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Jesus doesn’t promise health and wealth. He doesn’t promise a life without hardship where everything only gets better and easier. He does promise deep and rich community, the likes of…
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Laughter and lament are often found together in unexpected places. How can we explain the opposite effect—laughter in the pain and tears in the joy?
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Jesus and Community
Jesus doesn’t promise health and wealth. He doesn’t promise a life without hardship where everything only…
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The Gift of Hope | Key Takeaways | Steve Brown
In this season of giving, the best gift of all might be hope. Feel like your…
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Steve’s Devotional | 5 Ways to Know God’s Will
God is not in the business of keeping his will from us. To hear some people…
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Dueling Birth Announcements
Birth announcements — yes, even birth announcements — teach us this gospel truth: we are saved…
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God Adapts to Us
There is probably no other time when people are so open to what Christmas is all…
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What Is Advent?
For many Christians unfamiliar with the liturgical year, there may be some confusion surrounding the meaning…
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The Last Breakfast | Key Takeaways | Steve Brown
Ever feel hesitation to talk to Jesus because you know you messed up? Get in line…
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Wolves in the Church
There are wolves in our midst. They are not the unbelievers who hate the church or…
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Living in the New Dark Ages
In politics, it’s hard to keep from being upset and even angry if your folks lost;…
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What is Amazing Grace?
The very fact that you want to be better—even perfect—is a sign that you belong to…
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The Problem with Prayer
The problem with prayer isn’t that we don’t take it seriously enough, but that we take…
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Steve on the Situation in Ukraine
During that time, I suggested that the church recruit the biggest, meanest, and most intimidating Christians…
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The Only Solution to Division, Hatred, and Anger
At the heart of repentance is helplessness . . . and most of us don’t think…
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Goodness and Mercy…Today and Every Day
You are followed not by guilt and condemnation, but by the twin angels of God’s goodness…
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