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The Old Preacher's 67,600 Pages of Sermons
In Marilynne Robinson's beautiful novel Gilead, the old preacher John Ames starts digging through a box of sermons in his attic. One day he figures ...
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Ordinary Volunteer Finds Her Leadership Gift
Leadership coach Karen Miller tells the following story about how she and her husband needed to identify and develop new leaders for a new church plant: ...
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NFL Star Reflects on Near-Death Injury
Ricardo Lockette rose up the ranks of pro football and eventually helped the Seattle Seahawks win the Super Bowl in 2014. But on November 1, 2015, the ...
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Every Christian Is Called to Pursue Bold Leadership
Claude Alexander, bishop of The Park Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, urges Christians from all walks of life to step up into bold leadership. Here's ...
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Six Ways People Find Meaning in Work
American essayist, historian, and philosopher Henry David Thoreau wrote: "It is not enough to be industrious. So are the ants." The British science magazine ...
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Church Starts a Subway Franchise to Provide Jobs
A church in Buffalo, New York has found a unique way to bless its local community—open a Subway franchise in its building. In a riff off the popular ...
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Soccer Goalies Take Responsibility for Their 'Box'
When all three of my (Matt Woodley) boys started playing soccer I had to quickly learn the rules—like what is off sides, and what's a handball, ...
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Mt. Everest Climber Had the Wrong Goal
In his best-selling book, Into Thin Air, John Krakauer tells the story of the ill-fated expedition to the summit of Mount Everest in 1996. In the book ...
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Young Christian Influences Big Name Journalist
A young Christian named Anne Snyder spent her first three years after college trying to break into the world of journalism while trying to serve Christ ...
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Young Adults Struggling to Find Their Purpose
In a new national survey (2016), 18-24-year-olds report that having a clear purpose in life is a big part of being a "real" adult. The problem is, most ...
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