The New Testament prizes the church as community where people rejoice and weep together, care for the sick and hurting, confess their sins, provide prayer support, and encourage and challenge…
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The recent U.S. election has brought out the worst in people, as far as words are concerned. From the top of the ticket to the everyday blogger and Facebook user,…
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"While was still speaking to the people, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him. But he replied to the man who told him, 'Who…
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In this age of technology we can be bombarded by so much to know and consider that we feel constantly overwhelmed. Our lives are often scattered with work, family, friends,…
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As all of you, I have watched the events over the past few weeks unfold with horror, and I have grieved so many lives lost to hate. I haven’t wanted…
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A couple of years ago I wrote a post called Crossing Scary Bridges about following God despite fear. As I reread that post today, I wondered how prepared I am…
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Have you experienced what I have? I fidget when group members share every detail of their requests, and yet we never pray for them. I am intimidated by people who…
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I spent several hours Wednesday at the Operation Christmas Child processing center packing little boxes into big boxes. What a joy to give my time to children at Christmas! We arrived…
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I can’t seem to shake heaviness this Thanksgiving as I think of people who are struggling with major hardships, many friends who are bearing sorrow and loss, and thousands being…
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Having grown up in the south, where conversation can’t work without idioms sprinkled in, my vocabulary includes a bit of homespun wisdom that not all of you may grasp. Sitting…
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