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03.13.2025 – Better Living – 8 Comments on 7 Questions To Improve Your Marriage 7 Questions To Improve Your Marriage My wife Karen is a therapist who sees a lot of couples whose relationship is in trouble. They are struggling and …
03.06.2025 – Refugees & Crisis, Short-term missions North Carolina Digs Out From Hurricane – You Can Help! Justin Rhodes took a video as Hurricane Helene threatened to wash away his family’s home and farm. A river raged …
02.27.2025 – Culture and Faith Am I a Cultural Christian? One of the questions I’ve wrestled with for much of my life is “What is a Christian?” America is known as a “Chri…
02.20.2025 – Leadership How Do I Know When to Take Action? I’m weird – I spend a lot of time reflecting, but I also tend to make quick decisions. I find that God often spea…
Don’t confuse your identity with your role Identity issues Here’s a fact that you may struggle to believe sometimes: You are valuable. People may not appreciate you as you deserve to be appreciated, but that doesn’t …
Words have power Living Free Words have power. God spoke the world into being. We speak and things happen. Wars start. Life happens. Say the words, “I love you,” and your life may cha…
Do I have to go on a journey to be a disciple? Journeys Q: Do I have to go on a journey to be a disciple? A: No, most disciples of Jesus don't go on the kind of kingdom journey he prescribed for his followers…