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Album Review: Andrew Serino – The Golden Thread

Partially paid for via crowdfunding website IndieGoGo, ‘The Golden Thread’ is Portland, Oregon singer songwriter Andrew Serino’s first full length album.

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A Prayer for My Stressed-Out, Hardworking Husband

No one gets a free pass from stressful times. As Christians, prayer and the Scriptures are our greatest weapons against this stress epidemic.

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Are You the Sheep of God’s Pasture?

Those who are familiar with sheep, however, can tell you there are two basic sheep personalities: those which understand the protection of their shepherd and will follow him anywhere, and those that are rebellious, wild and just plain dumb.

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5 Truths about God’s Design for Sex in Marriage

Living in an over-sexualized culture, we hear messages about sex, wrong messages.   These messages become more a part of us than God’s truth because we hear them repetitively and churches are scared to address sexuality.

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Can We Find God Through Nature?

Nature is one of God’s beautiful creations. Through nature, God is able to teach us, speak to us, and provide for us.

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Can Rock Star Alice Cooper Really Be A Christian?

The shock-rock star was brought up as a pastor’s kid. But his later stage shows, which featured electric chairs, fake blood and snakes were designed to shock. In the 1970s Cooper became addicted to drugs and alcohol.

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What Should Be Different about a Christian Marriage?

It’s easy to think that only “other people” get divorced. That your own marriage is somehow immune to heartache, infidelity and fights over who gets the house, the car, the dog. After all, how many of us would walk down the aisle if we believed our relationships would end up in divorce court?

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Married to Their Smartphones (Oh, and to Each Other, Too)

No, neither Joe or Willy are having an affair. But one has found a new object of affection, which has become a new companion and inspires a surprising amount of jealousy among her spouse – its the new relationship buster: the smartphone.  “It helps me wake up,” she said.

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7 Secular Movies with Important Biblical Themes

Hidden themes that ring true with Christianity can be found everywhere in life. Since the bible is the greatest story ever, it’s no surprise that the world imitates certain themes that began with God.

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Is God Calling You?

Who am I that God is mindful of me, that God hears me when I call, is it true that God is thinking of me, how God loves me is so amazing!

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The Church, a Wolf, and Little Red Riding Hood

A girl, a wolf and a granny—these are the main characters in the famous story. What lessons can God’s people learn from the fable of Little Red Riding Hood?  

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Why Is the Bible So Important?

The bible is an eyewitness account of historical events of such magnitude that they have literally shaped the world in which we live.

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Syrian Artist Uses Suitcases to Recreate the Homes Refugees Left Behind

A man named Mohamad Hafez created miniature, three-dimensional models protruding from suitcases as a way to help tell stories of refugees and the struggles so many of them have had to grapple with in recent years.

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Marriage 2.0: Software Review

A newly married man wrote this to a computer *Data Analyst*.

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Does ‘The Image of God’ Extend to Robots, Too?

Artist Giles Walker has rebuilt the 1928 robot, which has been on display at the Science Museum since October 20 2016

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3 Tips for Dealing with a Manipulative Project Co-Worker

According to a recent survey, roughly 90% of folks who read this post are presently working with at least one person who, mentally, would be described as a manipulator.