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When the Church Commits

I was surprised to learn that over 150 identifiable church/school partnerships currently exist in the Seattle area! The benefits are so apparent that Seattle’s superintendent recently expressed his desire to

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An Everlasting Welcome

For our friends in Bakersfield, California, Easter can be an invigorating time of year. Cool, dry winter days lengthen into warm, bright days of spring. Produce crops are sown with

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Helping Us Both

“Bob,” a homeless man, rings our doorbell most nights. He lives nearby in a boarded up house. I met Bob late last summer. He frequently walked by my house, and

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Get to the Back of the Boat with Jesus

If you’re involved in the work of the gospel justice, if you are serving in ministry, there’s something that is critically important to figure out early. This is not a

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Who God is and How You Should Respond

Look with me at Psalm 103. It’s a psalm of David. I want to hang our thoughts on 3 remembrances. Let Us Remember What God Does The first thing we