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Kathy Maitland

How to Stop Human Trafficking

In 2013 I began my journey of leading a small grass roots organization, the Michigan Abolitionist Project (MAP), toward tackling what many say is the biggest humanitarian crisis of our...

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Mary Anne Busse

Why New Year’s Resolutions Never Work

I resolve to _____________. You fill in the blank. Can’t decide? I’ll make it an easy multiple choice for you:  Lose weight   Start exercising at least 4 times a week ...

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Culture
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Shepherd's Gate Church

Divorce Support Group Makes A Difference

There are days when you wake up and think to yourself, ‘it’s going to be a good day’ and others when you realize your life isn’t what you thought it...

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Culture
Jim Jensen

How to Improve Your Mental Health

May is Mental Health Awareness month in the United States. I suppose in past years a typical reaction for many of us might have been casual disinterest, but this year is different. Whether you have a family...

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Kim Monkevich

Teaching Through The Storm

March 13, 2020, I remember walking around my classroom, staring at the faces of each student and convinced I would see them after Spring Break. COVID-19 wasn’t real and it...

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Shepherd's Gate Church

Ask a Therapist: Coping with Stress, Worry, Anxiety

While 2020 is over, the effects of the year’s events are lingering. Everyone has lived through a year of stress, anxiety and grief. And it was hard. In December 2020,...

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Shepherd's Gate Church

How to Give Back During the Holidays

It’s the season of giving, but this Christmas is different from any other. We’ve all had to adjust to new means of communication and serving others. And. If you’re looking...

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Savanna DiStefano

How to Help Someone Who is Grieving

We all know someone who is grieving a loss: new or old. The holidays can bring old grief to the surface and make more painful the feeling of a recent...

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Savanna DiStefano

Coping with Loss During the Holidays

We’re all coping with loss this season. We’ve all lost something in 2020, whether it be a person, a job, or just plain normalcy. This holiday season will be bittersweet...

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Culture
Shelly Langlois

Learning from My Own Prejudice

Growing up, my parents taught my brother and I to “never judge a book by its cover.” I thought I was doing a pretty good job of that, not being...

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Kathi Repinski

Who Is In Control?

When I married my husband, Jim, I inherited quite a large family. But, I also wanted a child that we conceived together. We were ultimately blessed with Jeremiah, our first son. As this made twelve kids for Jim...

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Culture
Sharron Allen

The Church, Race, & Jesus

I grew up in a Pentecostal church where we clapped our hands, replied to pastor sermons with “amen” and “hallelujah,” shouting and speaking in tongues — far from the church...

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