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How Idi Amin, the ‘Butcher of Uganda’ changed my life — for good
It’s hard to believe, but it is true, that Idi Amin Dada, who became known as the “Butcher of Uganda” for his brutal, despotic rule while president of Uganda in the 1970s, and was possibly the most notorious of all Africa's pos...
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Word from Scotland: Introducing the Sermon on the Mount
Having completed a series of studies in the Gospel of John, I was about to embark on the book of Revelation, when I thought we should take a few weeks to read and study what is called, “The Sermon on the Mount."
Christian Living
Encountering and overcoming the emotional void
When emotional hardship is met, we find ourselves with a choice of how to fill it. There are many ways, but only one produces a final solution.
Devotion
Word from Scotland: Jesus takes a reed, turns him into a rock
We come to our final passage in John’s Gospel. We are in John Chapter 21 at verse 15 and we have spent well over two years in this profoundly revealing book.
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Word from Scotland: They are struggling and the Bible does not conceal this
We move into John Chapter 21. You cannot turn the clock back, but sometimes disciples of Jesus Christ want to turn the clock back. It is as if these disciples of Jesus wanted to turn the clock back some three years, but it was ...
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Formation Toolbox: The voices of air
By Nathan Miller As a quick summary of Ignatius' Rules of Discernment, we divided the types of souls into 3 categories: Underwater / Air / Space.It is important to remember how God and the devil speak to souls according to what...
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Catholic hospital under fire for saying fetuses aren’t ‘people’
(RNS) A Catholic hospital in Colorado has argued in court documents that it is not liable for the deaths of twin 7-month-old fetuses because those fetuses are not people under state law. So far, courts have side with the hospi...
Apologetics
Question of the week: Christians and gun control
Question: "How should a Christian view gun control?"
Answer: The recent shootings across the United States have caused much heartache. The senseless and tragic incidents have also renewed the intensity of discussion regardin...
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Formation Toolbox: Downhill rush vs. hot chocolate
Not unlike the beginning snowboarder, who fearfully leans BACK instead of forward while picking up downhill speed on the snowy slope, when it comes to deep contemplative prayer many souls experience frustration simply because t...
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Europeans launch campaign to declare life starts at conception
Anti-abortion groups from 20 different countries have launched a petition to ask the European Parliament to recognize that life begins at conception. The “One of Us” initiative is the first of its kind in Europe and represents ...