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Personal Stories

At Home with the Childers

Alecia Childers

Life is busy. Between work, school, and family schedules, it’s easy for faith to take a back seat. But faith is not just a Sunday morning activity—it shapes how we...

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Culture
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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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Personal Stories
Quinton Greene

Why Music Matters

I remember sitting alone on the piano bench in the student center of my university. After being joined by a friend, I decided to play her a song I liked....

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Personal Stories
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Mary Anne Busse

RV There Yet?

“Camping? Are you Serious?” That was one of the responses I received from my then 10-year-old when I decided to buy a camper.  A full-blown travel trailer! You see, we had...

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Culture
Dan Laux

What Is A Life Group?

I still remember the day like it was yesterday. The year was 2015. It was a hot, Saturday afternoon in June and my wife, Kathy, and I were headed to...

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Culture
Ron Kuczera

Value Everyone In Your Community

The year was 1982. It was a chilly Michigan May night and my Dad was sitting in his favorite rocker watching the 11 o’clock news. A loud noise interrupted the rhythm of the news. What was...

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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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Personal Stories
Dianne Jacobsen

Perspective

Several times a week someone asks me: How is your husband? I answer: He is doing well. This question is asked because my husband, Jake, has lived in quarantine since...

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Culture
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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Faith & The Bible
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The Easter Bunny & Jesus

Early one Easter morning a family was driving to the sunrise service at church. The sun was just beginning to rise when a rabbit dashed into the road. The husband...

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Personal Stories
Grace Serra-Boldman

Home Sweet Church: One Year Later

At first, it seemed fun. We wore pajamas, I made a special breakfast, we had TV trays and sat in the family room where my husband Regan had us precariously...

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Kids & Family
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How to Talk About God With Your Teen

Teens can be difficult to talk to, and it can be challenging figuring out how to talk about God with your teen. Sometimes pulling information from a teenager is like...

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Faith & The Bible
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Does God Love Me?

Have you ever wondered, “Does God love me?”  Many of us have asked this at least once. Especially when wonder why bad things like pandemics happen, we sometimes question our...

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