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Bar Mitzvah

Susan and I took a quick trip to Israel last week. Some of you may remember the story of a little boy named Roy I met on a flight from Paris to Atlanta six years ago. Well, his dad Steve … Continue reading

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a parable

Our high school students did Bible skits for the children of Verbo Christian School in Riobamba. After the skit there was usually an activity planned. One day a class of second graders was given an assignment to draw a picture … Continue reading

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poor in spirit

The Sunday we were in Ecuador we attended the Verbo Church held in the gym of the Verbo Christian School in Riobamba. I kept asking the significance of the name and finally a little boy brought us a Bible (a … Continue reading

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children

One morning a couple of weeks ago, I sat by myself in a Chick-fil-A restaurant and witnessed a disturbing exchange. Just a few tables from me a father raised his voice toward his teenage daughter, “You don’t believe there’s a … Continue reading

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Hernato works hard in his dad’s seafood business in Natal, Brazil. He knows the city well, but Christmas night Hernato was focusing on a part of the streets he confessed he always ignored – the homeless. A group of thirty … Continue reading

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