Tag: Persecution
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A Prayer for Christians in Iraq
Merciful Heavenly Father, We do not know how to pray for our brothers and sisters in Iraq, but we trust that your Spirit prays for us in our weakness. So we cry, How long before you will judge and avenge the blood of your saints (Rev. 6:10)? How long shall the wicked exult (Ps. 94:3)? […]
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Missions and Suffering
I am currently reading Let the Nations Be Glad! by John Piper. Chapter 3 is on suffering. As I think about my life as a American Christian, sometimes I feel bad (honestly) that I don’t suffer. There are so many “comforts in the den” as Piper puts it. I can pray for missions, yes. But […]
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Jesus Didn’t Suffer and Die on a Cross to Make You a Better Person
Last November, for my birthday, Mike Janssen gave me a pseudo-present: a Joel Osteen, Become a Better You daily calender (thanks, Mike!). For Thursday, May 15, Osteen quotes Proverbs 3:6, “In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and he will direct and make straight and plan your paths.” Here is Osteen’s motivational thoughts: I believe one of […]
JAMES PRUCH 