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Reading the Bible together while apart: WhatsApp and the Swedish Method

  • Peter (Pedro) Blowes
  • 11 September 2017

Getting people to read their Bibles, and keeping Christians connected, is a great challenge across large distances and for people who are unable to access good Bible teaching.

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Leading a growth group with non-Christians in it

  • Richard Sweatman
  • 6 September 2017

Nothing shakes a growth group up like new members, but what if those new members are non-Christians? How should you lead in that situation? How do you manage the good things and the difficulties?

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Making burdens light without making light of burdens

  • Ruth Baker
  • 4 September 2017

“A problem shared is a problem halved”—but sometimes a problem shared is a problem now two people have.

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The leader’s joys

  • Simon Flinders
  • 30 August 2017

How likely are we to say that being a pastor means joy upon joy?

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8 tips that improved my Bible reading with my kids

  • Marty Sweeney
  • 28 August 2017

You would think that a seminary-trained pastor like myself wouldn’t need much help, but I still struggle to sit down with my children and the Scriptures.

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The power of a dependent father

  • Phillip Jensen
  • 24 August 2017

Prayerful dependence on the Almighty Father is not only expressing our child-like faith but also expressing our confidence that our Father is the most powerful being in all the world.

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Discipling teens needs the humility of John the Baptist

  • Hannah Ploegstra
  • 21 August 2017

When you step into the lives of teens—even responsible ones who are committed to Christ—you’re stepping into the roaring rapids.

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Is the Catholic Church a Christian church?

  • Mark Gilbert
  • 17 August 2017

Sometimes, as Evangelicals approaching Roman Catholicism, we look at various parts of Catholicism without considering how they relate to the whole Catholic system.

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Praying while peeling eggs

  • Rachel Macdonald
  • 14 August 2017

When someone gives me a gift, or teaches me something, or takes me somewhere, whenever I use or do or visit in the future, I pray for them.

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