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Living for something greater than yourself

We all do it. It’s just a matter of deciding how. [Click through to watch if you're in email or RSS.] Serving Suggestions: (1) What are you living for? (2) If you were to devote your entire life to one thing, how would your life change? (3) Of the things you already do now, how [...]

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Suspending judgment: 3 reasons and 3 ways to start

Through high school, a close friend of mine wanted to join the military. He loved guns and explosives and all that cool stuff. After high school, I jumped straight into college, but my friend didn’t jump straight into the military. Instead, he got a couple of jobs he didn’t enjoy and started dating a bunch [...]

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What’s the hardest part of missionary life? Being forgotten?

The other day, I read through some answers, given by missionaries, to the question, “What’s the hardest thing about life as a missionary?” I’ve said before that I’d rather be hated than forgotten, so this response immediately grabbed me: A. Being forgotten. When I left for the field, I predicted we would be forgotten within [...]

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22 types of baggage to consider dumping

Each of us have a lot of stuff. Loads of stuff. Lots of loads of stuff, really. And I’m not just talking physical stuff, like the stuff you have to rent a U-Haul for. No, I’m going much further than that. In the Gospels, Jesus sent out His twelve disciples with His blessing but not [...]

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Spotting manipulation – 7 red flags

It’s tough being a slave, you know. People don’t really trust you at first. After all, who actually serves others without some sketchy motive? Once they realize you’re legit, though, they start taking advantage of you. Ah, sweet, they think. These people actually do serve others. I’ve always wanted a slave. And so the process goes… [...]

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