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Read more about the article Q&A: My friend died and was not a professing Christian. What do I say to the family?

Q&A: My friend died and was not a professing Christian. What do I say to the family?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2022/08/31
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My friend died and was not a professing Christian. What do I say to the family? What a tragedy when someone passes away who doesn’t believe in Jesus. “Whoever does…

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I come

  • Post author:John Braun
  • Post published:2022/08/31
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The church door is open. My wife and I walk inside, take our bulletins, and find a seat. We usually sit in the same general spot. We haven’t varied the…

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Read more about the article Set free

Set free

  • Post author:Snowden Gene Sims
  • Post published:2022/08/31
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Our life is worth living, not because we were born free but because God made us free through faith in Jesus. Do you remember the movie Born Free? It is…

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Read more about the article What does this mean for me? Article 2

What does this mean for me? Article 2

  • Post author:Greg Lyon
  • Post published:2022/07/26
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Does my body even matter? What does it mean to be human? This may seem like an odd question to those who have no questions about it, but the question…

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Read more about the article To the other ten

To the other ten

  • Post author:Steven Staude
  • Post published:2022/06/30
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A letter to the future spouses of our grandchildren. If you are reading this, it means a couple of things have happened. First, my wife and I are in heaven.…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Jason LeMay

Confessions of faith: Jason LeMay

  • Post author:Ann Jahns
  • Post published:2022/06/30
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The seeds of faith take root as a man discovers the miracle of God’s grace. Even though Jason LeMay was baptized as a child and believed in God, he grew…

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Read more about the article Powered by the Holy Spirit

Powered by the Holy Spirit

  • Post author:Benjamin Workentine
  • Post published:2022/05/25
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When our faith seems to grow weak, we need the work of the Holy Spirit. Last summer, my five-year-old learned to ride a two-wheeled bike on his own. He was…

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Read more about the article Please explain: Where do we get the idea of the Trinity when that word isn’t mentioned in the Bible?

Please explain: Where do we get the idea of the Trinity when that word isn’t mentioned in the Bible?

  • Post author:James Aderman
  • Post published:2022/05/25
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Where do we get the idea of the Trinity when that word isn’t mentioned in the Bible? Have you ever had this conversation at your door? Your visitor asks, “Did…

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Read more about the article Now what?

Now what?

  • Post author:Stephen G. Helwig
  • Post published:2022/05/25
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“All this I have spoken while still with you. But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of…

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