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The Hardest Thing About Being a Parent – Letting Go

When you first have children, everyone tells you that “they grow up so quickly,” and to enjoy the time. Holding a baby in your arms, after many sleepless nights and diaper changes,  you think to yourself, “Will this ever end?” And then somehow you find yourself sending your firstborn off to college, and those words […]

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Experiencing the Love of God

I’ve been spending the past two years digging into the evidences for the Christian faith, learning Church doctrine and history. It’s all been great, but cannot compare to experiencing the love of God—nothing can compare to that. All the head knowledge in the world will never compare to the love of God! And you would […]

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Boundaries for Social Media Etiquette

Are there any boundaries for Social Media – really? Not really, but if you want to save your reputation in the long-run, you’d be wise to follow these suggestions by blogger Frank Powell of faithit: Don’t allow LIKES to validate your identity; only God should do that. LIKES can become addictive, so be attentive to […]

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If Everything is Allowed… is this good?

Freedom. We love it. We fight for it. We die for it. It is the best gift God has ever endowed upon humanity—free will. But is our free will truly free if we allow ourselves to do whatever we want? Let’s take a look at how this plays out culturally. In the mindset of progress, […]

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Don’t Trust in Your Physical Beauty

Beautiful women are everywhere and constantly being told of how pretty they are. It’s easy to get caught up in those compliments and find your identity there. But as you get older, and your beauty begins to fade, what then do you cling to? All your young adult life you’ve been trusting in your good […]

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Off to Africa—a timeless farewell moment

The foothills of Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, was our drive today as we travelled to say farewell to young woman heeding the call to serve God in Africa. It seemed fitting that our GPS took us the long route: through rolling hills of tall, green grasses, tree-lined country roads dotted with classic red barns filled with cows, […]

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God’s Crime Scene – a book review

Is it an oxymoron to say God has a “crime scene?” Obviously God cannot commit any crime, but J. Warner Wallace’s new book, God’s Crime Scene, utilizes what he’s learned in over 20-years as a cold-case homicide detective to investigate the biggest mysteries of life—the nature of our universe, and how we got here. In his […]

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“Fire & Faith” – what a natural disaster taught Samantha about faith

Whipped up by 116 F winds, the Lake Fire had devoured over 20,000 acres by the time I returned home after having been away for the week. I expected the acrid smell of woodsmoke, the blotted out stars. Then, turning onto the road that wound up the grade to my mountain community, I saw what I […]

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Is Making a Mistake a Sin? Is Imperfection a Sin? Let’s Talk About Inerrancy

There are heated discussions among Evangelicals regarding the Bible as the Word of God and what, exactly, that means. The argument centers on the word “inerrant.” One of the definitions of Biblical inerrancy is perfection—not a single word can be wrong. Others have defined inerrancy by stating all Biblical claims are all true because it […]

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Answering Nic: “Is God angry at me for causing me so much pain?”

As a storm raged over Wisconsin’s capital city last night, a little boy I know, who has been suffering from a variety of serious illnesses since he was a toddler, experienced a series of seizures. It was like the electricity in the air triggered these sudden attacks, leaving Nic and his mom holding each other feeling […]

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