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How suffering can make you stronger

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What to do when you find yourself in the oven of life and the heat keeps rising?  A few years ago, I found myself in a season of su...

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I had turned my back on God, but my co-worker still had hope

April 13, 2017

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Kenneth Woody had walked away from the church, angry at God, until a co-worker’s persistence made him think again.

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How giving a little turned into a whole lot more

March 21, 2017

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Samantha Dobbins and her husband faced a crisis when they chose to take a step of faith and tithe. What came next surprised her.

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How I learned there was more to life than my work

March 18, 2017

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Brett Chamberlain was looking for community at NewSpring, and a fishing group helped him see something bigger was missing ...

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Waiting is important, here’s why

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Tomorrow is the day we wait for a groundhog to tell us how much longer we will be cold. As a raging fan of summer, I’m putting my s...

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To the mom who is going back to work

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To the former stay-at-home mom (or fixing-to-be former stay-at-home mom), I am a mom who used to stay at home, and now, I work. I know t...

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Where to go in the Bible when you find yourself starting over

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The words “starting over” fill us with fear and excitement. Starting over is hard and emotional.  When we start somethi...

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Two people your Christmas play probably forgot

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Growing up in a small town in the South, you didn't have to be a Christian to know the Christmas story. Every church puts on the sam...

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Why I gave up on my marriage

Nov 1, 2016

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Heiko Dotterweich had given up on God and wanted to walk out on his family, until he learned there was still hope for his marriage ...

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Why healing may not be the only way to pray when someone is suffering

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When I picked up the phone and Mom said, “breast cancer,” I had to stop and think about how to pray for her. I didn’t k...

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Baptism started something new in me

Oct 4, 2016

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Lynn Laag didn’t know how much her faith would change when she set aside religious tradition and was baptized by immersion

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