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The Books You Read and the People You Meet?
A man recalls how meeting Charlie "Tremendous" Jones and a surprise gift of books altered his life, sparking a journey into publishing and spiritual growth. Skeptical at first, he later embraced the lesson that personal transformation hinges on the books we read and our relationships, particularly with Jesus Christ, whose indwelling power fosters profound change. Charlie's aphorism framed the man's path of continued spiritual formation, underscoring the transformative encounter with the divine through scriptural engagement.
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The God Who Speaks to the Lost (And Found), Part I
Just finished up a week on the Big Island of Hawai’i. It was rough duty. Discovered something though. Our wild and amazing God was up to his usual predictably unpredictable ways-especially back in the day when the famed King Kamehameha and his son were in power. This story is faith-building and inspiring-and for someone who grew up in a heavily cessationists church environment. If you are not familiar with this concept, let me just say that I was strongly trained when I was very young that once the Bible was fully inspired and pulled together-God stopped talking to people. Or more accurately-God stopped talking other than through Scripture. In the…
