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Even Before I Ask by Guest Blogger

If I told you my story, it would include multiple challenges my family has faced throughout a 14 year period of time. We often found ourselves in deep waters and sometimes numbed by pain and blinded by grief. One child was diagnosed with a disability and underwent two complicated…

Posted in: General, Women’s Ministries
You Might Be Religious If… by Dennis Miller

You Might Be Religious If . . . You care more about the RULES than meeting NEEDS of people. You MAJOR on the MINORS, caring more about what people think of you than what God thinks of you. You love to be RECOGNIZED as important. You have very little POSITIVE input into…

Posted in: General, Worship Arts Ministry
Community is Key by Guest Blogger

I like to think I can do it all on my own. As a 35-year-old single woman, I have done a lot on my own. I rearrange furniture by myself. I replace lightbulbs. I pay the bills. I moved to Africa for a year, and I consider myself to be rather independent. But the truth is, I can’t do…

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The Gift of Worship by Guest Blogger

Last night, my daughter was getting ready for bed.  She suddenly said, “Mommy, want to talk to you.  In PRIVATE.” I looked up suddenly.  What was so important and secret that she could only say it in private without her Daddy?  I was concerned.  I started wondering…worrying…and…

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Disappointing God by Guest Blogger

I slowly turned the door knob trying to be as quiet as possible hoping I could sneak in and no one would hear me. But when I pushed the door open, I saw a light on in the kitchen and my mother with a look of both rage and relief on her face. I was a teenager out with the wrong crowd…

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Thankful in All Circumstances - Really? by Guest Blogger

When I left him in the exam room, I could hear him chatting and joking with the nurses. Later when I was taken to the recovery room, it was a different story. When my son Steven was 17-years-old, he had 4 wisdom teeth removed. When I arrived in the recovery room, I found him still…

Posted in: General, Women’s Ministries
Counter Culture by Erin Stringer

As difficult conversations about homosexuality, abortion, and religious liberty continue to inject themselves into our workplaces, our churches, our schools, and our homes, Christians everywhere are asking the same question: How are we supposed to respond to all this? Beginning October…

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Relying on Peer Pressure by Guest Blogger

Peer pressure is real. It is an especially significant force for young people trying to navigate the challenges of adolescence. However it is not something to be feared. In fact, as youth workers we need to press in on the fact that students hold such sway in the decisions their friends…

Posted in: General, Missions
Missing God’s Perspective by Guest Blogger

There is nothing so unique about this testimony, but I believed that God wanted me to share it and helped me write it. I believe it is relatable.  Pastor Denny, a few weeks ago, said that sometimes people just don't take the opportunity to be baptized. And it struck me that I did in…

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“The Heartbeat of Prayer” by Guest Blogger

Passion.  Just the word itself stirs up emotion.  What does passion mean to you?  Romance?  Love? Conviction?  No matter what your own definition is, I think we can agree, that the word itself conjures up an intense and intentional action.  Drop in a heart for God and be prepared…

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