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Depression and the Need for Community: 6 Practical Ways to Help

By Christina Fox / December 10, 2024

Depression can remain in the shadows until it’s become such a part of us, we don’t remember when we didn’t feel that way. Here are six practical ways the church community can help carry us through the darkness until the sun shines again.

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What Is the Fellowship of the Saints?

By Le Ann Trees / July 10, 2024

Christian fellowship means more than being in the same place at one time with our brothers and sisters in Christ. What is the fellowship of the saints?

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24 Bible Passages That Affirm Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream

By BCL / January 15, 2024

Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream that one day there would be equality and unity among all races. While there are many more Bible verses on the subject, here are 24 passages in Scripture that affirm Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream.

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Building Real Community Jesus’ Way

By Ayrian Yasar / August 26, 2023

We want communities and relationships that are healthy, joyful, full of peace and love, and—most of all—real. How do we get there, and what are some deterrents to reaching that goal?

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Navigating Friendship in the Local Church

By Wes Van Fleet / May 8, 2023

It’s easy to bring lofty ideas of friendship into the church, oftentimes in a way that is unfair to others, causing us to neglect the body of Christ for not meeting our unreal expectations.

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7 Ways to Be a Good Influence on Others

By BCL / October 8, 2020

Everyone can be an influencer for the good of others—and you don’t need lots of followers on social media to make it happen. Here are seven ways.

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A Northwest Church Search

By Simona Gorton / March 13, 2019

How do Christians decide which church to attend? As we walked through the doors of new churches, struck up conversations, and sat under preaching, we wrestled with the reality that no church is perfect. What should we even be looking for?

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The Other in Your Life: Who This Is and How to Love Them

By Michelle Reed / July 21, 2018

It happened. You know, that moment that makes you cringe: the joke, the comment—maybe naïve or just insensitive—political, religious, or cultural. But the gist is undeniably to malign someone, the “other.” What is the irreducible unifier in the equation of learning how to love the other?

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How to Nurture Real Friendships That Grow and Thrive

By Christina Fox / June 27, 2018

We all long for close friendships with others. We desire to have people we can count on, people who know and understand us, and people who will stick by us. Yet, such friendships don’t happen overnight. Here is some practical advice for nurturing thriving and lasting friendships.

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