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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…
Trouble is Normal – Prepare For It! Courage, Fighting your enemy I have friends who are leading causes scattered around the world, but one thing they have in common. They all seem to be up to their eyeballs in problems…
Meeting Heidi Baker Missions For some people, Heidi Baker is controversial. But to me and others, she’s a hero. Along with her husband, Rolland, she has reached out to the poor in Mo…
Absence confirms value My Life My children have emptied the nest and are back for Christmas. There is more laughter in our house than ever before. Karen and I just pushed the pause butt…