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

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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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What matters when you’re in the hot seat?

When was the last time you were in the hot seat?  Were you in the passenger seat of your parent’s car as they drove you home…

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When I die

The email was unceremonious. Nothing more than a link to a YouTube post and the name of a friend from years past. The preview or thumbnail…

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Has the Light of the World dawned on you?

When the Wright brothers finally got their “flying machine” off the ground in 1903, they sent a telegraph message to their family: SUCCESS FOUR FLIGHTS THURSDAY…

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People are buying Bibles. How will they know what they’re reading?

A record number of Americans are buying Bibles.  Bible sales jumped 22% in October, which is particularly notable as total print book sales have remained flat…

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Whatever is true: Evaluating our News and Media Consumption

Long gone are the days when Americans gathered around their one television set to watch the evening news together or wait for the morning paper to…

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