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Unhinged from Reality
August 2013 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God,…
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We All Matter
July 2013 Recently, we have lost to eternity two very special brothers connected with us and our work at SCS. The first was Andj Li. He and his wife, Dorcas, have been pivotally important in the spread of our work in Asia. Andj was (is) an extremely bright and well-educated brother whose unique understanding of…
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Rebuilders Newsletter: Summer 2013
Discipling Nations for Christ’s Kingdom Many of you have heard us speak of The Statesmen Project. One of our purposes for this SCS update is to help you as our ministry partners better understand how this project is clarifying what SCS does as a ministry to train people to disciple nations and how The Statesmen…
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Death: The Gateway to Transformation
June 2013 “For a will takes effect only at death, since it is not in force as long as the one who made it is alive.” –Hebrews 9:17 (ESV) Death does not always relate to the actual end of a life, in a physical sense. Ideas can die, relationships can die, habits can die, and…
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Getting Out of Ourselves
April 2013 Self-centeredness is the core and curse of our fallen nature. We can’t get out of ourselves. Our own lives, will, and perspective are the be all and end all of our myopic existence. Of all of our eccentricities, our preoccupation with ourselves is the most difficult of all “prisons” to escape. Salvation must…
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Has Secularism Kept Us Safe Yet?
March 2013 Almost three centuries ago, the wiser minds of Western secular thought largely convinced the populace that only secular control of society could keep us all “safe” from the ravages of further ongoing religious wars. I am more than sympathetic with their quest to stop the religious conflicts that were racking Western Europe. Christians…
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What Do We Really Believe?
by Dennis Peacocke February 2013 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” –Matthew 7:24 I have often said that life is a journey of moving from believing to knowing. There are many things I “believe,” but I…
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