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April

Dinner with a Purpose

by Rob Walker Several years ago I was introduced to the fascinating symbolism of the Jewish Passover celebration. I knew the Exodus story, but I never thought about why God commanded the Israelites to celebrate […]

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April

Jacob Gartenhaus — a true Israelite

by Doug Kutilek Jacob Gartenhaus (1896-1984) was born in Bukowsko, a small village in the far southeastern part of modern Poland, near the borders with Slovakia and Ukraine, though when he was born there, it […]

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April

Everything dies

by Charles Lyons Chicago’s 2017 soaring body count is keeping pace with 2016’s bloody horror. This reminds me of my thoughts some years ago.

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April

Six hours one Friday

by Randy Harp One of my favorite Easter devotional books is Max Lucado’s Six Hours One Friday: Anchoring to the Power of the Cross. In it, he writes, Six hours on one Friday. Six hours […]

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April

Disruptive truth of Easter

by Eddie Lyons Everyone knows Christmas is the most expensive holiday celebrated in our country. Easter expenditures fall well below back to school, Mother’s Day, and Valentine’s Day. One writer lamented the fact that efforts […]

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April

An urgent message

by Jon Konnerup Humanity faces two problems in the world — sin and death. Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 15:1-8, that what happened on the day we call Easter is the answer to both […]

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April

Symptoms of church planter burnout

by John Gross Some have asked, “How do I know if I am suffering from burnout?” Signs of church-planting burnout include losing your thrill for planting, not wanting to go to your office, chronic fatigue […]