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RAR #274: Behind the Scenes of One of My Favorite Christmas Picture Books

🎄 Join us for Christmas School → We all know there is no shortage of Christmas picture books out there.  But for a book to make it onto my kids’ Christmas stack or onto a Read Aloud Revival Christmas Book List, it has to be excellent.  And the books we choose for Christmas School? Those…

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Patience

If you’ve ever read a translation like the King James Version, you know when you get to the word “patience,” the older English translation will use the word “longsuffering.” This is because the Greek word for patience literally means to suffer a long time, which doesn’t sound very promising.  What it’s saying is that patience…

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CNLP 766 | Rising Comic Andrew Stanley on Resilience, Bombing, and Finding the Punchline

Comedian Andrew Stanley talks about his journey as a preacher’s son who studied finance and accounting to become a rising comic who has performed with Colin Jost, Leanne Morgan, John Crist and others. Andrew covers the art of writing jokes, what happens when you bomb, how to recover, working with different audiences and more. 🔗…

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Inspiring Stories of Faith on the Front Lines

Emily Compagno, a FOX News host, comes from a long line of military service men and women. In fact, she wanted to be a fighter pilot. In this Veteran’s Day broadcast, she shares inspiring stories of faith on the front lines as she honors those who make great sacrifices for our country every day. Receive…

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The Joy & Pain of Leadership Succession

Leadership succession is one of the most sacred — and most difficult — tasks for any pastor or ministry leader. In this episode, I share the behind-the-scenes story of my second major succession — passing the baton of Emotionally Healthy Discipleship to Drew Hyun as our new President. I’ve rarely seen a succession done well….

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Staying Anchored in Suffering | Francis Chan

In today’s message, Francis Chan paints a picture of what the Church was always meant to be – a family where every member brings their gifts, their stories, and their brokenness into the light. He shares how honesty, humility, and repentance create space for God’s Spirit to move and bring real revival. Drawing from 2…

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Peace

There’s a difference between controlling or suppressing the natural self-centeredness and insecurity of the heart through willpower and seeing it permanently changed through the power of the Holy Spirit. In Galatians 5, there’s a list of the traits or characteristics of a supernaturally changed heart. They’re called the fruit of the Spirit. We’re in a…

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Create Your Forever Family: The Joys of Adoption and Foster Care

Foster care and adoption can be wonderfully redemptive for needy children, but parents also need to be aware of the loss and trauma these kids have experienced.Of course, not everyone is called to be foster or adoptive parent, but anyone can come alongside these families to encourage and support them.Ryan and Kayla North describe the…

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Real Joy

How do you know whether you’re just trying to be good, or whether the Holy Spirit has really brought transformation into your life?  The way to know is to look at what’s called the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5. There’s a whole set of characteristics of a supernaturally changed heart. We’re looking now…

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