How Can This Be?
by Claude Stauffer | Nov 30, 2023 | Encouragement, Hope, Impossible, Overcoming, Possibilities
Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?” – Luke 1:34 God’s ways are different than our ways. They are eternal. They are perfect. His ways are far beyond us at times. Therefore we will not always understand what God is doing....
The Ministry of Parakaleo
by Claude Stauffer | Aug 15, 2023 | Encouragement, Exhortation, Help
Now when he had gone over that region and encouraged them with many words, . . – Acts 20:2 We all go through tough times, times when the burdens of this world are too much for us alone to bear. When that happens, we need help. Our help first and foremost comes from...Recent Posts
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