Kevin DeYoung, a pastor in East Lansing, MI, posted a great series a few weeks back called “The Gift of Friendship”. It’s been converted into a short pdf. It’s an appropriate article leading up to the (re-)launch of small groups this week. Kevin is the author or co-author of some great books, including Just Do […]
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This morning I was watching the news and seemingly every other story had to do with some kind of suffering. There were interviews of people in Japan that are still suffering from the effects of the earthquakes, suffering in different parts of our country that recently went through severe weather, suffering of those who lost
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The past week has been an incredibly interesting time to live in Madison. A proposed budget by the state’s governor has stirred up both the political left and the political right. One side loves the bill and calls the governor a hero while the other side hates the bill and call the governor a villain.
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This past weekend my family and I buried my father, who lost his life to cancer. Over the past few days many different people have reached out to us and showed us much love. While without question I am thankful for everyone’s kind words and encouragement, I was discouraged on how low our view of
One of the cassette tapes that I had to hide from my parents when I was little was a Public Enemy tape. Public Enemy was a rap group from the late 80s and early 90s with lyrics laced with profanity which is why I hid it from my parents. Perhaps my favorite song of theirs
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