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Walking The Good Road
Following Jesus: "Creator-Sets-Free"
My friend Bill Pagaran is a loving husband, father, talented musician, passionate follower of Jesus, and effective communicator of the Good News. He radiates joy and passion for life.Today, you could not imagine that he almost committed suicide when he was a teenager.
The man was an outcast. People of his own town looked at him with a mixture of disdain and “you must have deserved this.” His family, those who were supposed to take care of him treated him even worse. They had disowned him. After all, the sickness he was suffering from meant that he was …
I sat in stone silence looking at the white man sitting a few feet away from me. My heart was cold toward him, and I assumed he felt the same about me. “This is the way it has always been and the way it will always be,” I thought to myself, “the Indian and the …
Growing up, especially during my teenage years, I could have bet with you, hat I was the shyest person on the planet. I felt like a big “L” for “Loser” was stamped on my forehead for everyone to see. Starting a conversation with anyone, especially girls, seemed impossible, and if it happened, my face would …
The fact that the Bible shows us the message of God of heaven and earth becoming man is celebrated every Christmas. However, does the Bible only give us instruction about our sin and His plan of salvation or does it also provide us with principles and directions for every area of life? Have we interpreted …
It started in the morning; suddenly I had a very intense tooth ache. I took two pain killer pills and felt a little better but the pain returned in full force after the effect of the pills wore off. I tried another remedy, a topical gel that is applied to the hurting tooth. Again it …
In the Gospel of Mark we are told a story of a paralyzed man who was brought to Jesus by four friends. They had probably carried him for quite a distance only to find that they couldn’t get to the one they had hoped would help their friend. The house was overcrowded with people who …
