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Everyone has a story to tell. Not one of us has lived a life that is exactly the same as another. While the same God has been present to all of us, he has met each of us ...
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The third stage of life holds riches beyond telling! As we do all this downsizing and letting go, accepting, and going from doing to being, we can be drawn into a deepening ...
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Liturgical churches help lead the faithful to deeper, biblical lessons through seasons in order to prepare for major Christian observances. Through experience and practice, ...
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You've heard the verse and even underlined it in your Bible: "Do not be yoked together with unbelievers …" (2 Corinthians 6:14). But you didn't really plan ...
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God is in pursuit of every believer. He created us for his purpose, and we get to participate with him in doing something significant for his kingdom. Seeking God's ...
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Humility is essential to the Christian life. Jesus said, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." But how do we attain it when even ...
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Jesus isn't a product—so how can the church present the gospel to a consumer culture? The assumptions of consumer culture—that we are what we buy, that we can ...
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We know we are supposed to give to the church. But when it comes down to it, Americans just aren't giving much compared with how much we have been given. Alarming new numbers ...
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Who is God? Sometimes our conceptions of God fall into one of two unfortunate but common stereotypes. Is he the commanding God of the Old Testament or the forgiving God ...
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Whining and arguing in response to an instruction seem to be accepted as a childhood rite of passage in our current culture. This study will guide parents in techniques ...
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In the classic children's story The Little Red Hen, a frustrated mother hen tries her best to enlist help as she goes through the long process of making bread. Each step ...
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How can you be a good mother if you also have a job? Working moms get this question all the time. We're probably more vulnerable to that criticism than anything else in ...
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Within moments of turning on the TV, commercials blare societal values. Newspaper and magazine titles reflect a longing for more. Materialism permeates our everyday life. It's ...
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If we meditate on Scripture, we find few passages that command us to be just like everybody else. In fact, Christ embodied the example of denying self and embracing his ...
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Here's the understatement of the year: Raising kids is a big job. Childproofing cabinets. Potty training. Bike helmets. Healthy eating. Don't talk to strangers. TV and video ...
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Missional evangelist and theologian David Fitch has spent many of his years in ministry resisting the temptation to "accommodate" the gospel message to a culture ...
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We face great challenges today, including economic woes, shaky marriages, stress, and health problems. But the fundamental issue Christians face, according to Bradley Nasif, ...
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While the insight, energy, and out-of-the-box thinking of visionary leaders motivate and inspire us, their accomplishments leave us believing that leadership is open to ...
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Do you have a vision for your ministry? Are you struggling to fulfill that vision in your own strength and with your own abilities? Have you given up on a vision you once ...
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to spiritual formation,” says Angie Ward in her article “Tailor-Making Spiritual Formation.” Ward believes that we need to ...
