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Randy McKenzie
Nov 29, 20234 min read
Are you Successful or Unsuccessful? Does it Really Matter?
You probably want to be a success. And that's alright-it's a very reasonable thing to desire. The question "Am I successful?' or "What...
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Randy McKenzie
May 4, 20233 min read
Evil is Evil
Among the many objections to Christianity that have appeared over the centuries, one of the most common is known as the problem of evil....
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Randy McKenzie
Apr 4, 20234 min read
Can We Love Unconditionally?
All of us are on Journeys, regardless of whether the journey is characterized by self or love. The Hebrews thought of a life of Love not...
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Randy McKenzie
Nov 10, 20223 min read
Creating Space for God
The soul is like a wild animal - tough, resilient, and shy. When we go crashing through the woods shouting for it to come out so we can...
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Randy McKenzie
Jul 27, 20223 min read
Therefore encourage one another and build each other up. 1st Thessalonians 5:11 NIV
I grew up in a housing project. It was a large group of apartment buildings in Kentucky. We moved there when I was 3 and lived there...
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Randy McKenzie
Sep 15, 20213 min read
50 Years Later
At the end of August, Gwendolyn and I made a trip back home to see our families and also to attend my 50-year High School reunion. Some...
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Randy McKenzie
Feb 10, 20214 min read
Walking With God
We all know the story of Adam and Eve and the forbidden fruit. Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God...
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Randy McKenzie
Nov 3, 20203 min read
It's What's In the Inside That Counts
Forrest Gump: My momma always said, “Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” It appears mysterious,...
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Jared Stern
Jun 26, 20204 min read
A Distinguished Dad
What makes a person a great dad? Looks? Personality? This blog gives a few basic principles that will help make you a distinguished dad.
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Jared Stern
May 3, 20195 min read
A Wife of Abandon
One character who often gets overlooked in the Bible is Sarah, Abraham’s wife. She appears from time to time in Genesis, but often...
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Jared Stern
Mar 28, 20196 min read
Restoring Relationships – Thoughts from the book of Philemon
God made people to be relational; to be surrounded by friends and family and have a sense of community. We are all wired this way. I...
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Andrew Nichols
Feb 15, 20192 min read
A Thousand Times Spartacus
Let me explain my unusual title. This is a phrase that a friend and I came up with back in the day. We were both writers and musicians,...
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Jared Stern
Jan 18, 20193 min read
Active Grandparents
The older a person gets, the less active they become. That’s a statement a lot of people don’t like to admit. It’s frustrating when tasks...
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Ron Smals
Nov 2, 20183 min read
UNTIL DEATH DO US PART
Once upon a time a knight in shining armor picked up his princess on his white horse and they got married and lived happily ever after. ...
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Jared Stern
Oct 19, 20184 min read
Overparenting
At what point does it become too much? This is a question that I have often considered as a parent. It is a constant struggle that...
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Jared Stern
Sep 7, 20184 min read
Responding Instead of Reacting
One of the greatest a challenges that a parent faces in life is reacting vs. responding. I have seen it time and time again. Their...
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David Lewis
Aug 24, 20186 min read
Restless Minds
So, I’m not a blogger. Never have been. Never thought I would be. The prospect of writing down whatever was on my mind never really...
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Shawn Mason
Aug 21, 20185 min read
Trying Terrible Twos
The following post was reposted with permission from Shawn Mason, Operation Barnabus leader, because of its relevance to Jared Stern's...
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Jared Stern
Jul 27, 20184 min read
Is God Using Me?
About two weeks ago as a church, we came together and put on Vacation Bible School for our community. One of the main ways that churches...
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