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Some experiences change you forever. When I was fourteen, my first boyfriend raped me. I was forever changed, and I didn’t tell anyone — especially not my mom because she had forbidden me to see him. I had disobeyed her when I went to his house with no one else home. In the short term, […]

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]]> National Forgiveness and Happiness Day https://baonline.org/national-forgiveness-and-happiness-day-2/ Thu, 15 Oct 2020 17:17:07 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=26323

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This year’s National Forgiveness and Happiness Day is scheduled for November 1. This year’s message will take the form of the following pledge. We pledge allegiance to care for one another, encourage one another, love one another, listen to one another, and forgive one another no matter what. We pledge allegiance to follow the 28 […]

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]]> A Friend to Jesus https://baonline.org/a-friend-to-jesus/ Thu, 03 Oct 2019 23:57:25 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=24112

Worn leather sandals on dusty feet standing on a rocky dirt path in sunlight.In Luke 7:36-50, two people befriend Jesus. The first is Simon the Pharisee. Though the other Pharisees want to kill Jesus, Simon realizes He could be the real thing; He can heal and even raise the dead. So Simon invites Jesus home for a meal, and He accepts. Soon after they sit down to eat, […]

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]]> National Forgiveness Day https://baonline.org/national-forgiveness-day/ Tue, 24 Sep 2019 14:34:59 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=24064

Bench under trees by a lake with mountains in the background, serene sunset scene.The Positive People Partners Center Of Unconditional Love will celebrate the 25th anniversary of National Forgiveness & Happiness Day on Monday, October 7, with a noon program at the Iowa Field Of Dreams location. PPP-COUL founder Robert “Mr. Happy” Moyers will offer a “Sermon on the Mound” and share the following 21 Wonderful Words Of […]

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]]> Loving Like the Master https://baonline.org/loving-like-the-master/ Thu, 22 Aug 2019 23:58:16 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=23787

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In Matthew 28:19 Jesus told us to go and make disciples. His words resonate with us. We understand that this is a command, but we might wonder how we can do this when so many are indifferent to our message — some even hating us. Jesus taught us to give without tallying our gifts (6:3), […]

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]]> Hand in Hand https://baonline.org/hand-in-hand/ Thu, 02 Aug 2018 23:58:22 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=4826

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A popular song of my day claimed that Catalina was the island of romance. I laughed at that silly notion. I was going there to learn more about the Bible and witnessing, not for romance. But God had a surprise for me. Near the end of the summer month of Christian training, our college group […]

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