New England Perspectives
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Spring Cleaning
Invasion. It was what described the state of our apartment a few weeks ago. Moths were slowly overtaking our living space until we finally found the source of the problem—a bag of forgotten dates in the corner of our kitchen. Let’s just say the bag was moving.
Why Christ’s Sacrifice Matters Even to Nonbelievers
The story is told of a minister who had two little children. His youngest daughter asked him one Sunday after church why he always said a prayer right before he preached. Impressed that his daughter was actually paying attention to what was going on in the service, he solemnly told her that he always prayed before the sermon to ask God to bless the sermon and make it both inspiring and encouraging to the audience. After a moment of silence, the little girl spoke up again. She said, “Daddy, why doesn’t God ever answer that prayer?”