Shedding What is a Hindrance
John Riccardo John Riccardo

Shedding What is a Hindrance

As I prayed with this, I was immediately struck by how relevant that little detail is for so many of us. How tempted I am to think that many of the things that other people, or other ministries, need I must also need.

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The Real World
John Riccardo John Riccardo

The Real World

Americans don’t usually like bad news. Oh, to be sure, we seem to enjoy reading other people’s “dirty laundry,” as an 80’s song once put it. But confronting the reality of demons who hate and are seeking to degrade, enslave and destroy us…? Uh, no thanks.

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Doomed to Succeed
Albert Faraj Albert Faraj

Doomed to Succeed

We live in a time which is simultaneously permissive in the extreme while being merciless on anyone who makes mistakes. Our society makes no allowance for those who have messed up… there can be no redemption.

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The Sin of David
Albert Faraj Albert Faraj

The Sin of David

What is the role of a father? A way to break this open is to understand that fatherhood essentially includes imparting identity, living unconditional love, and speaking words of authority.

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