Author:Brandon Peterson

Oct 04 2017

DOES PRAYER MATTER NOW?

Prayer seems like the right thing to do when there is a crisis.  Some will say we need action and not just prayer.  I agree.  But we must begin with prayer.  However, many of us simply say #prayforlasvegas or #praying and then either don't do...

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Sep 21 2017

LANGUAGE LESSONS

 I'm trying to put my experience in Jordan into words. No language is sufficient to communicate what I am learning from the Jordanians and Syrians that I've met these past few days. My baptism into the foreign sights, sounds and smells of Arabic cultire has washed...

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Sep 12 2017

HOW I READ THE BIBLE

Bible reading may be hazardous to your faith! The more carefully you read the Bible, the more confused or discouraged you may become.  Already in the first two chapters we see contradictory details of creation.  Then all your Bible heroes turn out to be flawed people with...

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Sep 05 2017

Enlarging your tent

Todd Rodarmel teaches about the importance of empathy and hospitality toward the alien and stranger and how it relates to our value of love for each person....

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Aug 30 2017

HOW TO HELP HOUSTON

When we hear about disasters like the flooding in Houston from Hurricane Harvey, many of us would like to do something.  But then reality sets in.  We don't know what to do or who to trust.  Of course, scammers use these opportunities to line their...

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Aug 30 2017

ALIENS, DREAMERS AND EMPATHY

Many of the refugees we are helping in Jordan are not officially "refugees".  You see, a refugee is someone who has applied to the U.N. for "refugee status" because their home has no longer become safe. People who flee their country without entering a refugee...

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