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The race set before us

April 28, 2013 |

Sometimes we’re called to a task – a race – that we aren’t prepared to run. We stand at the start with shaking knees, dripping eyes and nose, and a real sense of dread. The...

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(Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Ashley Francis. Ashley and her team are on the World Race, currently serving in India. You can follow Ashley on her blog.) One hundred and thirty deaf...

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To Listen. To Really Listen.

April 18, 2013 |

A friend asked me the other day, “How do you get people to be so vulnerable with you?” The people in question are those I speak with over the phone most days. They are people...

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This guest post is by Jill Schulenberg, who went on the World Race mission trip from January-November 2012. During the month of October she and her team served at an orphanage in the capital city...

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By Wilson Bunn I have been realizing in my life lately that there is a huge difference between the counterfeit freedoms, securities, comforts, and wealth of the world, and the true ones offered by Christ....

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Has God Abandoned Us?

November 15, 2010 |

By Lacey Gustavsen Sometimes, life goes by, and new moments amaze us every day. We see God in everything we do, wherever it is that we find ourselves. We feel his presence close by, nearer...

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By Jeff Goins, Editor My wife introduced me to Shauna Niequist over a year ago. I read bits and pieces of her first book Cold Tangerines (Zondervan) and was amazed at how eloquently and thoughtfully...

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By Shauna Niequist We’re excited to feature an excerpt from Shauna Niequist‘s new book Bittersweet: Thoughts on Change, Grace, and Learning the Hard Way. You may remember Shauna from the book giveaway she did with...

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Friendship: A Dying Art?

July 19, 2010 |

By Karen Swank I’m 44 years old and only just now discovering that I don’t know how to be a friend. It’s not that I don’t have friends; I would have to say I’m blessed...

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By Aaron Daffern If only it was that easy. Do we honestly expect God to act like a cosmic vending machine, dispensing life-plans as long as we press the right buttons and say the right...

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