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Marriage & Family

Kids need Families – Foster Care and Adoption Resources

Consider sharing your life with a kid in need. Kids need to be cared for and trained up to be successful in life. You may be able to help a child in crisis for days or weeks or months. Sometimes foster children become adoptable. Sharing your life and family with a troubled child can be […]

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Evangelism

Share your Faith with Just One Verse – Romans 6:23

 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23 (NIV)

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Marriage & Family

Like Arrows – A parenting movie from FamilyLife

FamilyLife Ministries made a movie about the struggles of parenting and it is currently streaming on Neflix, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube and Google Play. From http://familylifeministries.org/likearrows/about/ “When conflict, rebellion, and resentment overwhelm their family, Charlie and Alice are forced to rethink their parenting strategy. In the process, they realize how critical intentionality and focus are […]

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Encouraging Words Marriage & Family

The Dangers of Living Together Before Marriage

I’ve served as a church pastor for over 20 years and in that time I’ve seen the tragic results of people giving into sex/living together before marriage. A committed Christ-follower will not regret choosing purity over unbridled passion – beware that Satan uses lust and desire to trap couples. God created sex and it is […]

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Cars Encouraging Words Random Thoughts

The season I learned to put God before cars

When I was around 12 years old I remember sitting in one of my parents Alfa Romeo’s and praying “Lord, please don’t let me die until I can drive!” When I was 18 I bought my dad’s 1975 Alfa Romeo Alfetta (I don’t have any video but the one I posted below sounds the same […]

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Disciplemaking

Tithing – My Experience and Gods Provision

Financial Giving is an act of worship and a test of faith. God doesn’t force you to worship Him through giving and tithing 10 percent isn’t an exact requirement – some give less because they have so little while some should give more because ten percent is such a small portion of what they have. […]

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World Missions

A Bulldog and His Wife Plant a Church

I met the couple in this article (I’m standing in between them in this picture) when I was on a missions trip to Chile in 2014 without realizing at the time how amazing, faithful and courageous they are. Read this update about their recent church planting adventures in Mexico that was recently printed in Alliance […]

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Ministry Topics

The Fear in Cancer and The Hope in Faith

I want to share some encouraging words and resources for you if you have cancer or know someone who does. As a pastor I am often asked to pray for people that have been diagnosed with cancer. Cancer can seem like a life termination notice that seeks to destroy plans and dreams. The discomfort and […]

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Fitness

My Favorite Motivational Fitness Pic

click here to see  more Diet, Health, Fitness, and Medical Cartoons | Randy Glasbergen – Today’s Cartoon.

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Ministry Topics World Missions

The World If There Were Only 100 People

Our population recently reached the 7 billion milestone; you are one in 7 billion. That is a lot of people and it’s hard to see the significance of the individual with such a large number. So what if we scaled down that huge population to just 100 individuals to see what makes up the world: […]

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Evangelism Ministry Topics

Get this NewLife Bible App – Recently Revised and Improved

Here is one of my favorite free Bible apps and it has been totally revised and greatly improved. Download and share this app with others –  it could change lives! It’s also referred to as the NewLife International App and is offered in many different languages.    Click here to get it for:  iOS   Android   Blackberry […]

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Ministry Topics

Get Movie and Game Reviews from Christian Perspective

Get some Help with Movie & Game Reviews We live in a media saturated society and it is often hard to find a movie worth watching. Here is a resource to help you decide if you or your kids should go to that movie or get that video game. “…Fix your thoughts on what is […]

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Cars Random Thoughts

Cool Vehicles for Enjoying the Snow and Ice

Enduring “Six Months” of Winter and Snow in Minnesota has led me to look for new ways to enjoy the snow. I find snow pictures refreshing and really fun to look at when it is 100 degrees with 100 percent humidity on a hot August day and sometimes I find them helpful when I am […]

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Audio Messages Evangelism

Listen to “Trusting When You Can’t See Your Miracle” (Mike Jacobs Story)

Message includes Mike Jacobs story. In the Gospel of John Jesus second miracle is healing the royal official’s son from a distance (John 4:43-54) and is a great lesson in true faith. River Rock Church was blessed by the life of one of our members Mike Jacobs who went home to be with Jesus and […]

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Cars Random Thoughts

Car makers are enhancing exhaust roar through the car stereo speakers?

performance exhaust companies have a new competitor: digital audio that syncs with your car engine computer to make the **fake** exhaust sounds follow your engine rpm and gear shifting.