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Belonging

By Brother Tom Albin In Christ we belong—to God and to one another. You are not alone. I am not alone..

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The Christ of the Indian Road: Simplification

By Brother Matthew Henson In 1925, E. Stanley Jones published his first book, The Christ of the Indian Road. As we.

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Word of the Year: Transformation

By Brother Matthew Henson “New Year; New You” is a common advertising and motivating quote used to encourage people to.

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Words for the Year: Belonging

In Christ we belong—to God and to one another. You are not alone. I am not alone. We are adopted.

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Words for the Year: Hope

After a week of fires engulfing sections of Los Angeles, what word might fit this year? “Armageddon” is apropos, but.

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Disturb Us, Lord

By Brother Matt Henson What did you get for Christmas? This question has been asked in our family several times as.

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Precipice Between Years

By Brother Matt Henson On a recent trip to Michigan, I traveled with family to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park..

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Advent: Salvation

By Brother There once was a ten-year-old girl whose grandmother was teaching her about the Bible. One day at Christmas.

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Advent: Mercy

Mercy. When Brother Matt wanted mercy to be a “word” during the season of Advent, I thought: “Mercy? Since when.

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Advent: Light

By Sister Cheryl Jacobs There was once someone who said such amazing things and did such wonderful things that people.

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Advent: Humility

By Sister Becky Swisher 3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,.

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Thankful in Uncertainty

By Brother Guy Ames In All Things, Give Thanks 18 Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will.

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Thankful for the Simple Things

By Brother Matthew Henson The early morning hours are quiet in my house. As my family continues to sleep, I.

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Thankful for Family

By Brother Matthew Henson My wife’s family gathered this weekend for the funeral of my wife’s sister-in-law. It was the.

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Our Vision: A Way Pointing to THE WAY

By Brother Matthew Henson Preparing for any kind of travel to a new location requires some research prior to departure..

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Our Vision: Discipline and Rhythm

by Sister Cheryl Jacobs “Are you tired? Worn out? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life..

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Our Vision: Enlarge, Increase, Impact

By Brother Brian Shimer Brother Stanley in A Song of Ascents tells the story of a Hindu government official, his.

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Our Vision: Heart Speaks to Heart

By Brother Stephen Rankin The Bible mentions the heart somewhere in the neighborhood of a thousand times. This is a.

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Our Vision: Beginning

By Sister Cheryl Jacobs “In the beginning, God created …” “In the beginning was the Word” Praise and thanks to.

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Our Vision: Becoming

By Brother Matt Henson As the son of a pastor; the grandson of a pastor; and the brother of a.

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