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When Familiar Becomes Careless

Michael Kelley -
God wants to be in a relationship with his people that’s not marked by fear but love. Not apprehension, but an appreciation of his great grace and compassion.
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There’s No Contradiction Between God’s Empowerment and Our Efforts to Battle Sin

Randy Alcorn -
The Christian life is not a choice between loving and trusting Jesus, and making an effort to avoid temptation and sin. It is not either/or—it is both/and.
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Are You Reading the Bible the Wrong Way?

David Platt -
It is possible to read the Bible and misunderstand the point of what God is saying.
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The Key to Loving People Who Hate You

Kurt Bubna -
How to obey one of Jesus' most difficult commands
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Hunger and Thirst No More

Michael Kelley -
There is need here. There is desire here. There is even pain here. We are thirsty, hungry, and unsatisfied. But according to the prophet, we might well look to temporary alleviation of that thirst, hunger, and dissatisfaction instead of going through the full diagnostic process.
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5 Tips for Memorizing Scripture as a Family

Chuck Lawless -
Simple ways to incorporate memorization into your routine
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Use These 6 Steps to Deal With Friction

Charles Stone -
The win here is that the relationship stays intact, not necessarily that you reach a resolution, even though you hope you do find one. Ultimately the goal is not to win an argument or point out the error of the other person’s ways, but to reconcile.
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Where Did I See the Gospel in 2022?

Greg Atkinson -
I was able to be a good friend to those close to me. My best friend, for thirty years, went through a tough season being accused of something he didn’t do. I was able to support him, encourage him, remind him who he was, and pray for him. He came through his trial by fire, and I’m so happy for him.
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How to Avoid Unintentionally Hurting Others

Charles Stone -
Across multiple languages we even use words to describe social pain that we typically use to describe physical pain like, “she broke my heart,” or he “hurt my feelings.” Disapproving facial expressions can even create social pain, especially those most prone to feeling hurt from rejection.
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Can Cancer Be God’s Servant? What I Saw in My Wife’s Last Four Years

Randy Alcorn -
As one of our grandsons sat beside her, listening to her struggling to speak and to me reading powerful words from her journals, he said, “Grams, if you can trust God in this, I know I can trust Him in whatever I’ll go through.” Another grandson told her, “I will never forget what you said to us today.”
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Isolation: The Loss of Social Capital

James Emery White -
Regardless of how people themselves may feel about their housing situation, the research has been deemed unequivocal: people aging alone experience worse physical and mental health outcomes and shorter life spans.
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Ohio Church Makeover

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This move would not only give them room to grow, but also would enable them to do a lot more to fulfill their mission of being a church focused on “building the kingdom, one life at a time.”

How Much Tech Do You Actually Need?

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Because you cannot do this alone, you are going to have to trust the right individuals who know more about tech than you do. Your calling is to shepherd. Do that.

Gene Appel: Do Less Ministry; Reach More People

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None of the programs at our church were bad in and of themselves. The volume of it just prevented us from being focused on building relationships with those who are far from God. So, we had to do less ministry to reach more people. It sounds funny, but people had to be trained in how to do life with nonbelievers or people spiritually disinterested.

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