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Job’s Melancholy Birthday
At my age, birthdays are something I would prefer to forget rather than celebrate. Yet the greetings of “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” continue, and I’m always grateful for the nice sentiments. This…
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Debunking 8 Myths About the Christian Life
While studying the origins of the Church at Philippi, I was startled to discover how the story contradicts many of our common misconceptions about the nature of the Christian life.…
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6 Benefits of Life’s Irritants
God's Strange Process to Create Something Beautiful in You Recently God gave me a stunning word picture while praying with a friend. Through no fault of his own, my friend had…
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The Blessings of Hot Water
People and tea bags really do have a lot in common—you never fully know what’s in them until they’re in hot water. Although unpleasant, adversity is often exactly what we…
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Beyond a Once-a-Year Easter
I’ve always struggled to get excited about special days—even great days of celebration like Easter. After all, shouldn’t the resurrection of Jesus be a constant reality in our lives, not…
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Whatever Doesn’t Kill You…
When I went through a rather traumatic experience recently, I found myself reflecting on a commonly held maxim of today’s pop culture: “Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger!”…