Life
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Who is Nehemiah and what can we learn from him?
The Old Testament gives us many men and women of faith from whom we can learn valuable lessons from. One such man, Nehemiah, was a remarkable man who can teach us very important lessons we need to apply in our own lives.
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3 ways to avoid making poor decisions according to the Bible
Every day we are presented with a myriad of choices to make. Knowing that we will make hundreds to thousands of choices with each and every day, wouldn't it be great to have a guide to making the right choices and avoid making poor decisions? Yes, we have that in the Bible.
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5 Bible verses for when you feel discouraged after failing so many times
While you're alive, remind yourself that God keeps you alive. He has a purpose for you to fulfill, and that's to glorify Him in all that you do. Because you've got a purpose to live, you can't just be hopeless and quit after failing; you've got to push forward in faith!
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Can I be a Christian and yet believe some principles from other faiths?
Many Christians today believe in some principles that aren't actually from the Bible.
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What married Christian men want from single women
There's something we seriously want to tell our unmarried sisters, the single women in the church and outside it.
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Who was Cornelius and what can we learn from Him?
Cornelius wasn't a Jew, and for sure he wasn't part of any clergy of some kind for he was a Roman centurion. Yet he feared God, and that's what mattered.
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Wedding on the wing: Pope Francis marries couple mid-air aboard the papal plane
The happy couple were stewards aboard the papal plane carrying Pope Francis on the next leg of what so far has been quite a difficult trip to South America.
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What's it like to be lonely? A lesson from Genesis
Right at the beginning of the Bible, there's a bald statement about the nature of human beings: God creates Adam, but almost immediately says, 'It is not good for man to be alone.'
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St Peter's confession: How the 'rock' of the church got God so wrong
Today is the liturgical day of the Confession of Peter, marking the moment he declared Jesus to be the Messiah. He 'got it' right then, but the message of his life is really not one of success, but of consistent failure. And that's actually encouraging.
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Who is Elijah and what can we learn from him?
One of the most famous men of God in the Bible, Elijah, is a man known for his miracles and mighty exploits. While he did have many miracles, there's so much more to learn from his very person, and his character.
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How to find hope in the midst of trying times
We all go through trying times, periods when our mettle is tested and our capacities are stretched to the max. We all desire to avoid such periods of stress and possible pain, but it's a fact of life that they do come.
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What does the Bible say about greed and how do we stop it?
The Bible is very straightforward when it comes to greed. This intense and very selfish desire for anything, particularly money and wealth, is a dangerous thing and should not be found in any Christian.
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Why did Jesus say He came bringing a sword and not peace?
While we all know Him to be the loving Son of God who died and saved all who would believe in Him, not as many of us know that He wasn't really all about peace.
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What we can learn about God from how He reacted to Sarah's laugh
Genesis 18 gives to us one peculiar account where we get to see God in a different light. What happened here and what can we learn from it?
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The Landscape of Faith: How the ancient Creeds speak to us of Christ
I had been one of those brash and overconfident atheists who happily dismissed people with religious commitments as mad, bad, or sad.