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The Platform of Pain: A Devotional

Before he closed his second letter to Timothy, the apostle Paul shared his experience of being on trial for his life before the Roman authorities. He noted that “at his first defense no one came to stand by me.” (2 Timothy 4:16) In that judicial system, a preliminary hearing known as the “prima a...
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America’s Real Poverty

It’s no coincidence that the more secular society grows with its devotion to autonomy the more isolation and loneliness increase. An article in Men’s Health magazine by Christa Sgobba stated that “the rise in self-centeredness also predicted further jumps in loneliness, suggesting a cycle between...
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