May
29
Who Am I Doing This For?
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When I first thought about SBS, even after a few weeks of being here, selfish thoughts overwhelmed the reasons why I wanted to do it, why I wanted to be here.
The more and more time I spend in his word, the more he reveals more fuller aspects of his character to me, the more my [...]
May
25
Snow Mountain
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The end of our first quarter is three weeks away and we just made plans for our week long break! We are going with some of the other students and staff on a three day hike up Snow Mountain, the second tallest mountain in Taiwan.
It is going to be a time of fun and fellowship [...]
May
24
Amy’s Application of Romans
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For each book in the Bible, we have to write an application paper on the most important thing that God taught us while studying the book. My application for Romans came from 14:17 — “to live out the kingdom of God we need to live in righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.”
God really [...]
May
24
Correct Address
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The address we gave everyone earlier was wrong! Well, not wrong, just there is a better one to send letters or packages to. This will go to the main office to make sure someone will be there at their arrival — when they come to our apartment it is a hit or miss [...]
May
23
Eric’s Application of Romans
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What are the basic, timeless truths in this book?
T.T. We are called to preach to all races (1:4)
No one is righteous (3:10)
It is through faith that we are justified (3:30)
There is no racism in Christ –- we are all equal (3:22)
We should try to be at peace with everyone (5:1)
We need to be slaves of [...]
May
21
A Little Bit of This about That… (email update 5/21/08)
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Our time of darkness is over! We are SO sorry that we have been so terrible in making updates and writing blogs etc. It seems like every moment of every day is taken up by something. BUT we are determined to get better! God has been challenging us on the importance of keeping relationships. We [...]
May
8
Grandy’s Joy
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It’s amazing seeing Grandy’s joy and peace in the face of death. We were sitting on her bed today and she said, “You know, God’s given me peace. I was scared of dying and then I heard the music to the hymn Be Still and Know That I am God. And I realized, it’s so [...]