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What cripples us as a collective people is our desire for other people’s approval.

By on November 26, 2012 in Church

“It’s easy to be a ‘Christian’ inside the protective walls of a church, but can you maintain your beliefs and actions once you step outside the door?” The pastors words hit me hard. It’s nothing I haven’t heard before, I think I have actually taught part of this lesson as part of a Biblical Worldview [...]

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we all need love

By on September 24, 2012 in Stories

It’s true. We do all need love. And sometimes this need, gone unfulfilled, leads us to search for it in places that leave our hearts feeling like the victim of a back-alley mugging.  Sadly – there is boundless love waiting for each of us, if we’d only learn that we don’t have to earn it. [...]

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Poiema … God’s Workmanship

By on July 23, 2012 in Church, Sponsor Impact, Stories

The early church taught about two types of lives: the Perfect life and the Permitted life. The spiritual and the secular. The Perfect life allows for reflection in place of work (monks, priests, nuns, anyone who does nothing but sit around and think holy thoughts, etc). The Permitted life requires labor. These people (the laborers) [...]

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my grandparents are inspiring

By on July 9, 2012 in Sponsor Impact, Stories

My grandparents are retired and have a winter home in northern Arizona. Sitting on the porch swing a slight breeze brushes through my hair. A sweet flowery smell fills there property… no flowers to be found. In the middle of the desert, an hour from the nearest town… we’ve named it the healing place. Mending [...]

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