From the Blog
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Surrendering Our Control
Jesus says that gentleness is the path to greatness and that meekness is the path to blessing. Yet meekness is probably one of the least admired qualities in America. We admire strength, not humility. We admire those who take charge, not those who surrender control to God. This might partly be because we don’t understand…
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Growing Up Together
Do you feel like you are stuck in your own personal growth? Stuck in a dead end job, battling the same arguments with your spouse for the last decade with no sign of progress? When is the last time you read something new, learned something, developed a skill, or more importantly heard from God? There…
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Life Together
How are you doing in the area of connection? Are you lonely? We are more digitally connected today than ever, but lack true togetherness. When faced with this rampant problem, the Holy Spirit has a solution: coming together! We are social beings, created by God to live life together. In the book of Acts, the…
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The Reliable Gospel
Perhaps you have doubts about the Gospel. Is it credible? Is it reliable? Maybe you have a friend or family member that looks at this Jesus as just another myth in the world of myths like Zeus, Thor, leprechauns, and the easter bunny. Perhaps you are struggling with doubts about your own faith or your…
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Renovating Our Souls
Are you mindful of your soul? How are you doing in the deepest places of your life? Are you wasting away from within? Is your soul withering due to lack of care? How much attention do you give to your own soul? We often think if only we could change our circumstances, then we would…
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A New Thing
Our God is constantly doing a new thing. I don’t know what kind of year you had last year. Perhaps it was a great year, you experienced financial freedom or growth in a relationship or a new and exciting career path. Perhaps it was an extremely difficult year, you lost a loved one, lost a…
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Faith Life
In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul taught that God brought them from spiritual death to spiritual life, to be set free from the influences that used to enslave them and to live the kind of life he has designed us for. We can live the kind of life he made us for when we…
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On Parenting
Parents today are worried. They’re worried about their child’s health: obesity, drug abuse, bullying, internet safety, teen pregnancy, gender dysphoria, depression, teen suicide… They’re worried about their education: public, private or home school? College? So, a lot of parenting today is worry-driven, or fear driven. Parents today feel overwhelmed and underprepared. Either because they came…
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It Is Well
“It Is Well with My Soul” is a hymn written by hymnist Horatio Spafford and composed by Philip Bliss. Spafford was a lawyer and a senior partner in a large law firm. The Spaffords were supporters and friends of evangelist Dwight L. Moody. First published in 1876, it is possibly the most influential and enduring…
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A Simple Faith
There are a lot of things in this life that are very confusing or very difficult to figure out. Life is filled with these types of things. Things like “What will I do in life … Is what I am doing now the thing I should be doing for years to come … Who should…