Tag: faith
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Don’t Drift Away From God
About three hundred and fifty miles north of Toronto, on the shores of a beautiful Canadian lake, my grandparents ran a fishing camp called Beauty Lake Lodge. The closest town was 40 miles away. The lodge didn’t have a telephone, nor did it have electricity. The only electricity was from a diesel generator my grandfather…
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Winter of 2021
This past winter, the winter of 2021, has been particularly harsh and unkind. Brutal winter storms and the continued Covid-19 pandemic have dealt terrible blows to our country. One of the worst winter storms was Winter Storm Uri. This storm hit in mid-February. Winter Storm Uri brought record snowfall to the Northwest. The states of…
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God is Good
Have you ever gone through a bad experience and wondered where was God? Why did God let this happen? If God is good and loving, why does he let bad things happen to those he loves? When we say: God is good, what are we really saying? In what way is God good? First of…
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You Can Experience God’s Kingdom in 2021
The United States has never been ruled by a king unless you count King George of England. For most of the world, kings and queens are a thing of the past. There are, however, twenty-eight countries in the world which still have either a king or a queen. Most of these monarchies are constitutional monarchies.…
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How to Escape the Darkness
Where’s the darkest place you’ve ever been? The darkest place I’ve ever been was inside a cave. I was touring a cave, and when we were deep underground, the tour guide had everyone turn off their flashlights. Then he turned off the lights, and we were plunged into total darkness. If you’ve ever been in…
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Cicada Killers
One thing I like about summer is listening to cicadas. Cicadas are large, funny-looking, and slow-moving insects. They add a pleasant droning sound to our summer evenings. Cicadas are relatively harmless. They are also defenseless. Since they move slowly and can’t defend themselves, cicadas are vulnerable to attack, especially by their deadly enemy, the cicada-killer…
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Bad Java
Don’t settle for “cheap” faith