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Graduation, International Students, and a Marvelous Ministry Opportunity
Last Saturday my wife Kris and I had the privilege of watching our daughter Karis graduate from Purdue with a Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering. Flanked on one hand by Karis’ husband Austin and the other by my mother, our … Continue reading
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Tagged college, Faith West, graduation, international, international students, love, outreach, purdue, strangers
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Don’t be a know-it-all
If the modern age could be summed up as “knowing,” the post modern age could be summed up with “you can’t know.” The modernist has determined and knows his source of truth (whether that be from within himself, or from … Continue reading
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Tagged cross cultural minsitry, knowledge, love, Mission
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Praying Like An Apostle: Joy, Love and What is Best
In our last post, we identified a number of excuses that we often use when prayer has not been a consistent habit. We addressed those individually, but it is helpful to have a big picture view that puts all of … Continue reading
When the Holidays are Horrible
Sometimes the holidays can be just plain horrible. I’m not talking about the annoying family member that seems to take away a bit of everyone’s joy. I am not talking about various inconveniences, like traffic or crowded stores, that occur … Continue reading
How Should You Respond to Children Who Don’t Obey God? Part 1
If you have one or more children who aren’t following the Lord, or if you know of someone who does, you know what kind of heartache it can cause. And since you’re reading this post, you probably also understand the … Continue reading
Real Friends are Dependable
Forget social networking! How many real friends do you have? Sometimes it’s the fiery trials that reveal the real person. Anybody can handle life well when circumstances are going well and things are happening the way you want them to … Continue reading
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Tagged friends, friendship, love, outreach, prayer, real friends, relationships, trials
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Obedience to God: The Foundation for Godly Friendships
“The proof is in the pudding.” That’s a simple phrase that captures the truth of genuineness of a person as well as the way a person conducts their life and the choices that person actually makes. The proof (the deciding … Continue reading
A Real Friend Washes Dirty Feet
One of the ways to determine the sincerity of a person is to ask this question: What are you willing to sacrifice in order to achieve your goal? This could apply many areas in a person’s life. This could be … Continue reading
What Does a Real Friend Look Like?
In order to determine how many “Real Friends” you have, you really need to ask another very important question: What does a “Real Friend” look like? I’m not talking about if a guy is ‘good looking’ or if a girl … Continue reading
Judgment Begins with the Household of God
Recently, professing Christ-followers have made the news with self-righteous statements and actions concerning gay individuals (here and here). One-upping these disturbing statements is a recent video of a child singing “Ain’t no homos gonna make it to Heaven” with the pastor and congregation cheering … Continue reading →