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Out of the Rock: The God Who Sees

During this past year, God has held my hand through an unexpected journey of experiences that have at times brought me to mountains of wonder and excitement, and at other times have led me into

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Creating Space & Opportunity for God

I have spent a few weekends over the past few months with the community of Good Works, Inc. in Athens, Ohio (www.good-works.net). This organization (which began in 1981) primarily cares for widows, children struggling with

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The Benefits of Failure

Against the advice of Dionysius (ironically, the god of madness), Midas asked for the power to turn everything he touched to gold—to power, wealth, prestige.  The next day he hugged his only daughter, turning her

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Church Leader Voices: Jim Powell

  Church Leader Voices highlights the work of church leaders in a variety of ministry settings from around the world. At the age of 78, Jim Powell is on-call 24/7. Since 1997, he has served

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Out of the Rock: Remembering the Red Sea

I used to wonder how the Israelites could have forgotten God’s faithfulness so quickly after being delivered out of Egypt. God had worked such obvious wonders right before their eyes. They had witnessed the plagues,

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Church Leader Voices: Teddy Ray

Teddy Ray, Lead Pastor at Offerings First United Methodist Church in Lexington, Ky., had been pastoring for 10 years before he knew he was called to ministry. In fact, he took a year-long mission sabbatical

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Three Ways to Empower Young Leaders

In my work on Conference staff, I encounter churches who desire to have more (and more diverse) young people attending and leading in their congregations. In my former work (as a Campus Minister for 12

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Adoption and the Church (Part 2)

This is part two of an article written by Brian & Callie Troyer. For part 1, see previous post. 4. Orphan care is a command, not just a calling. As a therapist working with Department of

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