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Renewed by God’s Holiness
Every morning I wake up and look out the window. Every day, it’s the same – loud buses, honking cars, raging motorcycles, the bright morning sun, pedestrians waiting to cross the busy street. Every week is the same too – church on Sundays, tutoring 5-8 every week day, bible studies on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.…
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What you Eat is What you Poop
The topic of today’s meditation is Dani’s poop. It’s an amazing thing, how transparently it reveals her diet – little pieces of corn, tomatoes scattered about a patte-like consistency of potatoes, carrots, and banana. Somewhere in the mush, I’m sure, are the boiled eggs, cheese, and yogurt. My baby eats well, yes. But the epiphany…
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A Call to Die
The other day, we celebrated Dani’s first birthday with some church people here in Brazil. It felt a bit strange for me to be celebrating something so important and meaningful with people I barely know. As I was munching on my food quietly (and awkwardly), that realization came to me and I suddenly felt really…
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A Tribute to My Dad
My dad is a very absolute-faith kind of guy. He’ll stop you mid conversation to bow his head, hold your hand and pray to thank God for the good traffic, the safe landing, the on-sale purchase, and even the not-so-good things like the gloomy weather, a lost item – basically anything and everything. He sincerely…
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The Mirror and Abba
James 1: 23-24, “For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.” James talks about the word of God as a mirror. As we…
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Home
I’m back in Toronto for the holidays. Even after marriage, I visited quite a few time before, but this time feels different. It doesn’t feel like home. It’s a strange feeling, this in-between. Brazil is still somewhat foreign to me, I’m still adjusting to the new culture and community. That’s expected. But I never expected…
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Winning by the cross
16. 11. 22. At around 10PM, I was walking home from a church meeting with some friends. While we were talking, suddenly a young man, no more than 20 years old, came up from behind us holding a gun. He looked nervous and afraid, like he really didn’t want to be doing what he was…
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Imitators
“Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly beloved children.” Ephesians 5: 1 Dani is finally old enough to appreciate her toys. One of her favourites is this touch-sensitive animal book she got as a gift. At first, she didn’t know how to interact with it so I would grab her little finger and force her to…
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Love is Long-suffering
The bible says God is long-suffering. When you really love someone, you suffer because of them. Not because they intentionally inflict pain on you, but because you are so concerned with their well-being that you’re willing to endure the pain that comes with fighting their sin. The hardest part about loving someone is accepting the…
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Appetite for God
To an extent, there’s a lot I can learn about spiritual health from physical fitness. I’ve been trying to get back into shape, now being 8 months postpartum. It’s not easy. While breastfeeding, I was insatiably hungry all the time and could literally eat anything I wanted and still lose weight. As I wean, that’s…
Life of Po 