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January 6, 2016
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The Choices You Make

by Lisa Smith
…ould be the discovery of Christ. Finding Christ’s love, peace, safety, and complete freedom. I can work to help free the victims of human trafficking, but complete freedom is in Christ. I pray as Christ does his work and I believe he will rescue. Prayer for the johns and pimps. A john is the customer paying for service, while a pimp is the person collecting on the service. When it comes to human trafficking, I ask the question, “How could anyone t…
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March 17, 2016
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Disagreements as a Pathway Towards Common Ground in Politics

by Harold Heie
…taken on an issue. As Susan Jacoby has suggested, “Americans today have become a people in search of validation for opinions that they already hold,” demonstrating a strong reluctance “to give a fair hearing – or any hearing at all – to opposing points of view,” wanting to hear only an “echo” of themselves. The tragedy of politicians shouting names at each other to garner voter support, or of citizens only listening to an echo of themselves, is t…
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December 15, 2016
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Devotions

Grandpa and Grandma’s Table

by Brandon Huisman
…we put on new clothes. There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Again, it’s not an option, for just as I am a grandson of Don and Grace Huisman, so we are all one in Christ. Further, verse 29 says: If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise. Grandpa and Grandma were not wealthy in worldly things, but they were heirs, an…
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June 3, 2015
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Liberia: One Year Later

by Aaron Baart
…d planted churches. They harvested rice and spoke of even greater crops to come. They dreamed Pentecost-sized dreams. Hope that is found in Christ Jesus is still the most transforming power the world has ever known. It stares into death’s face and proclaims a more glorious tomorrow and it is unrelenting in its ability to love, even in the face of sheer fear and terror. Our God calls us to serve the people infected with and dying from Ebola but he…
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November 22, 2021
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I Am a Part

by Josie De Jong
…y my peers, but also my professors and the surrounding community of Sioux Center. My eyes are open, eager for the new, for things they’ve never seen, for the intimidating and unfamiliar.  Let me tell you about one of those things.  A couple months ago, I went volunteering with my professor Bob De Smith and his wife, Rebecca. Through their church and connections with others in Sioux Center, Rebecca was introduced to an organization called Sack Pack…
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December 14, 2016
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Making a Desert in Mosul

by Joel Veldkamp
…. But what can we “do”? Glad you asked! We can welcome Iraqi refugees with open arms and open homes, as we have opportunity. We can give generously to organizations trying to help Christians, Yazidis and Muslims who have become victims of the Islamic State and the Battle of Mosul. We can press our new president to protect Christians, Yazidis and Sunni civilians. The next time our leaders try to sell us on a war or sanctions regime or revolution or…
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July 22, 2016
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Consumerism vs. Calling

by Sarah Moss
…nicked. I frantically searched for a well-paying job, spending hours on my computer scouring job boards and applying for positions. Now, years later, I’m glad I didn’t hear back from some of those companies where I applied. After months of rejection, I’d stopped focusing on positions that would utilize my unique skill set and started applying for jobs that I knew would pay the bills. Would they have been a good use of my God-given skills and abili…
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February 11, 2021
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Beloved Unity: A Review of Native

by Chandra Crane
…est in Christ, the one that the First Nations Version8 calls “Creator Sets Free.” May we learn from the Native believers among us to be set free into the great love of Christ. xii, emphasis/italics hers  ↩ The chapter where she specifically addresses her mixed ethnic identity (“Fighting Invisibility”) was such a gift to me, and I highly recommend it to other multiethnic folks.  ↩ xiv  ↩ 17  ↩ 1 John 4:18  ↩ Please note that I am not propping up an…
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February 18, 2017
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Lessons from a Guinea Pig: Love, Fear and the Law

by Shelbi Gesch
…el free to go to him or her for help when obedience is hard. She will feel free to confess shortcomings and learn that trying to hide things from mom or dad always ends in more pain. Love has a way of revealing truth. When I first heard the Sunday-school admonition to “fear the Lord,” it confused me. The idea of fearing God, this Almighty unseen and infinite who was somehow also my friend, was something difficult to wrap my child-brain around. C.S…
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February 10, 2021
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Beloved Unity: A Review of Native

by Chandra Crane
…est in Christ, the one that the First Nations Version8 calls “Creator Sets Free.” May we learn from the Native believers among us to be set free into the great love of Christ. xii, emphasis/italics hers  ↩ The chapter where she specifically addresses her mixed ethnic identity (“Fighting Invisibility”) was such a gift to me, and I highly recommend it to other multiethnic folks.  ↩ xiv  ↩ 17  ↩ 1 John 4:18  ↩ Please note that I am not propping up an…
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June 20, 2018
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De profundis: Lament in Worship

by Karen A. DeMol
…ar God’s word of forgiveness.13 When we voice our grief and loss we can be open to God’s comfort. When we lift up our troubles and confusion. our eyes can be opened to God’s guidance. And then we can praise. See how David’s Psalms of lament end in praise and trust: Psalm 69:30: “I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving.” Psalm 13:6: “But I trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvati…
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December 22, 2022
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Making Room For Christmas

by April Fiet
…ld waiting for a Savior with open hands, but the truth is, God had to tear open the heavens and come down to a world that was too busy, too engaged in power struggles, too fixated on doing things in the usual way. God made room in the world for the Christ child because the world, left to its own devices, would never have made the space on its own. I came across a quote somewhere that said (to paraphrase) that each of us has the opportunity to deci…
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May 20, 2017
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When Christ Bursts Forth

