One so-called worship leader declared: “I compete with movie performers. I want to sing, dance, and do concerts better than them. My stage performance would be the best. I do it for the glory of God.” It is a problematic, pathetic, and pitiful statement by a foolish person. Tragically, this person has created a new […]
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Doug Nichols was a volunteer with Operation Mobilization and was in the clean-up crew of the training and conference in London in late 1966. As he was sweeping the front steps of the conference center at 12:30 AM, he saw an elderly man approaching, who asked if the OM conference was happening there. Dressed up
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Jacob before his death blessed the sons of Joseph: Ephraim and Manasseh. Looking back, he could state: “The God who has been my shepherd all my life long to this day.” (Genesis 48:15) King David also stated: “The Lord is my shepherd.” (Psalms 23:1) Gone astray: All humans have an inbuilt tendency to go astray.
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David and his men provided orderliness, protection, and governance in the region, where he hid from Saul. It was a kind of tax that Nabal was obliged to give to David, which he refused. Indeed, David was in a bad mood of anger and was ready to punish Nabal and his household. One servant prudently
According to sociologists, there are four kinds of riches. All kinds ought to be evaluated, valued, and understood from an eternal perspective. Possessions: What do you have? People say a person is rich when s/he has lands, buildings, homes, investments, savings, gold, or cash. The more the better the attitude. Mostly gained as inheritance, and
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The daughter was angry with her mother. “Why are you asking for salt from the neighbor? There is enough at home.” The mother explained: “God has blessed us, and we can help others. When I ask someone for some inexpensive thing, they joyfully give. That helps them to understand the joy of giving, us that
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel ruled Germany from 2005 to 2021. All her life she lived with her husband in an apartment and not a villa. In an interview, she shared that she did not have servants to her in the home, both did all the household chores. When journalists asked, if she had only a
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There was a discussion about recruiting a worshiper, singer, and musician, to minister to King Saul. Someone gave testimony about the teenager David. “One of the young men answered, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech,
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Larry Page one of the senior leaders of social media platforms Google said: “Everything you’ve ever heard or seen or experienced will become searchable. Your whole life will be searchable.” In the digital era, enormous amounts of data are generated, stored, and even used for good and evil purposes. Cameras are cheap, storage is cheap,
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Niall Ferguson, as a historian, presents how the spread of Christianity transformed Western nations, which he refers to as the Christian West. Other parts of the world observed the success of the Christian West and sought to emulate it. They adopted six factors, referred to by Niall Ferguson as the “six killer apps,” in their
