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Building Christian Community

“And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. . .  And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.”

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What Kind of Children Will We Send?

“One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.” — Psalm 145:4 “The shot-clock is ticking.” I heard this phrase Monday as a passionate student pastor described his strategy for discipling young people. A former basketball player, this pastor found a great illustration in the shot-clock that ticks away on

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Hope

Sometimes hope is elusive, obscured by unexpected circumstances that shake our world and rattle our resolve.  In those moments of high stress (sickness, job insecurity, financial woes, societal upheaval, loss of a loved one) the vice of living can squeeze so tightly, that we feel we cannot breathe. It is in the dark moments; we

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