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The Reward of Faith: Who Gives It?
A second reading of these verses tells us more about how faith is rewarded. We know what Ruth's conversation with Boaz says about her. She is a woman of faith: that is why she will be richly rewarded.
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Someone to Blame
In her bitterness Naomi turns against God because it seems he has turned against her: "The Lord's hand has gone out against me." What do these words tell us?
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We Three King
Like Naaman in the last of our Old Testament readings, the Wise Men were outsiders, drawn to God's land and God's people by the news of something worth finding there. Even more were they like the queen of Sheba, coming "from the ends of the earth" to find it, or rather him, God's own chosen King. And as in her case, the Bible (which does not say that they were three or that they were kings) also does not say what their names were.
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Qatar Evangelical Alliance breaks ground on worship center, witnessing Christ in a Muslim nation
A worship center for evangelical churches has commenced construction in Qatar, marking a significant spiritual milestone in the history of evangelicals in the country.
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Christians gather in Hong Kong to pray for victims of Tai Po Hong Fu Court fire
More than 1,000 Christians gathered in Hong Kong on Dec. 5 for a united prayer service commemorating the victims of the five-alarm fire that devastated Hong Fu Court in Tai Po on Nov. 26, destroying thousands of homes and killing 159 people.
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Over 1,000 police raid Wenzhou house church, hundreds detained
Over a thousand police officers raided a prominent house church in Yayang, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province (浙江省溫州市雅陽), early Monday morning (the 15th). Hundreds of Christians were detained.
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Vancouver Chinese Church holds outdoor prayer gathering for China’s house churches
Faith Chinese Baptist Church (溫哥華信友堂) held its annual outdoor morning prayer gathering on Dec. 13 in Vancouver, drawing over hundreds participants to pray for the situation facing China’s house churches.
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Singapore Bible College appoints Rev. Dr. Patrick Fung as eighth principal
Singapore Bible College has announced the appointment of Rev. Dr. Patrick Fung (馮浩鎏), a veteran international missions leader, as its eighth principal. Dr. Fung will officially take office on July 1, 2026, for a five-year term, succeeding Rev. Dr. Clement Chia (謝木水).
