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Family decorating pumpkins for Halloween with boy in a pirate hat.

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Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?

Tanya Barry

It’s that time of year when summer fades into Fall, kids are back in school, and family routines settle into a new rhythm. October brings the excitement of Halloween—candy, costumes,...

Faith & The Bible

Jim Jensen

Year of the Rabbit: New Year New You

Here Comes 2023… It’s here. The new year. Like most of us, we make resolutions and dream big for the year ahead. Have you given any thought to the kind...

Culture

presents with pinecones and christmas lights

Mary Anne Busse

What Is Christmas?

It seems to me that lately, Christmas is busy and chaotic and there’s never enough time to get everything done. I’m a single mom to Emma, a freshman in...

Culture

Vince Skowronek

Pennies From Heaven

How many times have you looked down on the ground and seen a penny, nickel or even a dime and not picked it up? Well, after this year, I will...

Personal Stories

Izzie Foltran

Where I Found Joy & You Can Too

It was my senior year and I was excited for it. I had so many things to look forward to: amazing friends, my final year at my homeschool co-op, preparing...

Kids & Family

Lindsay Gagliano

Free Fall Family Activities

As you move out of summer mode: vacations, sports clinics and day camps, and into fall, it’s a great time to introduce new activities and routines for you and your...

Kids & Family

college building with people hanging out

Lisa Jansen

5 Tips For Sending Your Child Off To College

The day was here before I knew it. As the clock blinked 7 am, and the sun peeked through my window, I heard my son’s footsteps in the hallway— he...

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Shepherd's Gate Church

Love In Action

Love is one of the strongest human emotions in existence. We all need it, feel it, and can give it to others. But what’s the truest form of love? When you...

Kids & Family

Jenny Foltran

This Mom Runs On Tea & Jesus

Let’s face it moms, life as a mom is challenging, refining and also very humbling. Never have I experienced frustration, fear, and exhaustion, more than in my role as a...

Personal Stories

Carolynn Blair

Watch Church Online

During the height of the pandemic, I decided to “attend” a church online. I was familiar with Shepherd’s Gate from attending a Bible Study there and decided to “tune in”...

Marriage & Relationships

Ashley Lorano

Love Worth Finding

I’m not sure where you are on your journey of love, but I can tell you that love is out there and it’s worth finding. Whether you are in a...

Culture

small boy holding up his hand to say stop

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...

Culture

pad of paper that says new year 2022 resolution

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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Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?

Year of the Rabbit: New Year New You

What Is Christmas?

Pennies From Heaven

Where I Found Joy & You Can Too

Free Fall Family Activities

5 Tips For Sending Your Child Off To College

Love In Action

This Mom Runs On Tea & Jesus

Watch Church Online

Love Worth Finding

How to Stop Human Trafficking

Why New Year’s Resolutions Never Work

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