If you were to ask ten people to define "worsIn 2019, Ancestry.com surpassed 15 million customers in its DNA database. According to their blog, "It is a true sign of how deeply important it is for people to connect and learn about their past." Indeed, something deep inside drives us to discover our roots and understand who we are.
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One young, single woman quit her job in the city and moved back to her small hometown, abandoning her career, and leaving a place of service in the church she had joined. When asked why, she replied, "I just got tired of eating supper alone." No one is immune to it. Even one of the most brilliant men who ever lived, Albert Einstein, complained, "It is strange to be known ...
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When we talk about the fruit of the Spirit, Galatians 5:22-23 immediately springs to mind for most Christians. But did you know that the Old Testament talks about the concept of fruitfulness more than one hundred times? Or that 24 of the 27 books in the New Testament talk about what it means to be a fruit-bearing Christian?
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Our lives are fragile. The roof over our head may be gone tomorrow. The money in our savings account might disappear. Those dear to us in our immediate family circle may be absent in the near future. The fragility of life alone generates uncertainty and fear in some people.
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In a well-known study on delayed gratification, researchers invited young children to eat one marshmallow right away or wait for a few minutes to receive two marshmallows. After observing the results and tracking the children for many years, Stanford University researchers determined that the children who waited for two marshmallows grew up to be more mature successful adults than those who didn't wait.
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God wants a daily relationship with us. How it must grieve Him when we run to Him only in times of trouble and need! We beg and plead for God's help, but when help arrives, we forget to thank our rescuer. We bargain with God for His blessings, but once we have received them, we go back to our old habits. It seems to be human nature that we seek ...
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The Bible was written in three languages over a span of fifteen hundred years by more than forty humanauthors from all walks of life. Hailing from the Middle East, Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, and Southern Europe,these men were kings, farmers, historians, fishermen, prophets, apostles, free men, and slaves. For all theirdifferences, they shared a distinctive connection: The Spirit of God guided them so that the words theyrecorded were nothing less than ...
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Happiness is something everybody wants. The Declaration of Independence goes so far as to call it an “unalienable” right. But when we read, “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!” (Philippians 4:4), it seems unrealistic—even burdensome. How can we possibly rejoice after a child dies, war breaks out, or broken relationships tear up our family?
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Life can be truly dizzying if we lose our perspective. Kati Metro, 74, was hiking near Phoenix, Arizona, when she fell, injuring her face, wrist, and hip. A rescue helicopter flew in, and workers strapped her to a stretcher. Unfortunately, the winds were fierce, and a line failed that was supposed to prevent the stretcher from spinning as they pulled it up to the helicopter.
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As of February 1, 2022, Father Andres Arango resigned from his role as the pastor of St. Gregory Parish in Phoenix, Arizona, because the Diocese of Phoenix determined that the thousands of baptisms he had performed during his twenty-year career were “invalid.” Why?
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