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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

To my friends in the Phillippines

“Spiritual Disciplines Devotional: A Year of Readings” has been picked up by one of your publishers to be translated and made available there in the months ahead! Blessings as you seek to bring the live the love of Jesus in a tough situation.

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Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Did the folks in Iowa find this OK?!

In January, the Iowa State Legislature invited Imam Muhammad Khan from the Islamic center in Des Moines to open the session in prayer. Mr. Khan asked for “victory over those who disbelieve” (translate: non-Muslims) and for “protection from the Great Satan” (translate: commom Islamic term for the USA). His prayer was basically cultural jihad!!!! And […]

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Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Correction

The Spring Arbor Course number is SFL 602. Sorry for any confusion.

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Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Spring Arbor University

Hello, friends,
Starting April 7th, I will teaching an 8-week on-line class for Spring Arbor University. It will be in the area of learning to practice the Spiritual Disciplines. The course number is SPF602 and I look forward to teaching this and interacting with all of the students who, as I understand, come from all over […]

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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Something to pray about

Yana, Nigeria - A Muslim man’s frustrated desire to marry a young Christian woman resulted in him accusing her of “blasphemy,” and led to violence on February 2. One person was left dead, seven Christians hospitalized and five churches were destroyed.
The Rev. Garba Gaius, pastor of the congregation to which the young woman belongs, […]

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