Nobody likes opposition. Opposition that involves suffering is even worse. Sometimes those that disagree with you will kill you. According to a slideshow on www.opendoors.org, 1 in 9 Christians around the world experience high levels of persecution. We have all heard the headlines: Christians beheaded, churches burned, women and children kidnapped. We live in an […]
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Everywhere we look we see conflict. Around the world wars rage. Countless countries and organizations strive to intervene at the cost of billions. Even as one war begins to wane, another arises, often in the same location. Conflict seems incurably entrenched everywhere: between countries, between leaders and their citizens, between political parties, between levels of
I sit here watching a 14-month-old. I amazed at how happy she is. I caught myself praying “Lord make me that happy” She is delighted every time she sees one of the people in her life. She laughs and dances to music. To say she is content may not be accurate as she is constantly
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I recently watched a series of international spying and intrigue. These types of stories are popular for movie watchers. There are many common themes. This one featured an American abroad outraged by the injustice of a foreign government and he sets out to expose and depose the evildoers. In the process, he kills many people
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I have an obsessive personality. I get something in my mind and I obsess over it endlessly. I mentally run scenarios or data constantly. The internet feeds this. I can endlessly look up what I am currently unable to let go. This is something advertisers exploit. But, can I improve on the subject manner that
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