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The Sacredness of Worship Services: A Reflection from Leviticus
Today, millions of people attend church from different languages and nations. All have different expressions of worship, liturgy, and worship acts. Reading thru Leviticus, God shows us how sacred the time of worship is. We observe specific standards and procedures when we gather as a church community. In Leviticus, God instructed the Israelites to keep…
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Debunking Spiritual Myths: Cursing the Blessed
Have you heard people say uy curse yan, bawiin mo yan. Or the power of words, I rebuke that over my life. It sounds spiritual in nature and legit to undo the curse. Yet many people take this to extremes. It is based on the concept of the power of words. As believers, we think…
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The Mishandling of the Bible and Our Quiet Times
“The Bible is no longer read as a text for living prayerfully and obediently-the full spectrum of the human condition and the staggering wonders of the revelation of God-but is advertised as the world’s bestseller collection of bumper-sticker slogans, happy-face promises, and seven-step moralisms that can give you everything worth knowing in the Bible without…
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Women and How Jesus Elevated Them
WOMEN AND HOW THE WRITERS OF THE GOSPEL ELEVATED THEM: Matthew 27 54 When the centurion and those with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, “Truly, this was the Son of God!” 55 There were also many women there, looking on from…
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Book Review: Where Goodness Still Grows: Reclaiming Virtue in An Age of Hypocrisy
Where Goodness Still Grows by Amy Peterson is an insightful book exploring the nature of goodness and how it can be nurtured and cultivated in everyday life. When I saw this book with endorsements from James K. Smith, Wesley Hill, and Lauren Winner – I knew it would be thought-provoking! The book is structured around…