Lessons Learned Through Pursuing Adoption
“My sister cannot keep this baby can you take her?” This question turned my world upside down one day. This phone call came out of the blue. The baby’s name was Cassie, she was fifteen months old and needed a home. That was enough for my mother’s heart to say, “yes, I want her.” I knew nothing about her, her... >Read More
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Twittering the Masses
I am attending church in my boxer shorts. I haven’t showered yet, but I am enjoying my morning coffee. And I’m sitting in the front row, listening to the pastor. No one has made any remarks about my wardrobe, or my coffee, and I’m certain that they won’t. I am attending a live church service over the internet from... >Read More
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Facebook,
online,
podcast,
Shaun Smith,
spirituality,
technology,
twitter
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Is the Church Relevant?
How relevant is the church is in your life? How about the Bible? Is going to church just a once a week to-do item on your list, or is there something more to it? Bluefish tv talked to some people on the streets to find out whether they think the church is relevant to their lives and... >Read More
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Bible,
church,
faith,
service,
spirituality
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Teaching Youth about God
I'm blessed to attend a church with a large youth population. On a regular Sunday morning, around 100 teens, aged 13-18, attend Sunday school. I've been teaching the Grade 11's and it's been great to see how God is working in the lives of many of them. Sometimes I worry about what they might be learning.
As a Sunday school... >Read More
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darren hewer,
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Men,
religion,
spirituality,
Sunday school,
Women
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Finding Community
Depending on which organization you ask, church attendance is either in free-fall or growing by the thousands. In the midst of such disparity, it is important to ask - what is God’s design for community? Does a Christian have to go to organized church activity in order to call themselves a Christian, or is the face of organized... >Read More
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discipleship,
Men,
Shaun Smith,
spiritual growth,
spirituality,
transitions,
Women
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Why the Decline in Church Attendance?
[flv:http://media.truthmedianetwork.com/media/exp-church.flv http://media.truthmedianetwork.com/media/exp-church.jpg 320 240]According to a recent study cited in a Wall Street Journal article, church attendance among young adults is at its lowest level in decades. This study also reveals that secularism, or those claiming no religion, has almost...... >Read More
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church,
God,
sinners,
spiritual growth,
spirituality,
worship
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My Son Who is in Heaven
At 19 weeks I gave birth to a little boy. We named... >more
My Son Who is in Heaven
At 19 weeks I gave birth to a little boy. We named... >more
Do you crave destiny? (Part 2)