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The Land Of Transformation

As a writer, I was taught that every story follows a similar pattern of rising action, culmination, and resolution. And as it goes, the story about Tom Dearduff and the United Christian Ashram is no different. California unveiled the setting and characteristics; Texas advanced the plot towards an ultimate turning point; and Minnesota served as […]

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Reflections On The Ashram

“Jesus is Lord!” was the theme for the 75th Anniversary celebration events in North America. Today, I can say with certainty that in every one of the 10 Ashrams I attended between May 25 and August 9, one of more people came to a saving faith in Jesus Christ for the very first time. Many […]

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One of the Most Challenging Teachings of Jesus

One of the most challenging teachings of Jesus is Matthew 19: 16-30, the story of The Rich Young Man, which ends, “But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.” It’s easy to serve when you know that being last will inevitably end in being first – nobody chooses the […]

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