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Continue reading →: God is Good Because He Gives us a New Identity in Him.Tiberias, Sea of Galilee, Israel. Photographer: Tiberias municipality “A man should carry two stones in his pocket. On one should be inscribed, “I am but dust and ashes.” On the other, “For my sake was the world created.” And he should use each stone as he needs it.” Rabbi Bunam. IDENTITY:…
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Continue reading →: God is Good Because He is the Author of All Good Things.“There is new life in the soil for every man. There is healing in the trees for tired minds and for our overburdened spirits, there is strength in the hills, if only we will lift up our eyes. Remember that nature is your great restorer.” Calvin Coolidge “Climb the mountains…
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Continue reading →: God is Good Even When We Don’t Understand Him.Bariloche, Argentina (Patagonia Region) Photographer: Yoavlevy10 Every year more than 6 million tourists travel from Japan to Paris. Many arrive to Paris with a set of expectations of the city and the people based largely on the magazines they have read. They expect the average Parisian to be incredibly skinny, good…
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Continue reading →: God is Good Even When He Feels Distant.Prague, Czech Republic Photographer: DXR Have you ever felt distant from God? If you have been a Christian long enough you have probably felt distant from God at times. Distance from God does not necessarily mean God’s displeasure with your life. If we examine the Bible we see saints and…
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Continue reading →: God is Good Because We Can Commune with Him on a Deep Level.London, UK Photographer: Diliff “And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit. And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split.”* At the end of Mathew we only see one…
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Continue reading →: God is Good Because He Gives Us a Calling.In the Scriptures we see the word “calling” from time to time. There are different meanings for calling in the Scriptures. I want to focus on two of them. The first calling I want to focus on is the call of every person, which is to repent, love God, know…
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Continue reading →: God is Good Because He Calls Us to a Life of FaithMontpellier, France Photographer: Jonaslange Thousands of years ago, Gods people, consisting of anywhere from 2.5 to 3.5 million people were in slavery to one of the most powerful countries in the world at that time, Egypt. The scriptures say “the Lord said, ‘I have surely seen the affliction of my people…
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Continue reading →: God is Good Because He Calls Us to Give All of Our Lives to Him.(Maiden Tower) Istanbul, Turkey. Photographer: Edwin Poon God is good because he calls us to give every part of our lives to him. This idea probably seems counterintiutive for most people. The idea of any type of liberties being taken away doesn’t seem so good. Isn’t this one of the hard…
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Continue reading →: God is Good Because He Forgives and Gives Us Power to Forgive Others.Dublin, Ireland Photographer: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen One of the hardest commands is God’s command for all Christians to forgive. Christianity is unlike any other belief system. Jesus commands his disciples to love their enemies and pray for those who persecute them. Jesus didn’t just dish out commands though, He embodied and…
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