Monday, October 2, 2023

Family retreat vs. family vacation

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We often talk about the challenges faced when getting caught up in the fast pace of today’s world. It can be hard to find...

Learning from the “Dones” and “Nones”

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In the early 2000s, Adam was the star quarterback at his local high school. That notoriety—combined with using his older brother’s ID to purchase...

Are you obeying Jesus?

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How are you doing at making disciples? It was a question I had never been asked. In 35 years of church life, I had...

Thinking about the atonement

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Christ died and rose for our salvation. But what does that mean? How does it work? The biblical doctrine of the atonement has been...

You can be an online missionary

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It was 10:30 on a Tuesday morning and I’d just sent a batch of emails to pastors about an upcoming prayer meeting. My coffee...

The place God called me

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In anticipation of the USMB study conference on women in vocational ministry hosted by the U.S. Board of Faith and Life Jan. 14-16 in...

We prayed for healing, but she died

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We were sure God had promised healing. We prayed for it. We called the elders of the church to pray, we anointed with oil,...

Real simple sharing

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It was late, and I had a 45-minute drive ahead of me. I was already groggy, and so I pulled into a Get ‘n...