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We Are Adopted

Posted on June 19, 2017 by editor

Our Father has many children—and still wants more! We were all adopted. With His limitless resources and wisdom, He cares for each one of us—as though we are the only ones He has. None of us has seen our Father—the … Continue reading →

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Wounded Soldiers

Posted on June 13, 2017 by editor

“The Christian army is the only army that shoots and buries its wounded…. We [also] leave them to bleed to death in the field” (Freddie Gage). How true of how Christians treat their erring ones! Even the Church that’s to … Continue reading →

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Not Good Enough

Posted on June 4, 2017 by editor

The CEO of Facebook began his 2017 Harvard graduation speech thus: “I’m not here to give you the standard commencement about finding your purpose. … I’m here to tell you finding your purpose isn’t enough. The challenge for our generation … Continue reading →

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Fear Not!

Posted on April 30, 2017 by editor

It is said that whenever God says, “Fear not,” you must start worrying; for He’ll be asking you to do the impossible! (Think of Abraham, Moses, Gideon, Jeremiah, or Mary). Yet, God’s “Fear not” commands are also His promises. An … Continue reading →

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Doubt Your Doubts

Posted on April 9, 2017 by editor

Doubt whispers the impossible, but faith dares it. “Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change … Continue reading →

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Don’t Pretend

Posted on April 3, 2017 by editor

“We can be anything we want to be, but we can’t be anyone we want to be” (Paul Hudson). “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken” (Oscar Wilde). As a child, anytime I pretended to be what I was not, … Continue reading →

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Stop Praying!

Posted on March 12, 2017 by editor

“There comes a moment when praying becomes a form of spiritual procrastination. It’s time to stop praying and start acting” (Mark Batterson). Prayer can become a refuge for cowardly fear, an occasion for inaction, and even outright disobedience! It’s why … Continue reading →

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Burn the Plows

Posted on February 6, 2017 by editor

There are moments when we have to make a clean and complete break with the past, without any possibility of turning back to the life we left behind. That’s what Elisha did, when he burned his farming plow. That day … Continue reading →

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Being Great Again

Posted on January 22, 2017 by editor

Greatness is in the air these days. Thanks to Donald Trump, who wants to “make America GREAT again.” Even my home country’s national anthem begs “God [to] bless our homeland Ghana, and make our nation GREAT and strong.” But greatness is not … Continue reading →

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The Sound of Silence

Posted on January 2, 2017 by editor

Silence is in danger. It’s endangered by the noises of merriment, restlessness, and the cares of this world. When I was a child, I often caught my mother sitting quietly in the dark. Intrigued, I asked what she could possibly … Continue reading →

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