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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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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...

How to Read the Bible

The Bible is at the foundation of the Christian faith, but it can also feel daunting to read. If you are learning or relearning how to read the Bible, do...

Personal Stories

Lisa Jansen

The Unexpected Gift

It started out like any other day in the cold month of November. At the time, I was a 23-year-old college student living at home with my parents. I had...

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,...

Personal Stories

Ron Kuczera

How Cancer Changed My Perspective

It’s amazing the thoughts that race through your mind when cancer is mentioned for the first time. For me, this was in 2014. In 2009, my doctor found a lump...

Craig Meyer

Why Was Jesus Born?

With all the ugliness in the world and our lives today, you may be asking yourself, “Why was Jesus born? Wasn’t He supposed to end all of it?” Christmas is...

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...

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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Craig Meyer

What is Advent?

At this time of year, you may hear a word you’re unfamiliar with: Advent. But, what is Advent and how does it relate to this time of year? What is...

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...