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Jay Mast

Advent: A Time to Wait

Wait! I have a particular aversion to the word “wait.” It must be because of my inherently low levels of patience necessary to gracefully navigate times of waiting. This year I have been constantly reminded of my annoyance at waiting and my seeming inability to

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The Fleas
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Amanda Miller

The Fleas

The fleas. They always come to mind when I think of giving thanks during hard times. Fortunately, this mental association doesn’t come from personal experience, but rather from a story that might be familiar to you as well.  Corrie ten Boom tells of her time in

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Ron Embleton

Where Is the Harvest?

In a post-pandemic society packed with anxiety, many obligations, commitments, and the escape that entertainment provides, where is the harvest of souls in North America? Jesus once told a story that possibly resembles our setting today. Jesus said: A nobleman invited his friends to a

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Don Showalter

Becoming Thriving Churches

Wonderful worship, good food, delightful fellowship and conversations, catching up with old friends and making new ones, inspiring and challenging messages, stimulating video montages, lots of heart-warming stories—Multiply 2022 is now history! With the focus on thriving, there seem to be endless places to explore.

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