Tag: Grace

Grace

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February 26, 2022

Why does God allow suffering?

“In dealing with the problem of evil in the world, we run into many problems like this one. Could God have prevented the Holocaust? Yes, He could have. He could also have prevented Stalin’s massacres in the U.S.S.R., the Spanish Inquisition’s torture, and Nero’s reign of terror. In each case, God allowed evil men to exercise a certain amount of power for a short period […]

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November 8, 2021

HANG IN THERE CHRISTIAN

Fight for the souls of your lost friends and family. Know that our enemy is not of this world. Rejoice that the battle is heating up, which means we are getting close to both the enemies’ strongholds and Jesus’ return! “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into […]

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November 4, 2021

Found Faithful

I received this encouraging reminder from the Family Research Council: One of the most encouraging things to me is listening to a fellow Christian share their story of coming to Christ. In 1 Timothy 1:12-16, we read Paul’s testimony of how he was transformed through the Lord’s overflowing grace and mercy. I am grateful the Holy Spirit is continuing to redeem and reconcile people to […]

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October 22, 2021

Re: Jesus-follower

Recently the Daily Journal published a Letter to the Editor from Sarah Thacker of Fergus Falls. While I do not know her personally nor does she know me or our church fellowship, I wanted to write a response that hopefully leads to a future conversation in person or over the phone. In “Speaking of Jesus”, author Carl Medearis draws on his experience of international reconciliation […]

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August 14, 2020

Are You Struggling With Church?

If you (or a Christian you know) is struggling with how you feel about the church, ask yourself these 3 questions: Matthew 16:18 says Jesus built the church. Would the Son of God actually spend time building something that was worthless? Acts 20:28 says Jesus shed His blood for the church. Would the Son of God have been willing to endure the suffering He went […]

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July 9, 2020

2020 Vision

Well, here we are 1/2 way through the year. I was recently thinking about the many church leaders and pastors who had a clever“2020 Vision” tagline, promising a year of great clarity for their people.  But now? Many pastors aren’t so sure about their plans anymore—and the vision they once had is no longer clear. Because of the recent events in the US and across […]