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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 Came to Give You a Train Wreck Wrecked Jesus didn’t come to make your life easy, but complicated. He doesn’t care about your comfort or fun as much as your growth and intimacy. He sees you goi…
Our lake disappears & reveals a hidden past My Life I hope you had a good Christmas. We sure did – entertaining a number of visitors. Unfortunately, visiting Gainesville these days ain’t what it used to be. …
Wrecked, But Fully Alive Faith & risk I just posted over on Wrecked. Please check it out there. Wrecked is a place for people with messy lives to share their stuff. We're hoping they find co…