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Church Is Not Just Something We Do. We ARE Church.

In the first century, when people became followers of Christ, they did so well aware of the cost (Luke 14:28). Ready to be crucified with Christ (Gal 2:20), they took up their cross (Matt 10:38) and bore the burdens (Gal 6:2) of their brothers and sisters. They anticipated a fellowship

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God Designed the Sabbath to Give Rest to the Restless

The first day my wife and I moved into our new home, open boxes were littering the rooms, everything was without order. Our house functioned properly (plumbing, electricity, roof), but our house was not yet a home. Each day we would unpack boxes and assign each room a particular function.

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A Brief (And Brutally Honest) Overview of Human Trafficking

January is human trafficking awareness month. I hope to shed light for the sake of those trapped in this unyielding nightmare, of which there is rarely an escape, called “human trafficking.” What Is Human Trafficking? Human trafficking is the buying, selling, and trading of young girls for forced, ongoing sex.

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“Free” Social Media Costs Us More Than We Realize

In the late 19th century, newspaper companies pioneered a powerful marketing concept that still, to this day, dominates our media platforms. Instead of selling their papers (their products) for a reasonable price, they sold them for next to nothing. How did they make money? Ads. This marketing strategy placed newspapers

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God’s Promises of Immanuel Throughout Scripture

God’s promise of giving us a Son as a Savior is a beautifully consistent note that reverberates throughout the entirety of Scripture. It started in the garden with a promise to Eve and proceeds throughout the Old Testament, ultimately finding its fulfillment in first-century Rome through the man Jesus of

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Advent: Jesus, a True Light in Our Darkness

Our most dire need in moments of sorrow and tragedy is the presence of someone willing to enter into our suffering with us while we struggle through our mess. A phone call or text may bring solace to some degree, but there is nothing that communicates love like the ministry

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