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True scientists are observers of the natural world. The foundational principles of science are observation and generalization so natural laws such as gravity, thermodynamics, and electromagnetism are accepted because they work rather than being derived from more basic principles. My laws are set forth in my word. You can accept their validity by faith as revealed truth, but do you not also see by observation that they work? Have you ever seen the righteous forsaken? I encourage you to perform your own experiments. Live according to my principles and see what happens. 

"If the church, the light of the world, does not believe for revival and restoration, then have they not ceased to be the light of the world? God has healed our nation in the past and He can again today.

Do you affirm the principle of political equality? This states that all men are created equal. In practice you know that this is not mathematical equality, for all people are not the same, but it means that the same rules should apply to all, and no one should get special treatment due to their status or office. Do you understand that there is a Biblical equivalent? In my word I tell you not to seek to be called rabbi or teacher, for you all have one teacher, even Christ. This applies to other offices as well. I need people to hold positions in my church, but I want them to do it as servants, not lording their positions over others, but serving with humility and grace. 

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Calling soon-to-be international missions volunteers (18 and older) planning to travel on a short-term trip:

The purpose of the iVolunteerStudy is to explore how views can change after International Service, and how incorporating personal beliefs while serving can influence the volunteerism experience. As a participant you would take an anonymous, online (10-minute) questionnaire before and after your trip.

Do you think of discipline in a negative sense, the punishment imposed upon you from without for your shortcomings? Look at the high-achieving people you know. Do they have discipline imposed on them, or do they impose it on themselves? They know that a life without discipline and structure is also a life without purpose, character, passion, and achievement. Those who run the race according to the high calling of God focus their efforts and keep their eyes on the prize. They cast off every weight that would hold them back and the sin that would draw them off track that they may run the race I have set before them as winners.

I Peter 1:14-16 As obedient children, do not be shaped by the desires that used to influence you when you were ignorant. Instead, be holy in every aspect of your life, just as the one who called you is holy. For it is written, "You must be holy, because I am holy."

Lord God, I have heard little from the "pulpit" about being holy. What should we know about being holy?

You don’t have to read my word very carefully to find my teaching against hypocrisy. I reserved my strongest statements for hypocrites. I warned against false facades and called some people whitewashed tombs full of dead bones. Yet this is the impulse of humanity. Do you know anyone who doesn’t try to present themselves in the most favorable light? The expression of having an image to uphold is common terminology, but if you ponder the meaning of it you should find nothing to admire in it. Do not be discouraged by this but consider the greatness of the good news of the gospel. I can transform your inner being so it is worth putting on public display.

This book is about Joel Trenkle's life -- the key events that formed him and left his heart very damaged, such as being publically put down by his second grade school teacher and becoming the laughingstock of the school. Joel began acting out because he was dyslexic and could not learn. He became the “problem student” because he could not find a place to fit in. Finally Joel went to Vietnam, and came back in even worse condition than when he left. Now he had Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. This left him totally wrecked. He became an alcoholic, lived alone, totally destitute and right at the verge of taking his own life.

My generation is taking a stand for life! With a baby's first picture now being a sonogram, it is easy to see why. People my age are able to literally SEE a baby's fully formed body while it is still in the womb.
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