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First person: Significance of the Fourth of July

July 4, 2025

The passing of another year is worthy of celebration because each trip around the sun measures the gift of existing and all the blessings that come with it. For the United States, the Fourth of July marks the significance of our national beginning.

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First person: 10 characteristics of effective leaders

July 3, 2025

Based on more than 25 years of working with church leaders, here are some characteristics of the most effective leaders I’ve known.

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First person: Getting serious about sharing the gospel

July 2, 2025

Do people who know nothing of Jesus and salvation spend an eternity in hell?  

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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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