The more Christians I meet and interact with the more and more I see how many Christians truly struggle to find joy in their lives. Even as I examine my own life, I feel that I have this constant battle going on to be joyful. In fact it seems that I find myself just as […]
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Everywhere you live there are challenges to the Christian faith. If you are a Christian living in China or the Middle East there is the challenge of staying true to the faith under persecution. If you are a Christian living in a remote village in Africa there is the challenge of finding fellowship. If you
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This past weekend my family and I celebrated my grandparents’ 60th wedding anniversary. This is truly an amazing feat that most of us will never attain. It was fun for us all to listen as they told stories of their wedding day so many years back. What a blessing! It is such a shame that
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One of my favorite hymns is the song “Nothing but the Blood”. In the opening verse the hymn asks the question, “what can wash away my sin?”, then gives the answer “nothing but the blood of Jesus”. As Christians all around the world take time to both reflect upon and celebrate Easter, I am saddened
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Perhaps one of the greatest goals in my life is to hear the words “well done, good and faithful servant” as I meet God in eternity. This goal is my great motivation but also my great downfall. While I do not doubt that God has saved me from my sin, it is amazingly hard for
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