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Whose job is ‘rescue’?

When you are running a rescue organization, you receive all kinds of calls. The majority are quite astonishing. For instance, this was an actual...
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Half a Dozen Cultures Along Van Nuys Blvd.

Van Nuys Blvd, a 10-mile stretch of pavement that reaches from the Santa Monica Mountains to Lake View Terrace. In just those few miles, among the...
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A Friend in Need

Being unemployed and living in that world is, to say the least -- an odysey. Trials and tribulations ensue, dreams shatter and people fade away....
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The ongoing dilemma with athletes and mental health

Jon Werthem, writer for Sports Illustrated, recently posted an interesting article about athletes and their experiences with mental health...
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Narnia partnering with Operation Christmas Child

The new Narnia film to be released this December, The Dawn Treader, will help to promote Samaritan's Purse Ministry, Operation Christmas Child....
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Samaritan's Purse: Reaching out with the love of Jesus

Samaritan's Purse is a ministry that seeks out those who are in physical need. They do their best to meet those needs, and then share the love...
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Building a friendly church

When my husband, Greg, and I took our first pastorate a few years ago, our District Superintendent had several words of advice. Many things he said...
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Changing our methods, keeping the message

This morning I came across an online article by Elmer Towns, Ed Stetzer and Warren Bird titled, The Church Changed, and Nobody Told Us. It echoes...
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28 offline publicity ideas for churches

There are a number of inexpensive, or even free, ways to promote your church or ministry, both online and off. In no particular order, and by no...
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