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“WHEN I RUN, I FEEL GOD’S PLEASURE.” Ezra 7:6.

We love this line from the film “Chariots of Fire.” In this film based on a true story, the Scotsman Eric Liddell, China-born son of missionary parents, tells his sister in 1924 that he is going back to China to preach—but not yet. “I believe that God made me for a purpose—for China. But heContinue reading ““WHEN I RUN, I FEEL GOD’S PLEASURE.” Ezra 7:6.”

Vocations and Avocations.

We are blessed. Capitalism, fossil fuels, electricity, and other factors have combined to make ours the richest society in history. We can survive working only eight hours a day, while some economies require much more. And that leaves room for hobbies, second jobs, and a variety of “diversions” to give your mind a restful breakContinue reading “Vocations and Avocations.”