“Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32 (NIV)
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Read this as a prayer –
Jesus, you are the Truth and the Truth sets me free. You are the Truth and your Truth lives in me.
I clothe myself in your Truth, Jesus, putting on the coat of [...]
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Hebrews 4:12–13 (NIV)
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A few years ago, a cyst developed under the skin on the palm [...]
“All these I have kept since I was a boy,” he said. Luke 18:21 (NIV)
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He is a man who loves God and has worked hard to keep all the commandments since he was a boy.
Yet, he’s still uncertain about his status in heaven and his place within the family of God. [...]
Finlandia, akhir Oktober 2005
Banyak orang di Indonesia, terutama di Jakarta karena saya tinggal di sana, berasumsi salah mengenai sauna. Mereka pikir (mungkin Anda juga) sauna itu berfungsi untuk menguruskan badan sehingga makin menjamur pula tempat sauna di Jakarta, terutama di pusat kebugaran sebagai bagian dari fasilitas untuk ´menguruskan´. Bahkan saya sering menemui orang yang [...]
Tujuan, gaya, dan teman traveling sedikit banyak tergantung dari Faktor ‘U’ alias Faktor Umur atau Usia. Kita yang berasal dari negara berkembang dengan standar hidup rendah, baru bisa (paksa-paksain) traveling ke luar negeri setelah bekerja dan mempunyai duit sendiri. Pada saat saya mampu traveling ke luar negeri sendiri, umur saya sudah tidak matching dengan kebanyakan [...]
Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account. Hebrews 4:13 (NIV)
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Miss Penelope, of Yorkie, was home alone.
Her mom and dad would be home by Christmas, but for now I was the [...]
There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from his. Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest.
Hebrews 4:9–11 (NIV)
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It’s late at night and several hours since I last asked, [...]
Bicara tentang ukuran kecanggihan airport, menurut saya hal itu tergantung dari sistem bagasi di area baggage claim. Airport yang bagus dan canggih harus mempunyai conveyor belt – ban berjalan tempat kita menunggu bagasi dipindahkan dari pesawat ke ruang pengambilan bagasi. Kategori bagasi pesawat bisa berupa koper, ransel, tas tenteng, papan surfing, tas golf, sampai ke [...]
May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 15:5–6 (NIV)
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Imagine visiting a church where the choir [...]
Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” Mark 9:5 (NIV)
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When Jesus took Peter, James, and John to the Mount of Transfiguration, he changed right before their eyes, as if [...]
