How do we know if we have domesticated Scripture to feed our spiritual pride? There are at least three major signs.
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¿Cómo sabemos si hemos domesticado las Escrituras para alimentar nuestro orgullo espiritual? Existen al menos tres señales principales.
우리가 자신의 영적 교만을 충족시키기 위해 성경을 길들여왔는지 아닌지는 어떻게 알 수 있을까요? 여기 최소한 세 가지 주된 징후가 있습니다.
These facts are only a few in a long list of social ills, conflicts, and challenges God’s people have faced these past few years.
Dichos hechos son sólo unos cuantos de una larga lista de males sociales, conflictos y retos enfrentados por el pueblo de Dios durante estos últimos años.
이러한 사실은 지난 몇 년 동안 사회적 병폐, 갈등 및 하나님의 백성들에게 닥친 도전들로 이루어진 긴 목록 중의 몇 개에 지나지 않습니다.
It can be hard not to know what one ought to do. It feels as if it would be easier if God let us know directly what we ought to do next! But that is not how God usually works.
I can’t change the fact that at a very young age I learned this behavior of ignoring older women, but I am responsible for how I behave today.
In my work facilitating support groups and assisting in workshops, I have seen the difficulties of caring for a person living with dementia.
For many of my Christian friends, peers, and colleagues, “vocation” and “calling” have become hollow words, a varnish smeared over mundane jobs.
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The electricity has to come from somewhere, and power plants emit carbon. Am I really being a better steward buying an electric vehicle than an efficient gas-powered vehicle?
There is something about our nature that hinders us from understanding.
My next-door neighbor and I are both moms in our 30s with kids close in age. I’ve tried to form a friendship with her, but she is not interested even in casually chatting. I am disappointed. What should I do?
We have a way of convincing ourselves that we deserve power, blessing, and a privileged identity because of our relationship with God.
“a prism of leaves drift in cool air / whirling dervishes on their way down”
One of my friends reflected: at the end of our lives, what relationship will we have with our kids and others?
I found that when students spoke about Christianity with people of other belief systems, they often reduced their faith to actions.
Our society’s growing understanding of the significance of community seems to resonate with Scripture and God’s desire for God’s world.
I want this article to focus on the positive, since focusing on the positive can improve a person’s perspective.
우리가 자신의 영적 교만을 충족시키기 위해 성경을 길들여왔는지 아닌지는 어떻게 알 수 있을까요? 여기 최소한 세 가지 주된 징후가 있습니다.
For many years, I’ve tried to fit into other congregations, looking to serve as well as be served. I have cerebral palsy, which affects my movement and speech.
We must first remember that what is done with the bodies of Christians doesn’t decide their everlasting destiny.
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