Category Archive for: ‘All Articles’
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How to throw a Neighborhood Christmas Party
Every year, Chris and I host a little Christmas party for our neighbors. Our actual physical neighbors. We live in a cul de sac so we have a bit of an advantage in getting to know those who live next to us. We share a …
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The Gospel in Three Words – by Bruxy Cavey
There are three beautiful words that lead to life. Three beautiful words that, if declared from a believing heart, will usher us into salvation. Three beautiful words that are not conjured by sheer will, but are the fruit of the Spirit at work in our …
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The Old Catholics Were Right. The Bible’s Too Dangerous for the Average Person
I grew up Protestant. Evangelical Pentecostal if we need to have exact labels. We were the good kind of Pentecostals – as opposed to the bad kind of course. We read the Bible. We memorized it. We took it seriously. I always won at Sword …
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Learning From Serpents – by Rick Lawrence
Five-or-so years ago I was locked in what felt like an all-out war over a dream that was in danger of dying, because a man who was much shrewder than me was bent on stopping it. One day, in my grief and fear and anger …
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You need Jesus…and… – by Sarah Bessey
You need Jesus….. and circumcision. You need Jesus …. and baptism. You need Jesus … and the right voting record. You need Jesus … and natural family planning. You need Jesus … and modesty. You need Jesus … and an accountability partner. You need Jesus …
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A Radical Idea – by Ted Dekker
It’s time to let some thoughts die so that you can rise again. With one new thought, your life can radically change. Sound impossible? Well, it is until you learn to use that one thought. Maybe ‘thought’ is too narrow a word to describe the …
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Gun Control and Santa Barbara
In light of the recent terrorist attack in Santa Barbara I decided to write totally off topic. This is my gun control proposal. Simple, clear and direct. First of all, you need to know that I’m for the right to bear arms. (Loosely given to …
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Water to Wine – by Brian Zahnd
Ten years later it’s time to tell some of my story… I was halfway to ninety, midway through life, and I’d reached a full-blown crisis. Call it a garden variety mid-life crisis if you want, but it was something more than that. You might say …
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Why I Do What I Do
Our daughter asked me a couple months ago – once she saw all that we’re doing, “Dad why do you do all these things? Do you enjoy them?” It’s actually a really good question. Chris and I have been touring around the eastern part of …
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Jesus and Ileana- Brad Corrigan
Jesus & Ileana. I love these two names so much. One name means ‘Son of God’… and the other ‘God answers’. They’re also more than names to me. They’re the two most powerful stories in my life. I never knew Jesus, …
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