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Finding God’s Grace in a Blended Family

Malisa Jannette

God’s grace in a blended family shows up in many ways—fostering forgiveness, encouraging communication, and building unity. Blending Isn’t Instant I remember five years ago, when our family “blended” into...

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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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Faith & The Bible
woman and daughter smiling at camera
Dianne Jacobsen

Does God Hear Us Cry? 

One Sunday morning when I was a young mother, I took my one-year-old daughter to the church nursery for the first time. I headed to the nursery after the service...

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Personal Stories
Man kissing his elderly father in hospital bed in hospital
Philip Goldsmith

When Alzheimer’s, Cancer & COVID Comes Home

Nancy Reagan said it best: Facing dementia and Alzheimer’s with someone you love is like a “long goodbye.” In December 2019 and through 2020, my life has been rocked. My...

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Kids & Family
Mother and son smiling
Regina Weichel

How to Teach a Child to Pray

As parents, we are our child’s main influence. As Christian parents, teaching a child to pray is similar to teaching them anything else in life. So, how do we teach...

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Church Happenings
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Shepherd’s Gate Serves the Community

Step Out & Serve 2020 Recap It’s hard to believe it’s almost been a month since our Step Out & Serve 2020 event at Shepherd’s Gate Church. Our local outreach...

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Personal Stories
Gaylynne Giliberto

What’s In A Name?

What’s in a name? We often choose our children’s names to honor someone we know who has impacted our lives.  We even pick names for cars, boats and vacation homes—even...

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Faith & The Bible
Craig Meyer

What Does It Mean To Fear God?

“…Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.” Ecclesiastes 12:13 (ESV) Fear is a feeling we have recently experienced more than we would like....

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Faith & The Bible
Dianne Jacobsen

Don’t Go To Church

Imagine it’s Sunday morning back in the days when things were normal. You are busy getting yourself and/or your family ready to leave the house to go to church. Have...

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Culture
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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Kids & Family
Alecia Swejkoski

Showing Up

For half of my life, I was what you would call a “holiday Christian.” I was always searching for something, but I was searching in all the wrong places —...

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Personal Stories
Savanna DiStefano

What Does It Mean To Be Strong?

Since my mother’s sudden death in 2017, people began to tell me I was “strong.” In the hospital the night she died, during the funeral, after I returned to school...

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