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jonah: a study of God-reliance
Age Group: High School, College Key Text: Ephesians 2:8 The story of Jonah is the story of every Christian. It is about transformation—from self reliance to God reliance. It is about a journey—from skepticism to faith. It is about a relationship—between a wretched sinner and a forgiving God. The twists and turns in the life Read more
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the power to change
Text: Ephesians 2: 13. Arthur stepped out of the bus in Kingston, Ontario, blending into the crowds, looking like everyone else. One would think he were perhaps a salesman or a grandfather coming to visit his family. But Arthur was not like everybody else. Arthur had just been released from prison. He had been in Read more
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in spite of the what if’s
(Published in Adventist Review, 2003) Backpack slung over his shoulder, Raymond, a blue collar factory worker, rides the Singapore transit bus every day. All week long his routine is the same, broken by moments when he tucks a few dollars in the envelope that stays in his backpack. Every time we make plans for Singapore Read more
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heirs of the kingdom
(Published 2003, Adventist Review) Raging against the caste system, Mahatma Gandhi said “I do not want to be reborn. But if I have to be reborn, I should be born an untouchable, so that I may share their sorrows, sufferings, and the affronts leveled at them, in order that I may endeavor to free myself Read more
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the club
(published 2003, Adventist Review) Ten feet tall, it stands in my front lawn on a well worn patch of dirt, symbolizing the differences between the worlds on either side of the fence. The basketball hoop is as uncommon a sight in Banepa as is a 225-pound, 6-foot, bearded 17-year-old. And it doesn’t take long for Read more
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the balloon
It was a perfect sun-drenched day—touched by Spring Breeze, ordered by moms and five-year-olds. It was just Jez and me–and the bright green balloon tied securely to his wrist. It was one of our rare and special no-rules days–a day for five-year-olds to express freedom of choice and moms to exercise patience. The Park? The Read more
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looking back on missionary life
Banepa, Nepal, May 2005. Since our first week in Nepal when we woke up to a bomb, our days have overflowed with adventure and blessings, trials and tears. With every turn we have felt the fire of the Holy Spirit melting and molding us into everything but what we thought we ought to be and Read more
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walking in their shoes
Peering out the window of my rented car, the edge of my shirt stretched to protect my nostrils from polluting dust clouds, I searched for what might have changed in 20 years. Much was still the same—crowds of people walking dusty streets, wearing those trademark black, rubber shoes—footwear that tells a tale. I share the Read more
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Jesus among other gods
In the end I leave Jesus among other gods. Having done so, I feel like a traitor, betraying who I really am. Inside out, through and through, I am a Seventh-day Adventist Christian. You know the forms that ask for details about yourself—height, weight, race? There needs to be a place for me to simply Read more
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taking out the trash
The bulging files of yellowed, mildewed papers screamed for archival. So I sat to sift and sort through stuff that went back more than 15 years. The more I sorted, the more disgusted I became. Not with the dust and mildew, but with the trash I found. Resham and his wife Jumuna have been working Read more
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