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Coronavirus Is Freaking Out My Intellectually Disabled Sister
“Researchers have found that too much negative news produces moods of anxiety and sadness. These mood changes intensify our personal worries, even if they aren’t related to the news stories being broadcast.” Here's help to stop freaking out.
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What It’s Like for Special Needs Families During Coronavirus
Let a special needs family know you care. Most special needs families aren’t going to take the time to explain to you what our life looks like right now. We don’t want to burden anyone.
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Tolerance: Befriending and Belonging in an Age of Scorn
Tolerance that tolerates only people who think like us is not tolerance. It is covert prejudice, scorn with a mask of niceness.
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9 Things About America That Surprise Returning Missionaries
I spend a lot of time with missionaries. In many cases, I’m with missionaries who’ve returned to the States for various reasons. I often ask them what most surprised them when they returned to the States.
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Church Planter Explains Impact of Coronavirus Response in Italy
God is at work and the church is rising up during the coronavirus response in Italy. A church planter in Rome gives his firsthand account.
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Starting a Women’s Ministry Program From the Ground-Up
Just how do you go about starting a women’s ministry? I realized quickly that the philosophy — the "whys" — behind the women’s ministry would be the most important decision I ever made.
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5 Reasons Growth May Be More Difficult in Your Church
One no longer has to be a Christian or in a church to be accepted by society. That relatively easy pool of prospective attendees for our churches is disappearing.
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Surrender Your Right to Be Angry With Your Spouse
Every married person will benefit from surrendering the right to be angry with your spouse. Here's how.