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First person: When God’s call is clear, why do we sometimes have to wait?

July 1, 2025

We often let our preferences and our desire to quickly achieve our goals overrule the methodical and purposeful path God intends.

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Speed bumps are ahead; slow down.

Five truths God spoke as I faced my ‘little bump in the road’

June 28, 2025

I got another “no cancer” report on my six-month check-up this past week. After more than 60 treatments over a 10-year period, I still pray every day this stuff does not return. I hate cancer. There’s nothing good about cancer. Yet, I trust in a good, good heavenly Father who can work through cancer to speak to our hearts.

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Opinion: A Christian look at ‘just war’

June 27, 2025

War is one of those topics that doesn’t come with a neat and tidy answer. It raises big, emotional questions for people of faith: Should Christians ever support war? Can violence ever be justified?

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Opinion: Christians and June’s ‘tsunami’

June 26, 2025

June is Pride Month, and every year it crashes into our culture like a tsunami, flooding us with an aggressive amount of pro-LGBTQ+ messaging.

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First person: What is true wealth?

June 24, 2025

In 2014, 92-year-old Ronald Read passed away and surprised his small town by leaving $6 million to the local hospital and $2 million to the library. People were shocked.

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First person: Simple ways to begin reaching your community for Christ

June 23, 2025

Here are some simple ways to move your congregation in that direction.

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First person: Who is influencing you?

June 22, 2025

One of the unique realities of my childhood is that I met six of my eight great-grandparents. This wasn’t unusual to me at the time, but today I realize what a remarkable gift it was.

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First person: 9 things I want my grandsons to learn

June 20, 2025

Here are nine things that my father’s example taught me about manhood that I’ve tried to pass down to his grandsons.

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First person: 15 questions for a six-month spiritual checkup

June 19, 2025

If you haven’t done a spiritual self-reflection yet this year, I encourage you to review the questions in this post to look at your life at an even deeper level. 

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First person: A critical ministry role some may overlook

June 17, 2025

Sound engineers? Your role is far more critical than audio levels, EQ and running a sound board.

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