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… Every year our church goes on a weekend retreat to Berea – a camp a few … school outreach program in which we open the door of our church's Student Center and invite our community’s middle … opioid pills – an alternative that he thought would be a ‘safe’ (albeit stronger) substitute due to the fact doctors …
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… This story is part of Safe Church Ministry's SOS series . In this post, an anonymous … “normal” day got started. I knew I had a meeting at the church that night. Little did I know that this meeting would …
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… are different. Fairness, participation, human dignity and safe places (security) become more important. But here too, … a gift and not a hazard. Unfortunately many have found church to be a hazard. Instead of a place to mature, it is … we demand conformity to our vision and control of lives in church. Freedom is lost in the new order of our making. This …
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… but also in response to that person by everyone else in church. To begin talking about ministry with people with … hospitality. When Sarah’s church welcomes her into the church’s programming, hospitality doubles. Sarah’s autism … love, learn the Bible in the ways she can, and keep her safe. For two blessed hours every Sunday morning, Sarah’s …
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… story of a man who drove his team and wagon swiftly and safely on a road through a dark forest. Afterward he was … and knew that if I followed the light above I could be safe." And that is how we find our way on our spiritual … us to other individuals who believe;we become part of the church. We don’t stand alone to face the world. When we stand …
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… gifting and the forces of good and evil, someone in the church. But who? Satan and his powers were surrounding me. I … I remembered a conversation I had with Trish, a lady from church. “Kristina, I had gotten an angel from one of my … this angel. It was supposed to watch over me and keep me safe, so I hung it on the wall. I felt an enormous evil …
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… back the waters from covering the earth, giving us a safe place to live on dry land (Genesis 1). In the great … us all our sins” (Colossians 2:13 NIV). To the Roman church he wrote, “We were buried therefore with him by … in this new covenant community. As Paul reminded the church in Corinth, “For in one Spirit we were all baptized …
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… The Christian Reformed Church now has a $2 million program called “Sustaining … he was in favor of staying with the ninety-nine who were safely in the fold and I was following the Master in going …
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… “Leadership: A Working Definition,” the Christian Reformed Church’s Leadership Development Team calls its fourth … pastorates for almost all that time. Although neighbouring churches suffered some of the CRCNA’s most bruising … by scouting ahead, anticipating dangers, looking for safe, fast water–praying a lot before shooting rapids, …
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… community about the dangers associated with providing a safe haven for violent literature and its promotion.” Some … that mosques are much more than a Muslim equivalent of a church asking the hard questions whether Sharï'ah law and …
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… can be a bridge right in our own homes, communities, and churches: See the people around you. This requires more than … very risky. We want our kids to be happy, comfortable, and safe. However, if we shield them from reality and protect …
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… of Chaplaincy and Care ministry for the Christian Reformed Church (CRC) in 2009 and 2010, my interest in taking another … provides multiple venues for emotionally and spiritually safe reflection on clinical experiences including …