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2020
4 Ways to Guide Your Child Through a Gap Year Decision
By Susan E. Greenwood When our boys first approached us about taking a gap year, we were open to it, but we wanted to make sure they were doing it …
2020
Good Shepherds Always Point Their Flocks to the Great Shepherd
Anyone who has been a pastor for more than two minutes has likely felt the burden of what it means to shepherd God’s flock. We’ve all felt the pastoral pressures …
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
The Whisper of the Gospel in Adoption
By Bethany Clark I waved a reluctant goodbye, exhausted and emotionally spent, with tears streaming down my face. The grief of farewell was more than just a sense of loss. …
2019
6 Ways to Help Renew Your Mind & Prevent Drift in Ministry
Over the years, I have seen in my own life and in the lives of others, the following unfortunate mantra: “I am so busy with ministry to others that I …
2019
7 Ways to Combat Entitlement
As Christians, we must continually grow a biblical understanding of God (Joshua 6:1-2) and never give in to a sense of entitlement. We deserve nothing more than death, hell, and …
2019
The Joy of Seeing Christ in the Old Testament
By Ian Conrey Many Christians I know who regularly spend their time reading the Bible spend the majority of their time in the New Testament. This is understandable for sinners …