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Resources you can use to re-present Christ in the conversations of day

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Resource: What is justice?

Here’s a question recently posted by a Reconnect listener: What is justice?  When God said we are to live a life of goodness, kindness, and justice…

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Spotlight Interview: Ellie Holcomb reminds us that Spring Sings

Spring sings! Think about that for just a moment— all the ways in which Spring sings to us. Artist, author and musician, Ellie Holcomb joined me…

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The Jesus Nut

Jesus is literally in the headlines: ‘“Jesus nut” could be the key clue in Hudson River helicopter crash.’” The story about the recent helicopter crash in…

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A Prayer for Palm Sunday: Turn our Eyes to Jesus

Turn our eyes upon Jesus, who indeed is the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, and set our hearts on Him as He does for us what we could not do for ourselves – offer You a living sacrifice that is truly holy and acceptable in Your sight.

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Spotlight interview: A special conversation with Carmen’s mom, RuthAnn Melzer

My mom, RuthAnn, finished her career as a university professor. She’s a published author. She had a TV show on PBS for 14 years. She’s an…

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A prayer for the discouraged

This is an excerpt from the new resource, Our Certain Hope: Prayers for Lent and Easter. Receive the full prayer book by signing up for Carmen’s monthly…

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Podcast Playlist: Lent

Our Christian faith hangs on the reality of the empty tomb (1 Corinthians 15:12ff), and each year, for centuries, believers have been preparing themselves to celebrate…

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Spotlight interview: John Dickson on resurrecting the oldest known hymn for the Church today

What’s the oldest hymn you love to sing? I can still hear my grandmother Robina singing the Old Rugged Cross. Even though she died when I…

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Lord, have mercy

“Lord, have mercy! I need you.”  “Christ have mercy, they need you – now.”   Do you know this cry? It is known historically as the Kyrie…

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Lenten prayer of hope

Prepare our hearts This is an excerpt from the free new resource, Our Certain Hope: Prayers for Lent and Easter. Receive the full prayer book through…

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Kingdom Connections: DeKryger Family and the Hospital of Hope serving West Africa

*NEW: Kingdom Connections with Carmen spotlights ministries, individuals, resources, and more that are building the Kingdom of Heaven right here and now on earth— and we…

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Resource: Primer on Israel

Updated February 2025 On the morning of October 7, 2024, Hamas, a terrorist group based in Gaza, executed a cross-border attack on southeastern Israel. The attack…

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And the Grammy goes to…

The Grammys. Well, I don’t quite know what to say.  I confess that I don’t recognize the overwhelming majority of individuals or acts being honored. And…

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