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How To Ransom Captives: Petition God, Proclaim The Gospel To Captors

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Pastor Foley

As I sat down to write this final post for our month-long focus on the Work of Mercy of ransoming  captives, I just received the report that one of our Seoul USA extended family members–the mother of one of our … Continue reading →

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Plan: The Holy Spirit Does Not Mistake Our Lack Of Preparation For Sanctification

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Pastor Foley

Perhaps the Holy Spirit was the one that inspired the t-shirt that reads Failure to plan on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part. What brings that thought to mind for me is the growing number of … Continue reading →

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Here’s Why You Should Never Rescue People From Prison Or Brothels By Paying Off Their Captors

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Pastor Foley

These days, the most natural connotation of the phrase “ransoming the captive” involves well-meaning Christians raising money to pay off governments, gangs, pimps, and prison guards to release their unjustly-held victims, typically either sex-trafficked women or Christians imprisoned for their … Continue reading →

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