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When good turns bad Bible:2 Kings 18:1-8 He broke into pieces the bronze snake Moses had made, for up to that time theIsraelites had been burning incense to it (V.4). Reading People often find ways to turn something good into something bad. It even happens in churches and our lives. Like youth group prayer meetingsContinueContinue reading “When good turns bad”

Is there hope? Bible:Romans 8:31-39 If God is for us, who can be against us? (V.31). Reading Edward Payson (1783–1827) had a really tough life. The death of his younger brother shook him to his core. He struggled with bipolar disorder, and he was affected by extreme migraine headaches for days. If this wasn’t enough,ContinueContinue reading “Is there hope?”

A Leader who serves Bible:Nehemiah 5:14-19 Those preceding me placed a heavy burden on the people . . . But out ofreverence for God I did not act like that (V.15) Reading A youth pastor was leading a group of teenagers on a short-term mission trip to a poor community in Peru. The nicest roomContinueContinue reading “A Leader who serves”

Squeezing the life out of us Bible:Isaiah 64:1-9 You come to the help of those who gladly do right, who remember your ways.But when we continued to sin against them, you were angry. How then can webe saved? (V.5 Reading Recently I read about the unimaginable killing force of pythons. These snakes have been knownContinueContinue reading “Squeezing the life out of us”