Month: April 2020

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Blog: Ancient Guidance for Our Contemporary Crisis By Dr. Howard Baker

We hear the words “unprecedented,” “novel,” and “once in a lifetime” to describe our current experience of the coronavirus pandemic. Those descriptors ring true to most of us who have lived in a culture of health, affluence, and security, all of which have now been threatened by an unseen worldwide enemy. Despite our intuitive sense…

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Retaining Our Humanity Together and With God

How Dave Ripper is using his seminary degree to lead his church and serve as the chaplain to the Boston Bruins. by Abby Perry Dave Ripper has quite a bit going on. He’s the Lead Pastor of Crossway Christian Church in Nashua, New Hampshire. With his wife Erin, a licensed mental health counselor, he parents…

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Blog: Empty By Elisa Morgan

Just a few weeks ago I’d heard the urging from the news to stock up on hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes but because I was momentarily in a retirement age community, I’d determined to get just one container of each. You know part of the “leave enough for everyone” well-mannered approach that is both kind…

Video: Lamentations Devotional By Dr. Mark Young

Be encouraged by this devotional from President Mark Young as he shares from Lamentations. Be reminded of the truths that endure: that God is good and he is with us. “Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never…

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Blog: Help! I’m Trapped at Home with the Person I Love! By Dr. Ron Welch

Four Choices You Can Make to Honor Your Husband or Wife during the COVID -19 Crisis So, you always wanted to spend more time with your spouse, right? Haven’t we all wanted more “quality time” for our marriages during our busy lives? Well, be careful what you ask for! The “stay at home” reality that…