Author: Bogdan Kipko
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Five Faithful People Who Persevered In Relative Obscurity
When you start, you have more desire than talent. Your desire is always greater than your talent. This is why you need the pace to get better at whatever it is that you are doing. Time is your friend rather than your enemy – cultivating and sharpening your craft or talent. We worship Someone who…
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The Reason Why You Are Insecure In Your Current Position
The reason why you are insecure in your current position is this: You are comparing your “behind the scenes” with someone else’s “promo video.” Because we live in a you-tube, insta-gram, bite-size, 140 character, 30 second attention span digital nation — we think that overnight success — is a normality — rather than an irregularity. …
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The Collision Conference: When Christ & Culture Collide
This upcoming Saturday, our church is hosting a conference entitled The Collision Conference: When Christ & Culture Collide. If you are going to be in Southern California this weekend, you are personally invited to this conference. Click here to visit the official conference website. Click here to join the event on Facebook. We will also…
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Ten Thoughts About Russians In General And Moscow In Particular
It has been a full two days since I landed in Moscow, Russia. The one thought that I do have is that Russia is exactly how I expected it to be. Here are some initial thoughts after less than half a week in Moscow, Russia:
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Two Areas Of Concern Regarding This Generation Of Young Christians
I have been thinking a lot lately about the future of Christianity in a post-Christian culture. This is of course where we find ourselves today. Many basic virtues and values that were at one time held in a tight fist have been loosened to accommodate limp-wristed relativity. When I was growing up in the home…
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Ten Reasons Why God’s Grace Is Sufficient Specifically For You
The more I put my faith and trust in the finished work of Jesus on the cross, the more peace and respite that I experience. I am not trying to get God’s favor but rather am functioning out of the favor that He has already given me. When this simple fact is realized in our…
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Why The Youth Of Today Is More Rebellious Than Ever Before
Of course this is a myth, albeit a popular one. There are more: There is a common myth that I constantly hear among professing Christians. Very often people tend to predict that it is the end of times — and it is literally happening right now. The reason of course for this bold claim is the…
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Warning: These Five Practical Tips Will Inevitably Increase Your Productivity
Two years ago, I was speaking at a youth conference. After the session, one of my long-time friends approached me. I have not seen him for a while. After we caught up on the status of one another, he made a bold statement. He said that there are many things that he wants to accomplish…
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Twenty Eight Lessons I Learned From Being Alive For Twenty Eight Years
This post is not about me. It is about God and His glory. It is about what the Creator of this universe has been doing through His Son Jesus Christ, specifically in my life. I love the way the psalmist lays out the purpose and plan of our life. He says that God leads us…
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Three Reasons Why Jesus Knew He Had To Die
We are about a week into the season of lent. This means that we are thirty seven days away from Good Friday and forty days away from Resurrection Sunday. This year more than ever before, I want to immerse myself in the meaning of Jesus’ cross. I still cannot wrap my mind around why Jesus would…