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Spiritual Disciplines – Session 5 – A New Church Potluck
A New Church Potluck When you leave, you should be full of the love of Jesus. by Kelly Minter AT TIMES, I consider what my life would have been like if I’d grown up without the church potluck. It’s hard to imagine a childhood without fellowship halls, fluorescent lighting, and foldout tables teeming with […]
Read MoreWhen Emotions Rise – Session 6 – Living Faithfully Through Depression
Living Faithfully Through Depression BY WARREN KINGHORN, MD, THD Joy to the world! The voices of the praise team, with a huge Christmas tree behind them and red poinsettias on every side, filled the crowded auditorium. But Beth, who sat toward the back, felt no joy. She felt hardly anything at all, other than numb […]
Read MoreWhen Emotions Rise – Session 4 – A Boy’s First Hero
A Boy’s First Hero Become for your son who your Father intended you to be. by Bill Delvaux IN ALL MY YEARS GROWING UP, I have only one life-giving memory of my father. I was in the fifth or sixth grade, and during that time I experienced a recurrent fear about him. Whenever he was […]
Read MoreWhen Emotions Rise – Session 3 – Are You Known for Joy?
Are You Known for Joy? Laughter is an outburst of the goodness of God. by PHIL CALLAWAY HAVE YOU EVER COMPLAINED? At breakfast, I said to my wife, “This butter is too hard. Look what it did to my bread.” She laughed. “Life is tough,” she said. So I complained about that. Here are other […]
Read MoreWhen Emotions Rise – Session 1 – After Wynter
AFTER WYNTER Jonathan Pitts reflects on the goodness of God. BY HOLLY BASHAM IN THE SUMMER of 2018, Jonathan Pitts accepted God’s call to serve as the Executive Pastor at Church of the City in Franklin, Tennessee. Jonathan, his wife Wynter, and their four daughters — Alena, Kaitlyn, and twins, Camryn and Olivia — would […]
Read MoreAll In – Session 6 – A Family on Missions
A Family on Mission Whether overseas or in your backyard, God has a plan for you. by Emma Nash My husband, Taylor, and I recently celebrated an anniversary of sorts. It was six years ago we boarded a plane with four suitcases and nervous energy to begin our life on the southern tip of Africa. […]
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