Allie Boman
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Jesus Teaches Us How to Interact with People in the LGBT Community
If we want to know how to treat people like neighbors — even people very different from us — we can watch how our older brother Jesus did it. He didn’t really treat everyone “the same.” He met them...Monday, June 10, 2024
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How to Pray and Start Your Prayer Life
Prayer is essential to the Christian life, but it can be difficult to build up a healthy prayer life. You may be feeling unprepared, insecure or just too busy to pray sometimes. How can we work to...Tuesday, January 2, 2024
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How Foster Care Practically Shows Us the Gospel
The gospel — the story of God living a human life, giving up that life to defeat death, and rising up again as a human with a whole new kind of life — makes perfect sense out of foster...Monday, May 29, 2023
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3 Beautiful Passages for Parents of a Baby Not Expected to Thrive
God is present in all stages of life. This is sweetly evident as a child is being formed in the womb. Parents watch from the outside in amazement as carefully designed processes unfold. Besides the...Tuesday, May 23, 2023
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Lessons in Leadership from the Book of Joshua
Perhaps you are facing an ambiguous leadership transition in your church. You see a person who deserves honor and it’s time for them to step down. Do you wonder why it’s time? In...Friday, February 21, 2020
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How Can We Keep Jesus at the Center of Christmas?
We're all busy this time of year it seems, and the closer we get to the 25th, the busier things get. But our whole reason for celebrating is the birth of the Christ! That simple and crucial fact...Friday, December 20, 2019
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7 Tips to Encourage Your Youth Leaders
Those who work with middle- and high-schoolers are some of the greatest unsung heroes around. They are called to lead young people into a vibrant relationship with Christ, and they often carry...Monday, November 25, 2019
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What Is the Catechism? Is it Still Applicable Today?
The catechism is a foreign concept to many evangelical Christians. It may evoke a sense of mystical reverence or a yawn of boredom. It may connote religious emptiness. But much is to be learned...Friday, July 12, 2019
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What Does It Mean to "Wait on the Lord"?
What did Isaiah mean when he wrote those words: “wait upon the Lord”? What would it feel like to have eagles’ wings at a time like this? To put it simply, it all boils down...Thursday, July 11, 2019
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How to Use Scripture to Encourage Grieving Kids
What do you say when nothing can make it better? A child who has lost a loved one cannot be comforted — at least not in a lasting way — with a trip to the ice cream shop. And when...Monday, June 24, 2019