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Why We Love Easter
This blog was written by Chuck Swindoll Why We Love Easter But now Christ has been raised from the dead. (1 Corinthians 15:20, NASB) The path of the pale horse snakes through a grim, dark valley. All attempts to remove the venom of death’s sting prove futile. Try as we may to steer clear of…
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An Easter Confession
For pastors like me, Easter can be too busy to worship. Well, we go to worship, lead it even, but the sit-down-get -your -personal-life-in-order-contemplative worship isn’t happening. It’s ironic, stupid even, but true. There’s extra services, extra set-up and tear-down for us portable folks, eggs to color and a special service to plan. Who has…
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RENOVATE: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The Good: Léonce Crump lives in a city that needs help. Radical help. Rather than give up on it – he believes God has called us to do something about the mess our world is in. I love the way he challenges us to see where we live as a gift from God – a…
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7 STEPS TO CATCHING A MENNONITE MAN
Originally posted on LateToEveryParty: Between school, holidays and an unexpected pregnancy, I’ve been a little busy. Or rather, sick, tired and stupid. They tell me it’s normal for someone in my “condition”. If being the bringer if life is a “condition”, where’s my medal? So what shook me out of my sick and tired pregnancy hiatus? Under my blog…
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A GOOD IDEA ISN’T ALWAYS A GOD IDEA
Originally posted on Heartline Haiti Blog: When making decisions, we’ll generally try to arrive at answers or solutions that are to our advantage. In the decision making process, we’ll probably have several questions, such as: Is this good for me? How does it help me? Is this a step forward? Is this a step up?…
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Back to Haiti
It’s that time of year again! The Cooley’s are attempting to serve our friends in Port-au-Prince Haiti. Not true. This year it’s one Cooley. JoLynn has to work, Megan thinks being a new mom will limit her, Micah and Caleb will be at Camp Peniel, and Amanda doesn’t want to take Oliver and Emerson with…
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Fishing for Faith: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The Good: Leanna Craig LeBato has a great way of taking every-day occurrences and seeing something special in them. She helps both parents and their children understand that God is always there, even in the small things. Fishing for Faith is a refreshing read. The Bad: This is a good book, not The Good Book,…
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