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Our Manna

  • by Kathy Sanny
The Israelites complained about the miraculous bread of life they were given in the wilderness (manna). That story has powerful implications for our attitude today.
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How to Build Bridges in a Polarized Age

  • by Becky Sweat
With Thanksgiving just a few days away, I have some friends who are seriously stressed about hosting dinner that day for relatives they rarely see.
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Are You Living Like a Secular Humanist?

  • by Becky Sweat
The term secular humanism might not even be something most people are familiar with. Yet this ideology permeates virtually every aspect of contemporary society.
Queen Elizabeth visiting NASA.

Death of Queen Elizabeth II:: Duty

  • by Darris McNeely
Duty is completing tasks that are necessary regardless of our desire to do them. The motivation to do our duty comes from a depth of character. Do we have the character to perform the Christian duties that God has given us?
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Death of Queen Elizabeth II: A Lifelong Commitment

  • by Darris McNeely
Queen Elizabeth spent seven decades serving as the monarch of her country. She made a pledge to spend her life in service. When we commit our lives to Jesus Christ through baptism, we make a lifelong commitment.
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Death of Queen Elizabeth II: The One Who Served

  • by Darris McNeely
On her twenty-first birthday, Queen Elizabeth (then a princess) pledged to spend her life in service to the crown and to her people. Like her, as followers of Jesus Christ, we have pledged ourselves to a life of service.
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Death of Queen Elizabeth II: London Bridge is Down

  • by Darris McNeely
Historically, the London Bridge was the foundation of London as a city, and England as a country. Much like this bridge that brought a country together, the monarchy has served as the glue of a nation. Queen Elizabeth II has represented that monarchy for over 70 years; her death represents a change in the monarchy.
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A Biblical Worldview

  • by Darris McNeely
Does your worldview match with what Scripture reveals about the conditions of human nature, this present world and God’s solution for the problems we face every day?
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Is It Wrong To Prep for Hard Times Ahead?

  • by Becky Sweat
Prepping can be a constructive activity, assuming it’s done with a pure heart and motivation. And, the flip-side of that is prepping can also be misdirected, if the focus is on oneself or the here-and-now.
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Are You Laodicean?

  • by Darris McNeely
Today we are seeing spiritual wickedness seize the high powers of this age. Look around. Begin to see with the eyesight God can give.