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First Person: Revival reflections from Asbury

February 14, 2023

 The quiet, precious movement of God continues in Wilmore, Kentucky, on the campus of Asbury University. This is not the first time an extended movement

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First Person: The ‘amazing’ Syble’s secret to turning 99

February 12, 2023

Our church member Syble Elliott turned 99 the other day. She is one year away from joining an extremely elite club. Only about one in

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Leadership lessons from Tom Brady’s retirement

February 12, 2023

Football is an excellent teaching tool for the Church and its leadership. I have said for many years “Sport speaks.” It speaks about transitions, pressures,

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First Person: Your prayers make a difference

February 6, 2023

My dad did the grocery shopping for our family. For him, it was a social thing. He loved running into friends and visiting in the

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First Person: The beatitudes for pastors

January 24, 2023

In so many ways, pastoring is the greatest job in the world — mostly because it is not a job, but a calling. We have

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First Person: Reasons why your family should eat together

January 21, 2023

It may be that the best thing you can do for your kids is to sit the whole family down and have dinner together. Research

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First Person: Worship at all levels to know, trust God more fully

January 19, 2023

As a former airline pilot based in Phoenix, I have flown over the Grand Canyon many times at high altitude, 30,000 feet or higher. Being

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First person: Living out the real meaning of Christmas

December 25, 2022

America’s largest Christmas tree is no longer found at Rockefeller Center in New York City. America’s tallest Christmas tree now resides in Enid, Oklahoma, standing

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First person: Make the most of your Christmas traditions

December 24, 2022

One of our favorite Christmas traditions is listening to Christmas music. During the holiday season, we enjoy a remarkable Christmas program at our church, hymn

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First Person: Don’t ignore children in your sermons

December 18, 2022

Week in and week out, the same group of unconverted people come to our worship services — and we practically ignore them. We’d never treat

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