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Allie Hix: Strengthening and Amplifying the Voice of Half the Church

Our simple theory of change at Church United is this: Healthy Leaders, Thriving Churches and Flourishing Cities. For the last twenty years, I have served as a woman in ministry leadership and a pastor’s wife. Over those years I have witnessed any women – if not all– who serve in Church leadership hold a tension of a deep love for Jesus and his Church with the often-lonely challenge of being a gifted woman laboring for Christ and his Kingdom. Yet, one thing has become clear to me throughout my journey: to be a healthy Church leader, kingdom women need other […]

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Franklin Graham: When Good Is Evil and Evil Is Good

As President Donald J. Trump begins his second term in the Oval Office, he faces a number of urgent challenges on the international and domestic fronts, and he certainly will need God’s wisdom to deal with them. There is, of course, the longstanding war in Ukraine, where the conflict has now entered its fourth year. There have been tens of thousands of deaths on both sides and many more wounded and injured. President Trump is keen on ending the war and bringing about an acceptable peace, but it won’t be easy. Domestically, a number of issues demand his attention and […]

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Stephan Tchividjian: 4 And Hoping for More

I mentioned recently that every year I identify a word to serve as my theme. The process is simple. The fourth quarter of each year, I start listening intently to words and when one catches my attention, I note it. As the year winds down, I ponder and pray, to see which word(s) float to the surface, identifying the one that will be my word of the year. There is no science, a little art, and a lot of listening to the process. I have shared that my word for this year is remnant. The word has a sobering tone […]

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Omar Aleman: God Whisperer

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character” is an excerpt of the famous speech delivered by Martin Luther King almost sixty years ago. “I had a dream last night, it was weird; is God talking to me?”, so asked Julianne this morning upon waking up. Dr. King was sharing an aspiration, a vision, a desire and a hope for the future. My wife was explaining mental imagery and experiences, possibly a window […]

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Dr. Gregory J. Rummo, DMin: Reaching Gen Z with the Gospel

In the last 30 years, our world has experienced tremendous transformation in technology, communications, and culture. University professors, perhaps more than anyone, have seen how these changes impact young adults and their worldview. In this article, Palm Beach Atlantic University (PBA) chemistry professor Dr. Gregory J. Rummo shares how Gen Z is uniquely positioned to embrace their faith authentically.   The majority of students on college campuses currently are members of Generation Z (Gen Z). They are adults, born between 1997 and 2021, and the most stressed cohort to ever embark on their journey through higher education. They are reporting […]

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Dr. Tommy Boland: Our Fascination with Procrastination

There are countless ways we can waste the little and precious time our Lord has given to us.  But there is one way that trumps them all – PROCRASTINATION – putting off until tomorrow what we should and must do today. And if the truth be known, one day soon, tomorrow will not come.   “As Paul talked about righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and said, ‘That’s enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you’”  (Acts 24:25). The apostle Paul is speaking before Governor Felix at Caesarea about […]

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Edwin Copeland: I Pledge Allegiance to the Christian Flag

I grew up reciting the pledge of allegiance to the Christian flag every morning at Immanuel Christian School outside of Washington, DC. “I pledge allegiance to the Christian flag, and to the Savior for whose Kingdom it stands…” Those words got in me. They shaped me. They formed me. And yet, over time, I and many of my peers in ministry have wrestled with the growing tension between the ideals embedded in that pledge and the reality of how much of the Christian community speaks and acts today. That tension has become impossible to ignore – especially in light of […]

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Dr. O.S. Hawkins: Burying the Hatchet

“I am sending him back. You therefore receive him, that is, my own heart, whom I wished to keep with me, that on your behalf he might minister to me in my chains for the gospel But without your consent I wanted to do nothing, that your good deed might not be by compulsion, as it were, but voluntary. For perhaps he departed for a while for this purpose, that you might receive him forever, no longer as a slave but more than a slave-a beloved brother, especially to me but how much more to you, both in the flesh […]

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Andrew Holmes: Commanded to LOVE!

February is known for a lot of wonderful things – one of the things that comes to mind the most is love. In fact, for me, not only does the month of February hold Valentine’s Day, but it’s also my wife Rochelle and daughter Olivia’s birthday on the same day! February holds a lot of love! So when February starts, I start thinking a lot about love. The scripture that stands out for me is in Matthew 22:36-40 where Jesus shares the great commandment. And isn’t it interesting that the great commandment is quite literally commanding us to love? This […]

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Dr. Bob Barnes and Torrey Roberts: Teaching Children to Love

This being the “Love Month” the topic of love is worthy of discussion …even in a parenting article. In fact, teaching children the proper understanding of love might be one of the most neglected areas of parenting. And, that neglect might be very damaging for a child’s future success in life. At first glance it sounds very worldly to challenge a parent to raise a child to be a great lover. But should we let our children gain this expertise by encouraging them to watch television shows like “The Bachelor” or “The Bachelorette”? This is what the world around us […]

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