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Devotional Sharing, Submitted by Jiseon Choi, Gracepoint Berkeley
List the characteristics of those people Apostle Paul greets here.  What picture of Christian discipleship and relationship do these qualities paint?  The characteristics that Apostle Paul describes include – working hard in the Lord, great help to many people, who worked very hard for you, outstanding among the apostles, [...]

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Devotional Sharing, Submitted by Jay Park
Nobody follows a random stranger at the invitation, “Come, follow me.”  It seems that the disciples who left their nets “at once” to follow Jesus at least knew something about Jesus that they were willing to go with the invitation, leaving their puzzled parents behind.   They must have heard [...]

Devotional Sharing, Submitted by Jeannie Lee, Gracepoint Berkeley
What’s tragic about not being able to finish the tower?

What is tragic about not being able to finish the tower is that this man has put in much effort and time into starting to build this tower.  He’s laid the foundation, he’s spent a lot of time and [...]

Devotional Sharing, Submitted by Wilson Fong, Gracepoint Berkeley
What does it mean to “hate” his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters – even his own life?
Jesus clearly did not intend for his disciples to have hatred and disdain – or even indifference – towards the people closest to them.  In no [...]

Hi everyone, just wanted to share this article with you. Boundless is a webzine that is targeted towards young, Christian singles, and this Q&A article focuses on how Christians ought to view dating, marriage, and the role of the Christian community. It shouldn’t take you more than 5 minutes to read — it’s well worth it!

Here’s an excerpt:

…I’m 24 years old, currently in my third year of medical school. I’ve been a Christian for most of my life, but really started to walk with God the last few years. I have a decent network of Christian friends, though I’m not currently attached to a church or bible study, due to the fact that I travel a lot for my clinical rotations. I try to go to church when I can, but I haven’t been able to plug into one church since I am on the road so much.

Anyway, during my first year of medical school I met and started dating a wonderful guy and we’re starting to think about serious commitment (i.e. engagement). He is very sweet, kind, smart, funny, all those great things … and he’s a medical student like me. In short, we’re basically perfect for each other. The problem is, …

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