Love Because… (Part 1)

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Fred Bischoff Love Because… (Part 1)

Why does God love us? Simply put, because that is what and who He is (1 John 4:8, 16), just as what...

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Elise Harboldt Great Expectations

“This quote is exploding my mind.” That’s the text I received this morning from my friend Janessa, whose birthday just happens to...

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Ty Gibson The Parable of the True (Un)Believer

The kingdom of heaven is like unto two men, one who believed in God and one who did not. The first man...

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David Asscherick It Takes Time

Discipleship is a bit of a buzzword right now, and that’s a good thing. As the church, and as followers of Jesus,...

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Risë Rafferty, RDN Butyrate and the Bowel, Part 1

Modern man has a problem with his colon, the large intestine, one’s bowels, the gut, the last processing plant in the digestive...

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James Rafferty Redemption from Deception

Revelation 12, the centerpiece of the book, uncovers a central issue for Planet Earth—redemption from deception. Deception began in heaven, not earth,...

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Anneliese Stock A Wall Against Sexual Assault

If righteous indignation were a tub of gasoline, then the recent Stanford sexual assault case has been the match. There’s nothing more...

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Risë Rafferty, RDN Overloaded

Skeletal muscle has this amazing ability to adapt to being overloaded. When weight bearing loads are repeatedly placed upon them, muscle responds...

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Ty Gibson Something to Say at Princeton University

Ministry needs to happen everywhere—even among the educated elite. Evangelists recognize that the highly educated are the most difficult class to reach...