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AN OPEN LETTER TO SURVIVORS OF ABUSE by Justin Holcomb Lindsey Holcomb for Core Christianity Dear survivors of abuse, What happened to you was not your fault. You are not to blame. You did not deserve it. You did not ask for this. You should not be silenced. You are not worthless. You do not have to pretend like nothing happened. Nobody had the right to violate you. You are not responsible for what happened to you. You are not damaged goods. You were supposed to be treated with dignity and…

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Losing your life to follow Jesus By Choco De’ Jesus, Op-ed Contributor for Christian Post Every person is born self-absorbed, but that’s because it’s our nature to be selfish. This inbred bent is inflamed by our consumer culture. The ads we see and hear promise that the next purchase will give us ultimate fulfillment—and that’s what we think is the good life: having everything we want and avoiding everything that’s annoying or painful. But Jesus came not to be served but to serve. No one took His life; He freely gave…

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I did not eat the fruit in the garden of Eden so why do I suffer the consequences of Adam and Eve’s sin? from Compelling Truth The answer to the question of why we, who were not present in the garden of Eden and did not commit the first sin of eating the forbidden fruit, still suffer the consequences of Adam and Eve’s sin, is multifaceted. First of all we need to understand that Adam, as the first man, was God’s designated representative of all who would descend from him.…

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Desperation or Entitlement: What Does Your Prayer Life Look Like? by AARON RIOS for Charisma News Do you expect to receive when you pray? How do you approach God? Do you come with defined needs, or do you default to: “If the Lord wills”? The story of the woman with the issue of blood (Matt. 9:20-22, Mark 5:25-34, Luke 8:43-48), reveals a person who demonstrates faith accompanied with expectation. James 2:17 says, “So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead.” This woman’s faith drove her to action.…

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Angels in the New Testament by Myra Kahn Adams for Town Hall Thanks for joining us as we conclude our two-part series about angels in the Bible. As a refresher, here is last week’s Old Testament study. Joining us again is Mike Aquilina, author of “Angels of God,” offering more of his angel insight. He has written numerous books and is Executive Vice President of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. Mike tells us, “Angels are everywhere in the New Testament as they are in the Old but with an important difference. In the Old…

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Nearly 2K volunteer for evangelical church’s ‘Heart the City’ week of service in Ohio, Kentucky By Nicole Alcindor, Christian Post Contributor Hundreds conduct service projects during weeklong volunteer effort Nearly 2,000 volunteers from the two-campus 7 Hills Church based in Cincinnati, Ohio, participated in a week of service conducted annually to benefit communities in the greater Cincinnati area and Northern Kentucky called “Heart the City.” From Sunday, June 20 to Saturday, June 26, roughly 1,817 volunteers participated in serving 186 organizations for a total of 11,783 hours, according to the church.…

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Why Believers Need to Live Out Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount Every Day by MICHAEL LOMBARDO for Charisma News If you ask unbelievers around the world what they think about Christians, many of them will throw the word “hypocrite” around. A lot of the time, it’s because of a negative experience with a Christian who may have sinned in front of them or a believer who treated them in an ungodly manner. Another issue many believers have is that we love to raise our voices against injustice loudly on social…

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