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OPENING OUR EYES

Scripture Reading: Acts 1:1-11
He was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.
—Acts 1:9

Forty days after Jesus rose from the grave, he left his disciples and ascended into heaven. Since that day, we no longer have the physical presence of God with us on earth. That does not mean God is not with us, but it is easier for us to ignore him, because he is hidden from our sight.

Even in the Old Testament, God seemed to know that his people would be apt to ignore him. To combat this, God developed a series of patterns and habits for the people of Israel. Whenever they put on clothes, prepared food, entered their house, or groomed their hair,...

May 17th, 2012 Read More
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Groundwork

Similar Battles; Different Victories

Similar Battles; Different Victories

When Maisey was diagnosed with an unusual form of cancer in her central nervous system, she found Groundwork to be a great source of spiritual nourishment. What she didn’t realize was that as she was fighting her battle with cancer, Groundwork’s host, Bob Heerspink was losing his own fight against pancreatic cancer.

In December 2010 Maisey,...

December 15, 2011 Read More
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March 2, 2012

88-Year Old Muslim Comes to Faith

88-Year Old Muslim Comes to Faith

We asked prayer for Siswanto, who was a practicing Muslim for 84 years. In 2008 he met Abdullah, coordinator for a Back to God Ministries International listener community in Indonesia.

“Although I was a Muslim at that time, Abdullah gave me a radio and encouraged me to listen to the Christian radio programs,” says Siswanto.  “At first, I just...

March 2, 2012 Read More
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