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First person: What can we expect in eternity?

June 13, 2025

For some, discussions about eternity are no more than wishful thinking. Others imagine our forever abode as unappealing and boring.

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Loving toxic people: When is it OK to say, ‘We’re done’?

April 1, 2025

“There are times in life when we find ourselves face-to-face with one of the toughest dilemmas we can experience: having to distance ourselves from people who have become toxic to our emotional, spiritual, or even physical well-being.”

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First person: The best part of waking up

March 30, 2025

Folgers built its brand by depicting its coffee, or at least its aroma, as essential to any memorable morning routine.

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First person: Don’t be afraid to share your story

February 2, 2025

“Here’s the truth: your story matters. Your testimony matters. And even if no one believes you, there’s someone out there who desperately needs to hear it,” writes Tony Martin, editor of The Baptist Record.

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First person: Finding our value on a team starts with our understanding

January 26, 2025

Practicing routines and following systems help us grow as a team and challenge us to be disciplined in our assignments. It allows each of us to pull our weight while also providing a clear path for others to help.

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First person: Learning in a ‘waiting season’

October 27, 2024

Meredith Flynn reflects on the quiet seasons of life and what she’s learned in the process. “I will stay watchful. A quiet season doesn’t have to result in apathy,” she writes.

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First person: We can defend our beliefs without demonizing others

January 28, 2024

We can fight for our beliefs without demonizing each other. Not everyone knows this, apparently.

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First person: Taking out our trash as we create space for the Father

October 21, 2023

Making space for trash? Sure, that can be a need. But there’s a vastly different kind of need for making a vastly different kind of space. It’s making head space and heart space. Life space, really.

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First person: Choose joy, hope and resilience over despair

September 30, 2023

In the journey of life, we are often presented with situations that are not within our control. It’s as if we are sailing on an open sea and at times the waves decide to show no mercy.

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First person: Living through a lake rescue

September 2, 2023

“Our family saw the hand of God in all the events of that evening.”

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