Revelation 1:1-3: Becoming Faithful Witnesses
Becoming faithful witnesses to Jesus, is to believe Jesus, live Jesus, and share Jesus with others. Revelation 1:1-3: The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to […]
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Nehemiah 13: Confronting and Overcoming Temptation
Resist it, flee from it, and remove the causes of it. This is how we overcome temptations. Nehemiah 13 – On that day they read from the Book of Moses in […]
Nehemiah 12: Celebrating God’s Goodness
Consecrating people, places, and possessions is required if we want to celebrate God’s goodness in all seasons of life. Nehemiah 12: These are the priests and the Levites who came […]
Nehemiah 11: Seeking God’s Will
Every time when we seek God’s will, we invite His blessing, direction, and favor in matters big and small. Nehemiah 11: Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem. And […]
Pastors and Imams: A Crucial Friendship
Rather than having merely another interfaith group, we must establish mutual trust based on common beliefs and values to help each other and to help our respective communities.
The Life You’ve Always Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People
The life you’ve always wanted: Spiritual disciplines for ordinary people. Grand Rapids, MI.: Zondervan. This book primarily deals with issues related to spiritual growth. Ortberg (1997) outlines a number of practices to reflect on his understanding of spiritual growth, hoping to convince the reader to live like Christ. By using statements like, “my failure to be the person God had in mind when he created me. It is the ‘pearly ache’ in my heart to be at home with the Father,” (Ortberg, 1997, p. 13) he invites the reader into his personal experiences to understand what he calls “It’s morphing time” (Ortberg, 1997, p. 21).
