of the
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