Never before has my spirit been so at war as it has been the last few months. So much is at stake, and it feels like the US is being weighed in the divine balance. We can remember when our son Samuel was on life support after the house fire and we were told by…
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By the grace of God, I somehow made it out of 2020 without contracting COVID-19, but all that changed in July of 2021. I had just started working at a missions organization called Go To Nations, and it seemed to spread like wildfire throughout the staff. Next thing I knew, I was severely sick and…
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Times of Need! If a phrase could sum up our human experience over the past few years, this very well might be it. From the ravages of COVID to unrest in the streets and the recent horrors in Afghanistan – our days as “times of need” may be an accurate assessment of life today, ……
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Many people in New York go apple picking in the fall. It is a wonderful time to get outside, get into nature, and enjoy some of the last of the nice weather. People arrive at a farm, get their baskets, and head to the trees to find the best, juiciest apples. Imagine, however, when they…
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When we worship the LORD with other people, there is a powerful potential for a give-and-take between beings; a sort of inherent “kinetic” energy; a tangible exchange of life. God uses worship, and He often does so to minister directly to us through others. God also truly delights in ministering to people through people. As…
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Defining moments! We all have them, and for those of us who know Yeshua, these seasons in our lives can become times and seasons of fulfillment, where God sets for us a spiritual trajectory over our hearts and finds our calling in His loving embrace. These foundational moments are holy seasons of visitation where God…
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As a Christian Gentile pastor, my life, ministry and walk with the Lord has been greatly enhanced since becoming relationally connected with many Messianic Jewish believers. I am fortunate and blessed to live in an area where many wonderful people such as Paul and Luanne Wilbur, Nathan and Malki Wilbur, and Ben and Lorena Juster…
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“Build up, build up, prepare the road! Remove the obstacles out of the way of my people.” (Isaiah 62:10) As you have read part one of this article last month and are now reading part two, please continue to be prayerful as we focus on some delicate and sensitive issues which we need to face…
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I’m competitive. I like to win. Even when playing sports games like “Horse” or family games like “Rumikub” or “Uno”, it never occurs to me to let someone else win because they happen to be younger or less-experienced. And, yes, even my own kids. If they are going to win, they have to earn it.…
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The goal of all counseling, whether biblical or secular, is to help the counselee change themselves in such a way that their lives improve. Counseling does not directly change anyone or anything other than the counselee and within the context of their own lives. It does not try to change the person’s spouse, their children…
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