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What the World needs Now is Love

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Christmas: The Story of Nobodies

Feel like a Nobody this holiday season? (Or, for that matter, most of the year?) Be encouraged! You are the person the Lord wants. You ha...

Living in the Overflow!

A boy and his father were visiting a candy store one day and the owner of the candy store generously said to the boy, "Get yourself a big...

Let's Make the Church Together!

Enjoy the following true story that is a parable of unity and what the church - the Body of Christ - should look like. During Vacation Bi...

The Prescription for Joy!

Anyone looking to be Unhappy? According to this prescription, it appears to revolve around living for myself. Who wants a Prescription fo...

Pass the Biscuits!

One Sunday morning, the pastor called on one of the deacons to lead in prayer. The deacon stood up, bowed his head and said, "Lord I hate...

More thoughts on our Changing Culture

A couple of weeks ago I shared Ed Stetzer's observations on how the Church can deal with our changing culture. Here are five insights fro...

How does the Church deal with a Changing Culture?

Noted author, pollster, statistician and church planter Ed Stetzer holds the Billy Graham Distinguished Chair for Church Mission and Evan...

10 Lies Satan Tells You about Your Marriage

How is your marriage going? You have a spiritual enemy that is trying to bring problems and adversity into every area of your life, inclu...

A Most Insightful Look at Suffering and the Christian

This beautiful letter was shared by Lon Solomon, author and long-time pastor of McLean Bible Church in the Washington, DC area. You can f...

The Fellowship of the Unashamed!

I pastored a church on the eastside of Seattle from the late 1980's through the mid-90's. Just a few miles away was a mega-church, the la...

How should Christians respond to mass shootings?

The mass shootings in 2019 (258 so far, according to Wikipedia) have saddened and angered many people. How do we respond? Christian news ...

A Response to Christians who are Done with Church

It seems there are a number of people who are discouraged with organized church. In fact, according to Religionnews.com, "In a shift that...

The "Knots" Prayer

Are you familiar with the "Knots" prayer? It's a keen insight from an unknown author. Dear God: Please untie the knots that are in my m...

Abraham: Faith to Begin a Nation

I heard about a television program that featured Blind Skiers being trained for slalom skiing, impossible as that sounds. Paired with sig...

Noah: Faith to Overcome the Impossible!

How is your FQ? Not your IQ (Intelligence Quotient) but your FQ (Faith Quotient). Having a high IQ is advantageous, but having a good FQ ...

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