by Linda Burlew Gold
…salvation was at hand, when Christ’s final victory over sin and death was complete, it was not accomplished with a quiet whisper, but with a bursting forth. Matthew’s Gospel even gives us an earthquake, the very earth bursting forth in triumph at what has been accomplished. Ecclesiastes tells us that there is a time for everything. There was a time for the ark and a time for leaving it. There was a time for the tomb and a time for the resurrectio…
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October 10, 2017
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Engaging with the Other

by Justin Meyers
…nly public Christian that many people in Oman will ever meet. But, if I am open to listening to them and opening my heart to them, then I will be able to represent Christ to them. And, one by one, my hope is that their thoughts, feelings, and stereotypes of Christians—and Americans for that matter—might form into something different than what they get from the latest episode of our raunchiest T.V. show, violent movie, or foreign policy. Too often,…
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March 30, 2015
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Education for All

by Kathleen Van Tol
…ee how they could improve the ways they are teaching these students. Their commitment to continuing to be an inclusive school community is inspiring. There are so many resources that are available to teachers in North America that are not available to these teachers. For example, most schools in the United States employ educational assistants to help teachers meet the needs of students with significant disabilities. For almost every one of the stu…
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April 23, 2015
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Thoughts from a College Student

by Juan Pablo Benitez Gonzalez
…ption of feeling better than me is wrong- that being American is somehow a valid upper status- but because they know that when they made those comments I felt offended and confronted them. Step out, make your voice heard, do not allow people to make you feel less. But above everything be graceful and forgive. Maybe you can’t be best friends with everyone, but for sure you can be Jesus to everyone. About this post This article was originally shared…
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October 30, 2014
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Luther’s Persistent Mentor

by Scott Culpepper
…the new University of Wittenberg in Saxony, summoned his young protégé to study and teach there in 1508. The opportunity opened the door to Luther’s engagement with scripture. Luther’s engagement with scripture and theology guided him to understand that salvation was based on the merits of Christ rather than the personal merit of sinful human beings. Those insights would soon shake the world. I often reflect on the patience of Johann von Staupitz…
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April 11, 2016
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Voluntourism

by Aaron Baart
…in someone else’s shoes. Imagine a visitor, speaking a different language, coming into your community and maybe even your home and then doing a menial job that you could easily do yourself. Weird, isn’t it? Actually, it’s insulting. 5. Transformation. A short-term mission trip should always be seeking the goal of long-term transformation. Moreover, that transformation is more about you than it is about them. I would hope that every short-term miss…
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May 19, 2015
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The Responsible Ones: Young People, Faith, and Letting Go

by Jason Lief
…faith. I believe that this provides a great opportunity for the Christian community to have a conversation about faith, Christian community, and what it means to live as human beings in the context of God’s revelation in Jesus Christ. Thanks for your question! Jason Lief Thanks Carrie. I would go even further and ask what we mean by “lose”. If we see the Christian community as an outward movement than we stop putting conditions on belief and fait…
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February 27, 2017
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Spirit/Body or Spirit-Body?

by Annie Sears
…the Israelite people would rise from their personal tents and watch Moses enter as a Pillar of Smoke formed at the Tent’s entrance. Until Moses was done communing with God, the people would continue to stand outside their own tents, worshipping the One who was speaking to Moses physically, “face to face, as a man speaks to his friend” (Exodus 33:11). The Israelite people then responded physically. They watched. They stood. They waited. They took…
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August 27, 2020
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From the American Dream to Shalom: A Review of The Myth of the American Dream

by Erin Olson
…ook like us and earn like us and spend like us? Does this mean we can feel comfortable when it seems like those around us are comfortable as well? If you instead put yourself in a position of awareness and curiosity about those in need both in your community and globally, you will find plenty to do. Mayfield tells the story of how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr would often take time to reflect the global nature of his morning routine—”coffee from Latin…
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August 22, 2019
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Movie Review: Yesterday

by Ashley Huizinga
…day is still fun to watch—partly for the aesthetic aspect and partly as an example of the escapist idealism for which rom-com audiences pine. The nonsensical nature of it all grew on me during the two-hour runtime, especially in those few moments of an energetic chase scene or when Malik recognizes that certain other not-insignificant names and objects have been erased from the collective consciousness as well. When you realize Ed Sheeran’s ringto…
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September 28, 2015
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Discipleship and Metaphor

by Donald Roth
…ome.”3 For believers motivated by this metaphor, there is a suspicion of becoming too complacent with the world, and comfort is found primarily in fellowship with believers now and a hope of better things to come. Why Does this Matter? So what is the value or importance of talking about operative metaphor? While I don’t believe that these are the only two operative metaphors out there, these two ways of imagining ourselves as disciples of Christ r…
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May 14, 2015
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We Are an Air Force Family

by Michael and Jessica Kiss
…s for granted. Be thankful you are able to live in a country where you are free. You have countless men and women who fight for your freedom on a daily basis so that you can celebrate the birth of your children, birthdays, the holidays, and vacations with your families. All the while men and women in our armed services are having to miss so many of these milestones. Be thankful! How have you experienced God’s presence? My faith and love for God ha…
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July 23, 2015
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Obstacles and Opportunities to Experience God in All Things

by April Fiet
…rselves. This means making room for silence, dedicating time to prayer and study, and not giving in to the mindset that bigger is better. I cannot expect from others something that I am not doing myself. Committing daily to seeking God’s presence takes the focus off of myself and my own abilities, and reorients me to what God may be calling me to do in my life and in the world. Encouraging others to look for God’s presence is not only the most imp…
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