Hagar had reached her breaking point. She had been sent away from her providers into the wilderness with only some bread, water, and her young son. The water bag had given its last drop. She put the child under some bushes and went a little ways off preparing for his and her eventual deaths. Should …
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Oct 21
Sexual Abuse: What the Church Can Do!
When was the last time you heard a sermon on sexual abuse? We preach against illicit sexual activity, but what about our concern for the victims of abuse? Yet 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 20 boys are victims of child sexual abuse.¹ Some even suggest a higher number. Jesus quoted from Isaiah when he said, …
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