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June 2023
God Can Do The Impossible
We love to hear of God’s faithfulness and grace being poured out on communities served by InFaith missionaries. One church in particular, Cornerstone Community Church in the Kensington section of Philadelphia, is seeing God...
We love to hear of God’s faithfulness and grace being poured out on communities served by InFaith missionaries. One church in particular, Cornerstone Community Church in the Kensington section of Philadelphia, is seeing God work...
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May 2023
In Fear & Confidence
In 2 Chronicles 14 we read of King Asa. The Bible says that King Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord. He took down the idols and directed...
In 2 Chronicles 14 we read of King Asa. The Bible says that King Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord. He took down the idols and directed people’s...
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April 2023
God's Masterpiece
It is the end of the semester and final exams are coming up. You realize that you have an exam scheduled for a class that you never attended. You go to the registrar (who...
It is the end of the semester and final exams are coming up. You realize that you have an exam scheduled for a class that you never attended. You go to the registrar (who is...
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April 2023
Resurrection and Reconciliation
“Fellow Israelites, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day. But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised...
“Fellow Israelites, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day. But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him...
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March 2023
Overcome Evil with Good
As the horror of the shooting at the Covenant Presbyterian Church School in Nashville set in, people immediately began drawing conclusions about what the shooting means, how it was handled, and what could be...
As the horror of the shooting at the Covenant Presbyterian Church School in Nashville set in, people immediately began drawing conclusions about what the shooting means, how it was handled, and what could be done...
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March 2023
Our Only Comfort
In the prologue to his autobiography, Bertrand Russell writes of his anguished life:
In the prologue to his autobiography, Bertrand Russell writes of his anguished life: Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for...
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March 2023
We Shall Be Forever with the Lord
We’ve been looking at the great hymn “Be Still My Soul” and, inspired by Pastor Jon Bloom, we’ve looked at several movements within the hymn and how each speaks to a different assurance of...
We’ve been looking at the great hymn “Be Still My Soul” and, inspired by Pastor Jon Bloom, we’ve looked at several movements within the hymn and how each speaks to a different assurance of God’s...
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March 2023
Jesus Can Repay
In verse three of the great hymn of courage “Be Still My Soul”, when grief has pierced our hearts at the deaths of our dearest ones, we have a reminder of God’s prospective mercy:
In verse three of the great hymn of courage “Be Still My Soul”, when grief has pierced our hearts at the deaths of our dearest ones, we have a reminder of God’s prospective mercy: Be...
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February 2023
The Lord Is On Your Side
Last week, one of our new InFaith church plants experienced one of the hardest losses a community can face. A young man--only 27 years old--suffered a fatal cardiac arrest following an undiagnosed heart condition.
Last week, one of our new InFaith church plants experienced one of the hardest losses a community can face. A young man--only 27 years old--suffered a fatal cardiac arrest following an undiagnosed heart condition. Whenever...
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February 2023
Partnership & Perseverance
Four years ago, three teenagers were at home when their estranged father came in and started shooting. He killed both the children’s cousin and step-grandfather. The state provided some counseling, but their wounds are...
Four years ago, three teenagers were at home when their estranged father came in and started shooting. He killed both the children’s cousin and step-grandfather. The state provided some counseling, but their wounds are so...