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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…
Where are you anchored? Kingdom Reality A lot of pundits are saying that 2012 is a pivotal year. Around the world there is plenty to get you worrying. I find myself tempted to worry every day. P…
What did Jesus mean when he talked about the kingdom? (part 2) Kingdom Reality I’m still down here in Vero Beach speaking to the people at COI about things like, “what is discipleship?” and “what did Jesus mean when he talked about the …
Worshiping a mysterious God Spiritual Formation C.S. Lewis calls it “the God-shaped vacuum.” Something in us longs to know God. The created wants to know the creator. And while God makes himself kno…