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For My Friends

Non-Judgmental Noticing

7 Oct 2022
The Next Step PodcastSeason 6: My Next Step, Vol 1: Getting StartedEpisode 2.3: Non-Judgmental NoticingDate: 06 October 2022Guest: Jamie Wiechman, Cofounder of Breathe Life Ministries Also available on: Apple Podcasts,…
Exegetical Study

Faithful Change

6 Jun 20221 Nov 2022
By Ted Hopkins In my last post, I ended by saying faithfulness to Jesus leads us to faithful change, despite our deep and abiding reluctance to do so. In that…
Exegetical Study

Good Friday and God’s Failure

15 Apr 202230 Dec 2022
By Justin Rossow Of course, we know the big picture. We have the benefit of hindsight, and we know that the open tomb is just around the corner. Of course,…
Exegetical Study

Ashes and Curtains

1 Mar 20222 Nov 2022
By Justin Rossow “Dust you are and to dust you will return.” Those words, spoken to Adam in Genesis 3:19, come right after the Fall. They are words of judgment;…
For My Friends

Go and Tell a Friend about Jesus

6 Dec 20211 Nov 2022
By Kim LongdenI’ve noticed that lessons for children in Bible curriculums oftentimes end with an exhortation for them to go and tell a friend about Jesus. This puts an image…

Emma

3 Dec 20211 Nov 2022
By Kristeen A. Bruun Ever since Emma turned twelve (she’ll be fourteen in a month) and could therefore fly without paying an extra surcharge for being an unaccompanied minor, she…
Cultural Studies…

I Long to See You Face to Face

29 Oct 20211 Nov 2022
It’s been a rather confusing year for worship. We’re called to stay focused on relationship. By Justin Rossow As COVID-19 drags on (and on, and on, and on...), our novel…
Discipleship Tools…

Small Conversations

7 Oct 20211 Nov 2022
By Justin Rossow Sid is good at her job; and her job right now is to help unfreeze my frozen shoulder, something that has to be painful in order for…

Gifts Wrapped in Darkness

22 Sep 20212 Nov 2022
By Justin Rossow At the end of our congregational information meeting last night (on Zoom no less), one of my pastors was asked to close the gathering in prayer. “A…
Discipleship Tools…

What Do You Need to Follow Jesus?

30 Aug 20212 Nov 2022
By Justin Rossow What do you need to follow Jesus? That question came back to me again this week as Pastor Neuendorf and I were preparing to preach together on…
Discipling Leaders…

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

9 Jun 20205 Jan 2023
The Next Step PodcastSeason 2: Ponder AnewEpisode 1: "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty"Date: 9 June 2020Guest: Lead Illustrator Valerie MatyasAlso available on: iTunes Season 2 of the Next Step…
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