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“…so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” (Philippians 1: 20, 21) The original Greek for magnified, according to Strong’s dictionary, is megaluno, (notice the “mega” = big) which means to “make or declare great.” Studying [...] One of my favourite books is “Why I Am A Christian,” by John Stott. I was thinking today about his first reason, which I immediately identified with when I first read it. Stott tells the story of Francis Thompson, who “spent a lonely and loveless childhood, and failed successively in his attempts to become a Roman [...] I’ll never forget moving here from Edmonton. Toronto’s Union Station left quite an impression. It took me three days by train, but I finally made it here Nov. 25, 1991. My first impression of life in Toronto was quite vivid. I exited the train and entered the station, where I was accosted by hoardes of [...] Since it’s Christmas Day, I thought I’d share a couple personal thoughts on what Christmas means to me…. 1. Christmas is NOT Easter. It annoys me when people trivialize Christmas just because it doesn’t include a murder. What’s up with that? 2. Christmas is a time to focus on the incarnation and all it means. So what does [...] |
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