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Villagers Pray to "the God Who Hung on the Cross"
In her book The God Who Hung on the Cross, journalist Ellen Vaughn retells a gripping story of how the Gospel came to a small village in Cambodia. In ...
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Father’s Example Helps His Son with Life’s Questions
Timothy Dalrymple, 34, editor of Patheos.com, was the NCAA's top-ranked gymnast as a sophomore at Stanford until a broken neck ended his career. In ...
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A Young Man Struggling With Homosexuality Finds Hope in Christ
In his book Washed and Waiting, Wesley Hill shares about his struggle with same-sex attraction and his desire to obey Christ and remain celibate. He writes ...
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John Stott Discovers God's Power in His Weakness
John Stott shares the following story from 1958 when he was leading a university outreach in Sydney, Australia. The day before the final meeting, Stott ...
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John Ortberg: God Uses Stress to Help Us Grow
In a Leadership Journal article, John Ortberg argues that sometimes stressful and painful situations can actually help us grow. Ortberg creates the following ...
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Boy with Rare Disease and Rare Gift Declares God's Goodness
Anson Hui is Nineteen-years-old. At the age of three, he was diagnosed with Glycogen Storage Disease (GSD), meaning his body can't break down or store ...
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Leader Earns Trust by Getting in the Mud with Others
Saul and Pilar Cruz, a married couple who founded Armonia Ministries in Mexico City, launched their ministry by planting a church on the edge of a vast ...
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In the Wake of a Drive-by Shooting, Neighbors Lose Hope
In his book Hope Is Contagious, pastor and former pro football player Ken Hutcherson shares his personal journey of facing a terminal illness. In the ...
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The Mother of a Gang Member Demonstrates God's Love
Gregory Boyle retells the story of a 15-year-old gang member named Rigo. Rigo was getting ready for a special worship service for incarcerated youth when ...
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A Blind Architect Accepts the Gift of His Limitations
Chris Downey had just started a promising architectural job at a successful design firm. A few weeks after he took the job, he noticed that there was ...
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