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God Is At Work In Tulsa…

The particular neighborhood where Lottie was driving us sits just north of downtown Tulsa. I could see the lights of these Midwest skyscrapers shining over the tops of bare, leafless tree branches and brightening the dark, December evening. Our white van bounced through quiet streets, as Lottie told me about the children we were going to pick up. There was…

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Vanity of Vanities

“Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity” (Ecclesiastes 1:2). With those words the preacher gives a general description of our lives: vanity. Doesn’t sound too cheerful. But what does he mean when he says all of life is vanity? The usual meaning of vanity is absolute meaningless, hopelessness, everything is nothing. And while vanity can…

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When God Does Ministry

Today at getAHEAD I was brought a seven year old girl who was refusing to participate in class time.

When I asked why she was upset, she refused to answer.

So I asked her more questions, sat with her, and tried everything I could think of to figure out what was wrong.

Finally, she spoke, “Our teacher said we…

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