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I think I’ve read The Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe at least 3 times. I’m reading it again…and it’s even more exciting than the first time.
C.S. Lewis is a master story teller, and the spiritual truths he weaves in are powerful.
The White Witch’s lure with Turkish Delight was once again brought home to…
I realize how little I expect from God by the prayers I pray. I have such low expectations from life.
What do I really want God to do in my life? What do I really want to see happen in the world around me?
Don’t I want God to do more than just easing the…
I’ve not read a biography of Hudson Taylor until now. I borrowed this book from Bonnie.
Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret by Howard and Geraldine Taylor is apparently a fairly brief version of Hudson Taylor’s life, less than 200 pages. With the full life he lived, I can imagine how big a book his life story can fill.
This news story of a gunman charging into the First Baptist Church in Illinois reminded me of a similar incident many years ago when I was in college when our pastor was shot and killed.
Greg Owyang of First Chinese Baptist Church of Los Angeles was a up and coming Asian American pastor. This was…
When we say Christianity is a relationship, not a religion, what does that really mean?
How can you have a relationship with an invisible and infinite Being?
I had an insight at church today.
From what I read, all other religions require its followers to adhere to a set of standards, a system of worship…
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After I finished reading The Life You’ve Always Wanted by by John Ortberg last year, I wanted to read If You Want to Walk on Water, You’ve Got to Get Out of the Boat, as recommended by Nat. But I don’t spend money to buy books (I read what I can borrow from people or from the library.)
I learned that if I try to manipulate a situation, God will allow my plans to change so that His will be accomplished.
In the recent one-day Mexico mission trip, I asked people to volunteer at various locations. But I also used my “executive power” to put certain people in specific locations with the intent of doing what I think is best for them.
We take a lot of things for granted here in the US.
Our speaker at last year’s church retreat says that what Jesus did on the cross should not become too familiar with us, such that we take him for granted.
As Easter approaches, I think it is an appropriate time for us to reflect on the significance of Easter.
It is not a coincidence that when I begin to criticize someone’s behavior that I become aware of that same bad behavior in myself.
The Bible is right (well, it’s always right) – How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye?
We can live life pretty well without prayer.
Even as a Christian, I can do just about everything without asking for God’s help. I have no urgency to pray. When there is a crisis – health problems, major decisions, a special need such as a job – then the need for prayer is apparent.