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

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Spotlight Interview with Rick Lawrence on true discipleship: Following Jesus, not principles

When I say the word discipleship, what do you think of? Jesus tells us to go and make disciples. Well, what does that look like? I…

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From 2020 to 2021: a spiritual accounting and a spiritual course

This is the last day of 2020 – or, depending when you’re reading this – today is the first day of the New Year!  Happy New…

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Advent: Why we wait, again

It’s Advent. What are you waiting for? Better said, why do we wait? We wait to remember. The word “advent” comes from the Latin adventus meaning…

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Carmen’s Family Advent Countdown

Find a printable version here:  Carmen’s family advent  What you will need for great family fun (and significant learning) during Advent: A Quarter Several varieties of grapes…

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Count your blessings: Cultivating a heart of Thanksgiving

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and what a different Thanksgiving it will be! You may well NOT be gathering around a big family table to count our blessings,…

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October = Pastor Appreciation Month – 10 ideas to make it a Month to Remember

Pastors are precious. I know my pastor is precious and I know your pastor is precious too! October is Pastor Appreciation Month so how can we…

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The second mother effect: how Kamala Harris learned about the love of God from a saint downstairs

As the children’s book affirms, “everyone has a mother.” But what about a second mother? Kamala Harris identifies Regina Shelton as her second mom and she’s…

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How NOW shall we live?

Every morning a new headline to break our heart, sear our conscience, convulse our emotions, and threaten our sense of safety and sanity. It feels increasingly…

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The wake is over. He is home. George Floyd’s homegoing service and the sung Gospel

The wake is over. George Floyd’s homegoing service was carried by every major outlet around the world. From PBS to CNN to FOX to the BBC…

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Three conversations over three days on how to change the world

Over the past three days I’ve had three conversations with three different people asking and answering the same query: the world needs to change, what can…

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Act of God: why does God get blamed but rarely thanked?

As the pandemic matures, watch for a wave of lawsuits. From business deals that didn’t go through to hospitals that didn’t accommodate scheduled surgeries to every…

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Mother Nature, scientism, Creation care, COVID19 and the question of how now we shall live

April 22, 2020 was the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. There was a 3.8 magnitude earthquake in California. As earthquakes go, that’s relatively minor. But it…

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