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Where You Live — for May 12, 2013

By Dan Lentz   1. Would you say you have a good memory, or a poor memory? What tips and tricks do you use to help you remember things?   Read 2 Peter 1:2-15, 20, 21.   2. As a group, try memorizing 2 Peter 1:5-8 together. One idea for group memorization: Write the words […]

Our best advice to boost your marriage

By Bev and Phil Haas   Our marriage needs a boost. The honeymoon is a distant memory and we now have two young, demanding children. What advice can you give us without making us feel more overwhelmed than we already are?   First we want to pass along advice from John and Ann Betar. John […]

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The Eldership in an Opinionated Age

By Thomas Walters   The 21st century is a tough time to be a leader. The shortcomings of our public servants and corporate executives play out daily on our televisions and Internet feeds. At the same time, outlets like Facebook and Twitter give the rest of us even more opportunity to complain, comment, criticize, and […]

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‘Not so with you’– Mark 10:35-45

By David Faust   “It’s what Italians do,” he says when you dine at his home and he stuffs you with stuffed clams, pasta, and chicken cacciatore. His name is Modesto Sarno, but friends call him by his nickname, “Buddy.” He’s known to hundreds as, “Uncle Buddy.” Buddy met Evelyn, the girl who eventually became […]

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Gentle Christians

By Shawn McMullen   It’s next to last in Paul’s list of spiritual fruit (see Galatians 5:22, 23) and often takes a back seat to other virtues. In fact, when was the last time you prayed, “Lord, make me gentle”? If we understood gentleness, I think we would seek it more earnestly. Paul understood it. […]