Have you noticed or realized that many forms of technology we use every day are connected to God’s innovative and active works in the world we live today? We might have taken technology for granted; in a way, it is rightly so, because technology has been granted to us to make our lives easier, helping …
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This Friday we will remember the darkest day in the history—the sacrifice of an innocent Man that takes away the sin of the world. He was rejected, despised, and crushed by the ones He came to save. On that day, evil seemed to prevail. The enemy was on the verge of victory. The sinful men …
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There are many religions or belief systems in this world. In a pluralistic country like Indonesia, where I grew up, there are six officially recognized religions: Islam, Christianity, Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. In general, these religions arguably share one thing in common, that is a belief in a supreme being—the source and creator of …
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I am grateful for the God-given opportunity to have a family vacation over the new year. Following an eventful 2025, which culminated in a hectic December, we flew to Indonesia for the first time in over three years. It was our first flight of the year, so we couldn’t be more excited. It was overall …
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The Bible is filled with stories of miracles. By an Oxford definition, miracle is “a surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency.” Our life is filled with miracles—whether we realized it or not—because we are God's masterpiece …
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Have you ever wondered how long life has existed on earth? Well, the answer depends on which “lens” you use. Seeing through the lens of science, life is estimated to have existed on earth for about 3.5 to 3.7 billion years. From a Biblical perspective, however, life on earth is believed to have existed for …
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As Christ's followers and believers, we have been granted a special position that gives us privilege to have an everlasting relationship with God the Creator as our heavenly Father. This relationship is not something that we earn, but it is given to us by His grace through faith in Jesus. From Scripture, we know our …
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My recent devotion reminds me of a topic that I have hoped to discuss and write about: lamenting to God. Early this year I felt that God was drawing people—myself included, of course—into a deeper relationship with Him. And I believe He is still inviting people unto Him today. Lament is a profound expression of …
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One of the most powerful statements proclaimed by Jesus Christ during His life on earth is recorded in the gospel of Matthew: “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the …
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Who does not want a clean house? Who does not like a clean car? What if we are originally “wired” or “designed” to love and to long for things that are clean and pure? There is an important spiritual principle revealed in Scripture that the Lord has reminded me of recently: “Blessed are the pure in …
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