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Read more about the article S4 E8 | How Love Rescued Me From the Streets with Dorris Walker-Taylor

S4 E8 | How Love Rescued Me From the Streets with Dorris Walker-Taylor

  • Post published:March 9, 2021
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Is healing possible for women coming out of abuse, addiction, sex trafficking, and prostitution? Thistle Farms ambassador, Dorris Walker-Taylor, tells her story of being rescued from the streets, drugs, and…

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Read more about the article The Unexpected Gift of Fasting in Community

The Unexpected Gift of Fasting in Community

  • Post published:March 8, 2021
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The Marco Polo app has been the best thing that happened to me in the midst of this pandemic. (If you don’t know about it, it’s basically an app that…

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Read more about the article Lenten Reflection | Psalm 139

Lenten Reflection | Psalm 139

  • Post published:March 6, 2021
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Do some Bible verses sometimes feel to you like a Hallmark greeting card? Nice sentiment, but divorced from reality? This week our Lenten reflection is on Psalm 139. It’s a…

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Read more about the article AJB Recommends: Five Sweet Gifts That Delight

AJB Recommends: Five Sweet Gifts That Delight

  • Post published:March 5, 2021
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This week I stumbled across three essays, a podcast, and a video that each brought me deep delight and gratitude. I wanted to share these gifts that delight here with…

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Read more about the article Missing Out on Beautiful: Growing Up With a Child With Down Syndrome {Paperback}

Missing Out on Beautiful: Growing Up With a Child With Down Syndrome {Paperback}

  • Post published:March 4, 2021
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December 30, 2005. That’s the day our daughter Penny was born. She was diagnosed with Down syndrome a few hours later. World Down Syndrome Day is coming up on March…

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Read more about the article What Marilee Taught Me About Prayer

What Marilee Taught Me About Prayer

  • Post published:March 3, 2021
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“You can tell this story as long as you make Penny and William look bad.” Those were Marilee’s words of permission to explain what happened on Sunday afternoon and why…

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Read more about the article S4 E7 | Are Christians Afraid to Talk About Racism? with Corey Widmer

S4 E7 | Are Christians Afraid to Talk About Racism? with Corey Widmer

  • Post published:March 2, 2021
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Marxism is often brought up when talking about progressive views of justice, but what are the secular concepts that shape conservative views of justice? Are they biblical? Corey Widmer, lead…

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Read more about the article Lenten Reflection | Psalm 51

Lenten Reflection | Psalm 51

  • Post published:February 27, 2021
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Have you ever experienced the feeling of being really really dirty and then taking a shower and being really really clean? I’ve been thinking about all the times in the…

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Read more about the article Receiving Life as a Gift

Receiving Life as a Gift

  • Post published:February 25, 2021
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It sounds like such a simple statement: “Life is a gift.”  But most of us live as though life is something we’ve worked hard for, something we’ve earned.  I think…

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Fasting 101

  • Post published:February 22, 2021
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In certain subsets of American culture right now, intermittent fasting—only consuming calories for 8 hours each day—is all the rage. I have friends who don’t eat any calories until 1pm.…

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