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Christ’s answer to every problem

July 9, 2018

By Steve Horn I find myself thinking and praying for multiple friends today who are going through a hard time. One of the difficulties of being a pastor is to help people through difficult seasons of their life. Usually, there is no advice to give or anything to say that will really change the circumstances. At the same time, saying something like, “Just trust God,” seems so hollow and void of real compassion. And yet, is there any better answer to all of our problems than the answer that Christ gives? Jesus said to Paul and He says to us, “My grace is sufficient for you.” I always think of this passage in hard times. I hope it blesses those today who need to hear it again. Therefore, so that I would not exalt myself, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to torment me so I would not exalt myself. 8Concerning this, I pleaded with the Lord three times to take it away from me. 9But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me. 10 So because of Christ, I am pleased in weaknesses, in insults, in catastrophes, in persecutions, and in pressures. For when I am … [Read more...]

New radio wave technology can see people through walls

July 9, 2018

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24 killed in train derailment after heavy rains in Turkey

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U.S. added 213,000 jobs in June

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Spider-Man co-creator dies at age 90

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Mazda recalls 270,000 vehicles over Takata airbags explosion risk

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Starbucks says it will stop offering plastic straws by 2020

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More than 100 dead after mudslides and record heavy rains destroy homes in Japan

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Facebook ‘fact-checking’ conservative sites into oblivion (even Christian satire blog Babylon Bee)

July 6, 2018

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Facebook flags the Declaration of Independence for ‘hate speech’

July 6, 2018

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Texas tragedy coverage offers opportunities to minister, serve

Two things can be true at the same time. I never intended to become a fire chaplain. “It was never on my Bingo card,” as they say. For me, it came along with the job. I was going to be the pastor of the area church, so I became the chaplain for the volunteer fire department at the end of the street. Speaking … Read More

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