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Dawson Ng

Devotionals

Lent Devotional Day 33: Fishers of Men

Simon Peter had fished all night with nothing to show for it, but when Jesus told him to do it all over again, he obeyed — and so much fish was caught that their nets began to break. Simon...

Devotionals

Lent Devotional Day 31: My Hour Has Not Yet Come

Jesus was not unwilling to provide miraculously for the bride and bridegroom. After all, despite having just entered into public ministry, He made time for their wedding in the countryside.  Rather,...

Mental Health

Christine Caine: I was abandoned, adopted and abused — but God set me free

I don’t have a conscious memory of my childhood where I didn’t know what shame was. Shame was like the air I breathed. Shame was woven into the very fabric of my being. I grew up in a...

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Lent Devotional Day 28: Peace In One Body

In a world filled with division and conflict, we look to Christ’s promise of a “new humanity” where there will be unity and lasting peace. Through the redemptive work of Christ on...

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Lent Devotional Day 27: Everything We Need

The phrase “godly life” in today’s passage is translated from the Greek word eusebeia which means “good worship”. Here, we are told that God has given us everything we...

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Lent Devotional Day 26: His Grace Is Sufficient

Boasting about weaknesses. Does that sound strange to you? Most people only boast about their achievements, possessions or personal qualities. Who boasts about the things that they’re not proud...

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Lent Devotional Day 25: No Longer Slaves

I know what’s the right thing to do, but I can’t. I just can’t. Have you ever felt powerless to change something in your life? Paul describes such helplessness in Romans 7:18 where...

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Lent Devotional Day 21: Perfect Peace

Some of us might know that peace in Hebrew is called shalom, but “perfect peace” here is actually translated from shalom shalom. Repetition is often seen in Hebrew literature when authors...

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Lent Devotional Day 20: The Time Has Come

The word for “repent” in Greek is metanoeō. It means to change one’s mind for the better and to feel compunction for one’s past sins. The word for “believe” in...