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Unborn Twins Save Mother From Cervical Cancer

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A heart warming story: Michelle Stepney, 35, said her twins Alice and Harriet, now age 13 months, were a lively pair in the womb. At the time, however, she had no idea that constant kicking she felt actually dislodged a tumor that had formed on her cervix and, according to doctors, saved her life. Shortly after becoming pregnant, Stepney of Cheam in South-West London was taken to the hospital after suffering what was believed to be a miscarriage. Soon doctors realized she was still pregnant, but had developed life-threatening cervical cancer. Stepney declined to have an abortion and doctors … [Read more...] about Unborn Twins Save Mother From Cervical Cancer

My Favorite 2007 Reading

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Various members of the Desiring God staff each recently provided their top three books of 2007. I thought I'd attempt the same. Here are my top three: 1. White Guilt (by Shelby Steele) 2. Perspectives Old and New on Paul: The "Lutheran" Paul and His Critics by Stephen Westerholm 3. God's Harvard: A Christian College on a Mission to Save America by Hanna Rosin I'm grateful to blog reader Kimberly for alerting me to this new title. This book is a fascinating, insightful story of the mission of Patrick Henry College, which seeks to produce future Christian leaders who impact the cultural … [Read more...] about My Favorite 2007 Reading

Tapping into God’s Mercy

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I was blessed this morning by a good word from Life as a Vapor: Thirty-One Meditations for Your Faith. The object of our faith is primary, not the size. Piper notes: "In Luke 17:5, the apostles pleaded with the Lord, 'Increase our faith!' And the Lord said, 'If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you' (v. 6). In other words, the issue in your Christian life and ministry is not the strength or quantity of your faith, because that is not what uproots trees. God does. Therefore, the smallest … [Read more...] about Tapping into God’s Mercy