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Primary Identity
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Why Do We Gather?
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Why Doesn’t God Stop School Shootings?
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A tragic event like the unthinkable massacre of schoolchildren generates an understandable emotional response. The faith community often responds with the words “thoughts and prayers,” which incenses secularists who consider them to be “do-nothing” sentiments. But God uses the thoughts, prayers, and actions of dedicated Christ followers to change troubled young men into godly leaders. I know, because he used them to change me.
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Healthy Church Leaders Never Do This!
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How to Measure Church Health
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Amor Builds More Than Houses
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Behind the Screen: Insights into Online Church
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