I was listening to a podcast recently of an astrophysicist. As he described his understanding of the universe, he said something very interesting. He said that his understanding of physics and the universe led him to conclude that none of us has free will.
As he talked about the nature of the universe and [...]

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Over the week between June 19-27 a seven member, multigenerational team from Advent went to Quito, Ecuador to work with Youth World and our missionaries, Carmen and Roberto Vivanco.
Our introduction to the city finally came at 9:30 at night after 12 hours of traveling. We picked up our bags, made it through customs, and stumbled [...]

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The summer is a great time to read.  All my favorite shows are airing reruns.  I know there are some people that simply do not read.  Maybe they are just too busy or they don’t like to read or they think, “Why read when I can watch the movie?!”  I’m the kind of person that [...]

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“The most important part of this mission for you is when you go home.” That is what Cameron Vivanco told our team on the first day we were in Ecuador last fall. What she meant was that it is important not to stop doing the mission of God just because we returned home. [...]

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