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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 longs for justice for the poor Justice issues Sometimes, I look at the poverty in places like Swaziland, and I despair of ever seeing hope reborn. Children are abused, teenagers are promiscu…
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How do you make friends with your father? Fathering & Men’s issues Navigating a distant relationship with his father, Seth Barnes faces professional and personal challenges, and finds solace in a transformative Costa Rican s…