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The Needed Ephiphany
Paul refers to the Gospel of Christ as the unveiled “treasure” (2 Cor. 4:7) for which he denounced his long-held pharisaic ideology; went against the powerful Jewish establishment; endured unbearable physical, mental, and…
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The Source of Our Personal Value
We each want desperately to matter, to feel a sense of worthiness. We seek to fulfill our need for personal value in the praise and approval of others. This leads to disappointment. Let's…
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The Tragedy of Wounded Spirits Agonizing Under Unleashed Potentials
The landscape of human communities, including churches, is littered with undiscovered, undeveloped or underutilized talent and the ensuing broken hearts, demoralized spirits, and waning communities. However, this is not how God intended.
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The Stick, the Snake and the Son
Jesus outraged his disciples by confiding in them of his imminent death. Far worse, He has managed to scandalize Christians over the last two millennia by associating his crucifixion to a snake on…
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Wealth and Generosity Revisited
The word “generosity” conjures up images such as that of a wealthy man, comfortably sitting behind a large desk, gleefully writing a fat check to a humbled fundraiser.
