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God In Our Worst Times: “Our baby is Faith” … the conclusion

This post was written by Mark and Kendra Rohl. Mark is an elder and worship leader at Life Connection Church in Phoenix AZ and Kendra sings on the Our Rising Sound band. Previously as part of the “God in Our Worst Times” blog series they shared their struggle of having their own baby and their [...]

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God in Our Worst Times: “I commited adultery”

This post was written by Dave Negron. Dave and his wife Denise have been married for 9 years and they have 4 beautiful children. They are both Connection Group leaders at Life Connection Church in Phoenix AZ. “I WOULD NEVER DO THAT TO MY FAMILY” Those were the words I said when I was 8yrs [...]

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God in Our Worst Times: “When suicide hits home”

This post was written by Jason Whitehorn. Jason is a worship leader at FBC Smyrna in Tennessee and tells the story below of getting through the tragic death of his grandfather. “My grandfather is dead” Who would have ever thought that the month of February in 2004 would be as cold as it was? The [...]

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God in Our Worst Times: “Jerry is Dead”

This post was written by Scot Longyear. Scot is the Lead Pastor of Exchange which is part of Maryland Community Church where Scot is a Sr. Associate Pastor. “Jerry Turley is dead.“ I stared across the desk at my boss and Sr Pastor as he said the words. “I just got a call that Jerry [...]

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God in Our Worst Times: “2yr old Ethan hit by a truck”

This post was written by Josh and Christy Dailey. They serve as youth pastors at Life Connection Church in Phoenix AZ and have 3 children. They tell the story below of how they almost lost their first born son when he was struck by a truck. One evening, my husband and I were sitting in [...]

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New guest blogger series: God in Our Worst Times

Next week we’ll be starting a new blog series called “God in Our Worst Times.” This will be a series of guest posts from some of my dearest friends who have gone through some of life’s most difficult, painful experiences. The goal is not to just share these moments, but to demonstrate the goodness of [...]

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John Davis of Superdrag found by Christ

I don’t claim to be the Associated Press of all that is Christian music. Sometimes I arrive at the scene a little late, this would be one of those times, but I don’t think too many people knew about this. One of my favorite bands in the 90s was Superdrag, they are best known for [...]

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Church offers free gas to attract new members

Here’s American cheap church gimmick #135,346,234 in drawing people to service. First Baptist Church in Snellville, GA put out a sign in front of the church offering “Free Gasoline”. And just to show that the church is not above misleading marketing ploys, there is a catch. Every time you attend a church service or “event” [...]

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