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2020
Breaking the Deception of Earning God’s Love
By Ian Conrey After having a discussion with a non-Christian the other day, one thing he said stuck out to me. “I refuse to believe,” he said. “That I am …
2019
7 Questions to Guide Your New Year’s Resolutions
Okay, here we are at the end of the year. It’s easy to get derailed by the end of the year and overwhelmed at the prospect of a new year. …
2019
When Sorrows Like Sea Billows Roll
By Ian Conrey Just before the Great Chicago Fire burned virtually all of Horatio Spafford’s business investments, he watched pneumonia take the life of his four-year-old son. As a result …
2019
Merry Christmas, Remember Jesus
Merry Christmas from Snowbird! Our prayer is that your Christmas season has been filled with the joy of Christ Jesus. God became and laid Himself down for our salvation—those who …
2019
The Genuine Hope of Resurrection
Many of you have reached out to us as SWO asking what you need to be thinking regarding what is happening at Bethel Church, so we wanted to take a …
2019
Living on Mission Where You Are (Shift 4 of 4)
By Mitch Jolly Shift 4: From Managing Projects to Leading Members Luke 10:1-12 When we can make these shifts from needs to assets, from programs to domain engagement, from working …
2019
Living on Mission Where You Are (Shift 3 of 4)
By Mitch Jolly Shift 3: From Working for the City to Working with the City This shift is one of relationship and expectations. In regard to the relationship, this shift …
2019
Living on Mission Where You Are (Shift 2 of 4)
By Mitch Jolly Shift 2: From Programs to Domain Engagement This second shift is more organizational than personal. In other words, if you are in church leadership, this shift should …
2019
Living On Mission Where You Are (Shift 1 of 4)
By Mitch Jolly What if we have replaced the simplicity of Christian discipleship (hearing the Word of the Lord and obeying him) with consumable spiritual commodities that in fact have …
2019
SWO Stories: Racquel Mabry and Generational Adoption
By Racquel Mabry I am the proud daughter of Steve and Vicki Parker. My journey to them, however, was not an easy one. I was a little girl in a …