Tag: growth
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Why Are Most Of Your Friends Girls?
A question I was persistently asked, particularly in my teens, was why the majority of my friends were female. A friend of mine once said that he could never understand how that worked, and how I hadn’t dated any of them. I’ll be targeting the former part of their query in this post. The question […]
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Trial and Temptation
The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly to death.” Exodus 16:3 The Greek word ‘peirasmos’ means both […]
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Nifuna, Nifuna, Nifuna
By the road there is a man washing his laundry in a filthy bucket. My brother finds him, and immediately runs to buy detergent. A sweet sister comes by to sit with us to hear the word of God. Mama comes along, picks up a stick from the ground, inscribes “Jo 8:2-12” on the inside […]
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A New Season Has Begun
And the cutting winds that blew violently, hushed. The roaring waves that crashed ferociously, silenced. The devastated earth that was shaken, became still. One season had come to an end… Let me tell you a simple tale of a man who endured unparalleled pain, and prevailed. Listen, as I share with you the story of […]
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Love Your Soul
Have you ever felt like you were playing with fire? That its smoggy, ashy fumes are choking you but you still don’t draw yourself away, even when your hand is being burnt.
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Vulnerability: Unveiled
This is a guest post by a dear BFA friend and past contributor Sara Malak. One of the things the world ingrains in us as we grow up is that we must be afraid -mostly of the future and everything in it. We hear “strive to be the best! Be as successful as you possibly […]
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The Necessity of War
The enemy is incredibly real and sinisterly powerful. He walks about like a roaring lion, is the prince of the power of the air, and is even called the son of the morning. He was created gloriously majestic but in the pride of his heart he wanted to ascend to the throne of the Most High and become like his Maker. […]
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Not Another New Year’s Resolution
#54. When you fall, get up immediately and start over.
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What Hercules Taught Me
I know, unlike me, many of you would not have watched Hercules a mere few days ago, so I will give you a brief summary…
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Turning Towards One Another
It is no secret that relationships are what adds flavor and brings color to our daily lives. After praying several years for a wife, I was married this past summer. Being newly married (almost 6 months now!) I am always eager to learn everything I can to become the best husband I can be. This usually comes in the form […]