Faith is credited with not only salvation but healing and deliverance in the pages of the Bible. Why don’t we see more of these miracles today in an era of increased mental and physical illness? Some believe that miracles such as this no longer happen and that they were confined to the age of the…
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Compassionate action is both demanding and essential in the life of the follower of Jesus. It requires determination, empathy, emotions and, for most people, places them well outside their comfort zone. Western culture grows more critical, confrontational and judgmental every day. It is clear that those suffering and most in need of help are often…
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Is your anger uncontrollable? I was once very angry. My anger was violent and disruptive (but, fortunately, never criminal). My story When I was a boy, I had a violent temper. I had fights with friends and family. I damaged property and rage took hold of me in an overwhelming way. Oddly, by nature I…
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Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash Injustice does not seem wrong to its perpetrators. This reality is the surface of the complex problem of what we should do. There may be a legal remedy, but I am more concerned with the response that followers of Jesus should employ. There is an incident recorded in scripture…
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