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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…
Jesus – the original wounded healer Wounded healers We’re all in the process of going from weakness to strength, from wounding to health. Henri Nouwen understood and exemplified the healing power of weaknes…
Magdala Haiti Down muddy, potholed streets, behind a high wall is the Son of God orphanage. We walked through the building and into the back courtyard, 126 orphans sat …
All good things lie upstream Dealing with junk in our lives Many of you reading this are coping with some private pain. Life is hard. Just when you think it’s safe to relax, it whacks you on the backside. Pain is ine…
