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Brian Hershberger

Looking Back on 2020

Some things are memorable for the sheer joy they induce – a baptism, a wedding, the birth of a child. Some things are memorable for the abject pain they unleash – a broken bone, a broken promise, the loss of a loved one. Some things

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Alexis Opel

Multiply in the New Year

We’re here. Standing at the starting line of a new year, each one of us gearing up with resolutions, plans, expectations, and hope for better days. We are exhausted. This year has been full of trial and tribulation and so, so much heartache. How much

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Tonya Slaubaugh

The Illusion of Safety

“There go our freedoms.” The elections this year proved to be deeply concerning to me. Not the outcome, but the reaction to the outcome by professed Christians talking as if all our hope is either found or lost in our earthly leaders. Do we not

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Brenda Zook

When You Can’t Look Up

If you’re singing “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” this post is probably not for you. These words are for the ones who are struggling because whatever made life hard in the previous eleven months didn’t evaporate when December rolled around. In fact,

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