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It’s About a Relationship
by Elrena Evans When I was a teenager, I was often told that following Jesus is not about a list of rules, it’s about a relationship. I...
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mtlmagazine
Dec 7, 20233 min read
What Was Found in the Forest
by Holly Marie I had waited ten months for this. Until now, I hadn’t felt ready. And even though I knew the time had come, I still found...
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Dec 4, 20234 min read
Harmony Over Hatred
by Joan C. Benson and Marjorie Wingert How do we live in peace in the chaos of an angry world? How can we create a culture of harmony...
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Nov 29, 20233 min read
How to Defeat Your Giant with the Right Focus
by Debbie W. Wilson A sonogram and follow-up MRI revealed a dirty mass I couldn’t ignore. My unwelcome intruder grew ten feet when my...
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Nov 27, 20234 min read
Intersection Column | Treasured Pets and the Connection of Story
by Misty M. Beller If you’ve ever had a pet, you know they can be far more than just animals that share our space. Pets become cherished...
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Nov 24, 20233 min read
Celebrating Advent from the Very Beginning of the Bible
by Ocieanna Fleiss I love this quote from the beloved preacher, Charles Spurgeon: “The Scriptures are like the swaddling clothes of the...
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Nov 21, 20233 min read
Ziplining Through Hard Times
by Linda Evans Shepherd One Saturday afternoon, I found myself watching a group of young women zipline across a small Texas lake. One by...
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Nov 20, 20234 min read
Intersection Column | Smugglers of Hope
by Amanda Barratt In the autumn of 1940, a year after Hitler’s troops invaded Poland, the Nazi occupiers decreed the establishment of a...
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Nov 15, 20234 min read
Fulfilling Your God-Given Calling in Hard Times
by Henry O. Arnold At the tender age of four, I experienced the power of storytelling. My father played the role of Billy Bigelow in the...
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Nov 13, 20234 min read
Intersection Column | The Bone Wars
by Kimberley Woodhouse A few years ago, I asked my readers on my Facebook page what they’d like to see next from me in my...
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Nov 8, 20233 min read
Three Steps to Bring Back Joy in the Midst of Turmoil
by Janet Perez Eckles There she was, dressed in pure white. With slow steps she walked down the aisle and pronounced her wedding vows at...
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Oct 30, 20234 min read
Intersection Column | When Children’s Hearts Mend
by Cheryl Grey Bostrom I know this: When adult family members sink or break, their children often bear the brunt of heartache. Then, as...
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Oct 25, 20233 min read
Bringing Big Doctrines Down to Kid Size
by Crystal Bowman As a Christian children’s author, my main message to children is that God loves them and cares about them very much....
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Oct 23, 20235 min read
Intersection Column | Wisdom Belongs to the Aged
by Elizabeth Goddard I grew up in a small East Texas town, surrounded by a big loving Christian family that included my grandparents on...
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Oct 16, 20234 min read
Intersection Column | The Importance of Family
by Irene Hannon A couple of years ago, I received a letter from a reader that startled me. She said I must have been raised in a very bad...
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Oct 12, 20234 min read
Finding the Good in Grief
by Terra McDaniel One August afternoon, my mother-in-law accidentally set our house on fire. The temperature was over 100 degrees...
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Oct 9, 20234 min read
Intersection Column | Forecasting the Unpredictable
by Suzanne Woods Fisher Don’t you love it when experts get it wrong? I do. Last summer, weather forecasters predicted that California...
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Oct 5, 20234 min read
Why Our Weakness Is Designed to Draw Us Closer to God
by Emily A. Jensen My hands gripped the steering wheel like I was driving through a thunderstorm, but the car wasn’t moving. I sat in a...
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mtlmagazine
Sep 29, 20232 min read
What Does “Friend” Mean?
by Rebecca McLaughlin In the New Testament, the Greek word most frequently translated as “friend” is philos. Jesus’ words account for...
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Sep 25, 20234 min read
Intersection Column | The Impact of Neighbors
by Holly Varni I admit I completely fall into the cliché of “Every book is an autobiography, fiction or not.” When story lines and...
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