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The struggle is real

The Struggle is Real

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe church and mental health – playing our part in a very real struggle May is Mental Health Awareness Month…

Gospel-focused preaching

Gospel-Focused Preaching

Reading Time: 4 minutesUpping the ante on the most important kind of preaching—an opportunity you can’t afford to miss The gospel is…

Go Work in the Vineyard Today

Reading Time: 4 minutesOne of Jesus’ shortest parables has always stuck out to me — even haunted me. Just these few verses…

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Hardening of the Heart

Reading Time: 3 minutesArteriosclerosis is a physical health condition brought on when plaque and cholesterol form in our arteries and cause them…

How do we reconcile divine grace and human responsibility in the work of salvation?  

Reading Time: 2 minutesHow do we reconcile divine grace and human responsibility in the work of salvation?     Ephesians 2:8 is maybe…

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A Faith Like Rhoda’s

Reading Time: 4 minutesNow faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1, NASB). Faith can…

“I’m Going to Kill Myself”

Reading Time: 7 minutesMany years ago, when I married Troy, I did not know he had told people that he would kill…

We’re Not There Yet

Reading Time: 2 minutesPrior to a study trip to Israel in 2014, I understood it was the Promised Land, “a land flowing…

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Evangelism and Discipleship: Jesus is Not A Used Car

Reading Time: 4 minutes“Let me tell you about the features of this little gem….what would it take to get you in this…

Has the church replaced Israel in the promises of God?  

Reading Time: 4 minutesHas the church replaced Israel in the promises of God?   This important question requires more space than we…