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Building a Longer Table
When our sons left home and headed off to university, one of our fears was about their food choices. Would they go from Melinda’s magnificently wholesome, plant-based creations to a diet of fast food ...
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How Is Your Self-Image?
What you see in the mirror may not be reality
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Where Does Communication from Religious Organizations Go?
What communication trends should religious organizations like the Adventist Church think about for the future?
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Every Member Has a Story
I recently conducted a writing workshop for a friend in communications at the Ontario Conference in Canada, titled “Every member a writer”. The workshop was a basic news-writing workshop, a session I’...
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Hitting the Refresh Button
Children’s Ministry Training in Ireland is an “explosion of kingdom moments”
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Indianapolis Rejoices: From Disappointment to Joy
President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Ted N.C. Wilson to conduct evangelism series in Indianapolis, Indiana
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The Big Move: Four Promises onto Which to hold in Times of Change
I love thoroughly detailed plans based on an abundance of research. I do not love being in the unknown or experiencing the unexpected. Late one afternoon, I found myself facing the most overwhelmingly...
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Languishing: Have You Been Feeling Blah Lately?
My dad has always been a role model for me. He wakes up at the crack of dawn and packs his day full to the brink with various activities—reading, working, preparing lunches, door-knocking, gardening, ...
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Inclusivity: Is Religion an Exclusive Club?
Do you like biscuits? I love a nice, chewy cookie filled with nuts and chocolate. Oh, and it has to be gluten free. My husband prefers shortbreads—crispy, buttery, and filled with gluten. Our girls ha...
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God Speaks Through Introverts, Too
My heart rate increased as I tried to suppress my rising panic. Hot tears pricked the back of my eyes as I listened closely to what the preacher was saying. He was getting close, I could tell. I had l...
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Reviving the Dead Church
What do you do when you go to a church where people don't trust each other or welcome others? where church leaders are in disagreements most of the time over theological views and don’t invite visitor...
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Balancing Your Emotions in an Unbalanced World
Flourish!, a free resource to teach emotional intelligence
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Wars Within and Wars Without
A couple weeks back, I rediscovered my father’s copy of Steps to Christ, given to him when he was drafted into the Army during World War II. I read a chapter a day as part of my devotional time, tryin...
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Healing Wounds with Forgiveness
Perpetuating hurts and grudges will not change who we are. On the contrary, it will lead us away from the gospel ideal.
Religious Minorities Vulnerable in Conflict
UN report cites numerous violations of human rights
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The Tale of Amnon and Tamar
The issue of sexual assault is very much on our society’s agenda today. In the Christian world, we have been shocked by the posthumous revelations that Ravi Zaccharias, the internationally renowned th...
When Children Fear for the End of the World
The current situation in the world creates fear and anxiety in children, and it is important to talk to them about the hope Jesus offers in the Bible.
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War and Pestilence
“Nineteen hundred and eighteen has gone into history as a gloomy year. War and pestilence have united to make it a year of death.” These words, penned by CH Watson in the first Australasian Record for...
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How to Deal with Political Ideologies in the Face of the Biblical Worldview
Expert in government studies looks at the issue from the perspective found in Scripture
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Connecting the Pastoral “Family”
Congregations may reap the greatest benefit at the CALLED Pastor’s Family Convention, agree church leaders and past attendees.