A Love Story

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In the Bible, God often uses metaphors or word pictures to describe our relationship with Him; for example, a shepherd and sheep, a father and child, …  »

Why suffering

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Most people try not to think about it more than they have to, but there's no denying it: There's a lot of suffering in the world. Innocents are killed …  »

The plan

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Perhaps you’ve heard the story of a young man who makes a million-dollar mistake in his company and is overwhelmed with stress and worry. A few days p …  »

Looking back, looking ahead

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In years past, Activated has occasionally featured articles describing little ceremonies the contributors participated in around the turn of the New Y …  »

The presence

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Throughout the Old Testament, God’s kindness and mercy flows through the text, like this verse in the Psalms: “The Lord is compassionate and gracious, …  »

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Volume 22.04 | April 2021

Volume 22.04 | April 2021

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Editor's Introduction

A Love Story

Featured Articles

The father and the lost sons

Personal Accounts

Squirrel power

Personal Accounts

The many roles of Jesus in my life

Personal Accounts

Miracles from the maestro

From Jesus with Love

Meet Me in the morning

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The father and the lost sons

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In Luke chapter 15, Jesus told the following story: There was a man who had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, “Father, give me the …  »

Meeting my best Friend

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I was 21 when I read the Bible for the first time. Someone had suggested I read the Gospel of John first, but I knew so little about the Bible at the …  »

The tempest tree

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If you’ve ever felt like your whole life has been uprooted and you have no idea how you’ll make it t …  »

A whole new world

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Some degree of color blindness affects around 8% of men and less than 1% of women. The degree of dis …  »

Your heavenly abode

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If you were told that a brand-new splendid home was yours, bought and paid for, would you believe it …  »

Be all you can be

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Each person is different and has different gifts and callings. God knew what He was doing when He ma …  »

Meet Me in the morning

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You do well to take time with Me first thing in the morning, for without Me, you wouldn’t go far. I …  »

The sanctuary

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I see your struggles and hear your calls for help. When you feel all alone, I am with you. I feel yo …  »

Fullness of joy

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I want you to be filled with My joy, which will be your strength. I want you to rest in My love and …  »

The difference

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Picture a forest—lush, deep, inviting. You enter and look around, expecting that rush of wonder that …  »

Squirrel power

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“Miserable!” That was the only way to describe how I was feeling that day. My husband had had to travel—again!—And there I was alone with our four chi …  »

The many roles of Jesus in my life

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When I was a little child, Jesus was like Santa Claus to me. I knew He could see if I was naughty or nice. If I wanted something, I could ask Him for …  »

Miracles from the maestro

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It is said that there are three artists that give us music: God, who gives us magical wood to make t …  »

Only He knows

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As a child, I often heard the saying, “Prayer is not the least you can do, but the most you can do.” …  »

The atheist and the bible

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My good friends Frank and Lisa were manning a stall with various gospel books on display. They were …  »

Finding faith

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One day, while browsing in a bookshop, I came across an encyclopedia with a section of Bible-related …  »

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