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III. The Journey of Sight rather than by Faith. Chapter 4: Learning Without Knowing It In the 10 years that we were in Portland, Oregon, we served at Chinese Baptist Church. At my time at Multnomah Bible School, I was involved in the English-speaking ministry. We decided to attend that church because of our dear … Read More “My Journey of Faith: Learning Without Knowing It” »
Read John 9:7b-12. Circle the words that stand out to you. What is the Lord saying to you? 7b So the man went and washed, and came home seeing. 8 His neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging asked, “Isn’t this the same man who used to sit and beg?” 9 Some claimed … Read More “Devotional Thoughts in the Gospel of John 9:7b-12” »
III. The Journey of Sight rather than by Faith. Chapter 2: Talking but Getting Nowhere Ramona was the extrovert. I was the introvert. She would be circulating among the people at church while I would be just percolating in one spot. I didn’t know how or what to say to people unless it was Bible … Read More “My Journey of Faith: Talking but Getting Nowhere” »
Read John 9:3-7a. Circle the words that stand out to you. What is the Lord saying to you? 3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. 4 As long as it is day, we must do the works of … Read More “Devotional Thoughts in the Gospel of John 9:3-7a” »
Thank you for the question on the preachers of the Word, “Are there any good trusted pastors’ sermons out there that I can watch? I have tried watching John piper, Joseph prince, Steven furtick, Joyce Meyer etc. but I have heard a lot of controversy about them teaching false things.” Each of us is influenced by … Read More “Question: Are there any good trusted pastors’ sermons out there that I can watch? I have tried watching John piper, Joseph prince, Steven furtick, Joyce Meyer etc. but I have heard a lot of controversy about them teaching false things.” »
Thank you for the question on confidence, “Is there a Bible story about confidence?” The Bible narrative records many men who lack confidence in serving the Lord, but the Lord encouraged them to be his servant. Here are some stories that one can read about the lack of or having confidence: A. Moses when God called … Read More “Question: Is there a Bible story about confidence?” »
Thank you for the question on Exodus 3:13–14, “What additional insight, wisdom or explanation might you add to illuminate the passages from our Holy Bible, (NAB) The Book of Exodus, 3:13 and 14?” Here are some thoughts on Exodus 3:13–15. Before I share it, it is not that I have greater insight, but as we observe … Read More “Question: What additional insight, wisdom or explanation might you add to illuminate the passages from our Holy Bible, (NAB) The Book of Exodus, 3:13 and 14?” »
Thank you for the question on morality, “If anyone was 50% good and 50% bad in any way or form (biblical texts etc) would there be a certain place for them to go?” The person who commits 50% of bad things will spend most of his/her time before a judge and be sentence for more than … Read More “Question: If anyone was 50% good and 50% bad in any way or form (biblical texts etc) would there be a certain place for them to go?” »
Thank you for the question on replication of the same story in the Bible, “Why are there so many replications of the same story in the Bible from one book to the other?” The answer is that children tend to imitate the actions or mannerism of their parents. We see ourselves in our children and the … Read More “Question: Why are there so many replications of the same story in the Bible from one book to the other?” »
III. The Journey of Sight rather than by Faith. Chapter 2: Going and Getting More After living in my father-in-law’s home for two years, the circumstances were right for us to come to the decision to move away. I realized that Asian churches wanted seminary graduates with a master’s degree. Just having a bachelor’s degree … Read More “My Journey of Faith: Going and Getting More” »