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We've seen it happen and hoped we wouldn't become a statistic. Burnout and overwhelming stress zap the finest among us. We lose key women. Debilitating discouragement ...
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When Susan Arico stepped back from her jam-packed calendar, she compared it to a "dark, overcrowded broom closet." Dare to open the door, she said, "and everything ...
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When scholars of American religion try to describe evangelicals, they describe us as restless, eager, preachy, and committed to spreading the good news. While these are ...
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Writer Tracey Bianchi observes, "Ours is a culture that believes if you work hard you will be rewarded. We participate in a system built upon incentives, praises, and ...
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Enduring a crisis of faith is difficult, but it is doubly difficult for those in spiritual leadership. Not only must we face the bewildering challenges of our own relationship ...
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When doubt, confusion, or suffering threaten to drag us into the black hole of despair, the saving hand of hope can seem elusive. Even despair, however, cannot keep us from ...
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Women today have more choices than ever before, but this doesn't necessarily mean that women are more fulfilled. The greater freedom comes with added pressures and stress, ...
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Good leaders inspire us. They don't hide their imperfections, but display how they trust God in the midst of them. Those leaders who appear faultless intimidate us. ...
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Today, Christian women are expected to be gifted leaders, faithful and compassionate Christians, competent workers, supportive spouses, nurturing mothers, and efficient ...
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She sits in her church office, staring at her business card: Associate Pastor of Women's Ministries. The M.Div. she worked so hard for somehow feels tarnished. She's ...
How we treat people who experience same-sex attraction has eternal consequences. God calls us to help with love and grace. In this three-session study, we learn that God transforms ...
All of our life is about relationships. From beginning to end, we spend our lives relating to others. The Godhead is a relationship between the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. ...
When Paul wrote to the Corinthians, he knew they needed to be instructed in the basics. Today, we also need to be taught the basics of the Christian life. This 7-session study on 1 ...
Nothing is more important than the relationships in our lives. This three-session course points out that true fulfillment lies not in individualism but in sharing life with others. ...
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Simon Chan is a member of a Pentecostal fellowship not typically known for formal liturgy, earning an introduction by CHRISTIANITY TODAY as possibly "the world's most ...
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"We know that global church growth is largely happening in the margins, among ordinary people, without big budgets or impressive credentials," writes Andrew Jones. ...
Passing our faith onto our children is vital. How can we help them want to know Christ? This six-session course will discuss how to make God real to your children by teaching them ...
The Book of Haggai is about how God's prophet stirs up the Israelites to get back to work on the rebuilding of the temple. There is an analogy between temple building and the Christian's ...
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Living in a time when issues of war, religious politics, and a host of other moral opinions divide the United States, a call to patriotism seems like an imprudent request. ...
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Children need to feel that they are an important part of the church community, says Michelle Leise in her article for CHRISTIAN PARENTING TODAY magazine. The thoughts, feelings, ...