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I am enjoying this book and agreeing with it (like "yes!", "write on"...laughing that Jesus wouldn't get hired because he was single...silly but prob would be true). There are some parts that uses particular language to describe leadersh...
Category Archives: Christians and suffering
Understanding Suffering Through the Life of St. Paul
After having taught the book of Acts, I have learned a lot about the Apostle Paul. One very important aspect of his life was suffering. St. Paul suffered a lot. 1 Corinthians 11 gives the list of Paul’s experiences as an Apostle: 23 Are they servants of Christ? (I am out of my mind to talk like […]
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Called to Suffer…Even More, A Reflection on 1 Thessalonians 3
No one likes suffering. I certainly don’t. Yet everyone suffers to some degree. We are all part of what we Christians call fallen humanity and a fallen world. Much of the suffering we experience is a result of the consequences brought about from sin, a broken, imperfect world. Suffering isn’t normal. It is the result […]
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