Our church ran a Daniel Fast program the past month where we focused on eating healthy, vegan meals for three weeks. During the 21 day “fast”, we are prohibited from eating: processed food, dairy, refined sugar, meat, caffeine, and oil. The first…
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What is the identity, purpose, and mission of your church? These are questions that our church has wrestled with since our inception in 2007. Does our mission align with the Great Commission which commands us to go to all nations. I know that…
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Even before I visited Collegedale Church, I was awed by their reputation. Through many years of working as Admin for ECKCM, I got to know many of their members. I had heard about how every week they have to make potluck lunches to feed hundreds of Southern…
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Health and wholeness, this is what our groaning world desires so earnestly during these times of disease and pestilence. Many strive diligently to achieve health and prosperity during their allotted time on this earth, but as important as caring for our…
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Will They or Won’t They? You are no doubt familiar with the strange mixture of anxiety and excitement, anticipation and hopefulness that you experience when you walk in to an auditorium that is just about ready to start the program that you’ve been…
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Reprinted with permission Probably the number one reason people refuse to become Christians is because of hypocrisy. Now there are many definitions, explanations, Bible studies, and sermons on hypocrisy. But if I could define hypocrisy in a simple way from all…
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Recently, I’ve been noticing some parallels between my exercise experiences and my spiritual life. I pray that you will find this article helpful. For most of my adult life, exercise was something that was always on my to-do list but was something…
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Unexpected was the word that came to mind when we arrived to our station Kapsowar, Kenya. We had been planning for this mission trip for several months and we were not sure what to expect. Of course, this was not without our presuppositions of what we thought…
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My phone rang and the caller ID identified my Mom as the caller. My first reaction to receiving her call is one of dread. Or maybe dread is too strong a word. It’s more like I need to brace myself for whatever my Mom will bring up in the…
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Truly with God, nothing is impossible for Him, and He loves to shower us with blessings when we decide to trust Him and commit everything to Him. These are the precious lessons I’ve learned this year, directing the Maryville Mountaineers Pathfinder Club…
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