"If we cut off their tongues and forbid the Christians speech, they love with their hands, with their feet, and with their eyes, they love always and everywhere until their last respiration." -Romanian prison guard who found both his fulfillment and frustration in torturing Christians,  from 'When God Writes Your Love Story' by Eric and Leslie Ludy  This...

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A million times in our lives, I'm sure we have heard God's voice telling us to "Go." He wanted us to do something, usually something that we did not think highly of. But before we obey Him, we usually ask Him a question, "Okay, God. But when?" This response might be due to fear from the unknown or...

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I do not like being angry. It is the feeling that I hate most in the world. I feel bad after showing my anger at someone. Most people would say that it is normal to be angry and that it is healthy to be angry sometimes. Being an introvert does not necessarily mean that there will be less...

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Dear God, In this season, You are stirring up my heart to do amazing and unimaginable things for You. How I could I ever say no? Even though some of my questions remained questions, the mystery or not having knowledge of things (yet) makes life exciting. Years have passed and most of my most favorite questions remained unanswered....

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Source: photographyofthoughts.wordpress.com For six years of teaching, I have been carrying my hobbies along with me. My hobbies are photography, writing, reading, listening to music, and traveling. I call them hobbies for they are not included in my job description as a teacher. Finding a job that involves my hobbies is possible. There is a possibility to take...

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There are beautiful stories behind the songs in Switchfoot's 10th album, Where the Light Shines Through. A few of the beautiful stories have already been shared in switchfoot.com/journal. Aside from those stories, I believe every listener also has his/her own story or reflections about the songs as well. So here I am writing how the songs spoke to me....

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This year, God gave us a wonderful blessing. Mom and Dad bought a land and built a house on a hill in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. The view of the house is overlooking a magnificent, painting-like view of a bay. Underneath the blue skies and enormous clouds, yachts are floating in the sea in alternating motions. It is definitely...

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My darkest battles in life are rooted in fear. I feared that time is too short. I feared that I would not be good enough. I feared that I would lose a friend. I feared that I would not be able to get through without a job. I feared to live alone. And the list goes on. Now,...

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