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The Chibi News Daily Reflection
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Hi, I'm Chris Tufnell, a vicar in the Church of England. When someone's life is suddenly transformed, it's surprising and it demands an explanation
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I can't think of a more dramatic example of that than what happens to a man called Paul
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He lived in the first century and we read both in the Bible and in non-Christian sources
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that he was passionately hostile to the early Christian movement, hunting down its followers, putting them in prison, even overseeing their killings
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By all appearances, he was the last person in the world anyone would have expected to embrace the faith he was trying to stamp out
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But something happened that suddenly and completely transformed his life. He went from persecutor to preacher
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from destroying churches to starting them. And Paul did not fit the profile
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He wasn't a dreamer or a drifter. He had power, privilege and prestige, nothing to gain, everything to lose
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His transformation can't be explained by ordinary motives or human ambition. And that's what makes his story so striking
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It points to another power at work in history. Christians believe that this same power has been at work ever since transforming lives
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And still today, many people are being changed when they, like Paul, encounter Jesus
