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Friend or Foe?

By Kelly Carr   Everywhere I look, there’s division and rivalry, clashing animosity and fierce antagonism. Unity is nowhere to be found. Because it’s March Madness, baby! (Yelled in the voice of sports announcer Dick Vitale.) This is my favorite sporting season of the year—college basketball tournament time. Today is selection Sunday, and I am […]

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Anchored Faith

By Jamie Shafer   Emmy award winner Scott Swan anchors the noon and 5:30 p.m. newscasts of Channel 13 Eyewitness News—WTHR in Indianapolis. He has landed exclusives, such as being the only Indianapolis reporter to interview former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in his home. He won the National Edward R. Murrow Award and two National […]

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Where You Live — for March 23, 2014

By Dan Lentz   1. What is one of your favorite songs (any style, from any time period)? Why do you enjoy it so much?    Read Revelation 5:5-13.   2. Take a piece of paper and make a list of the demonstrations of worship described in these verses. Share your list with the group. […]

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Sticking Together as Siblings in Christ

By Steven Clark Goad   Have you ever noticed how the kingdom of God is like the Gilligan’s Island gang marooned all those years?  The Skipper’s fishing business, or sightseeing sideline, was like the net Jesus spoke of in Matthew 13:47: “The kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the […]

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Making Unity a Reality

By Kathleen A. Trissel   “Never do anything to embarrass yourself, your team, or your family” is a quote from the movie Forever Strong. Unity in the body of Christ requires much the same. Our job is to make Jesus look good, which can’t happen without the unity of the Holy Spirit.  What is unity? […]