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Parenting In The Digital Age
by Mark Hoober September 15, 2011 » Add the first comment.

I follow Mashable, an online technology newsletter, to help improve our websites. So, I was a little surprised to see this article today—5 Lessons for Parenting In The Digital Age. If you are a parent with questions about students and email, texting, video games, facebook… You might really appreciate this article.

Staff Miss Summer Too

by Job Hammond September 7, 2011 » Add the first comment.
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“We still find ourselves missing those great moments we had in Nepal this summer…” Read more» Read more »
 
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Consumerism & Spiritual Formation
by Mark Hoober September 1, 2011 » Add the first comment.

This is an excellent read documenting one church’s journey with spiritual formation in the context of a consumer driven society. I think it also has personal implications about how we approach church as individuals.

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Sun Stand Still
by Clayton Lott August 31, 2011 » Add the first comment.

Want to see God do some crazy things?  You’ve got to start praying crazy prayers!  Check out my review of Steven Furtick’s Sun Stand Still and start expecting the unexpectable.

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Short-Term Mission Trips: Are They Worth the Investment?
by Mark Hoober May 6, 2011 » Add the first comment.

Short-Term Mission Trips: Are They Worth the Investment?

Researcher Dr. Dennis Horton—an associate professor of religion at Baylor University and principal investigator of a study on the effects that short-term mission trips have on mission team members—gives a qualified ‘Yes.’

Read the full article from Baylor University »

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The School of Christ
by Mark Hoober March 16, 2011 » Add the first comment.

By T. Austin-Sparks. This weekend I discovered in a bag of old books going the half-priced bookstore this book. Instantly I new I and found a treasure. If you enjoy Henri Nouwen and George MacDonald, you need to check this one out.

The Widow of Zarephath

by Clayton Lott February 4, 2011 » Add more comments.
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Then the word of the LORD came to him, “Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there.  Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed you.”  So he arose and went to Zarephath.  And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks.  And [...] Read more »
 

Living Out Of A Jar

by Mark Hoober » Add the first comment.
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This short article was originally posted on Mark Hoober’s personal website. It is being “reprinted” here because of its harmony with Clayton Lott’s post: The Widow of Zarephath. Daily I struggle over financial security. Daily God’s words to me, to trust Him, echo in my mind, but the battle is fierce. My flesh vehemently resists [...] Read more »
 

Teenagers and Pineapples

by Margaret Fischer February 2, 2011 » Add the second comment.
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I was about to embark on a 12 day Speaking Blitz in the North West region of the US and I was in desperate need for some inspiration. I had been working on my presentation for a week, but I had hit a wall. So, I decided to pray and ask God for the inspiration, [...] Read more »
 

O Me of Little Faith

by Clayton Lott » Add the first comment.
“I am a Christian.  I have been a Christian for most of my life.  But there are times – a growing number of times, to be honest – when I’m not entirely sure I believe in God.  There.  I said it.” These are the first words of Jason Boyett in his latest book O Me [...] Read more »
 
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