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Live generously, love wastefully

Thankfully, most Americans don’t live in a daily reality where we have to think about our spouse in the context of life or death—at least, not yet. But Christ came to earth, and each day He lived, knowing that the cross was on the horizon. This act of love cost Him something (everything), allowing each of us to receive a most awesome gift...

We should be silent

He is coming back to reign, and when He does every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that He is Lord (Isaiah 43:25, Romans 14:11)—but I don’t want to be in that number. What am I missing from God, right now, by not shutting up or turning off the gadgets, for even just a few hours a day?
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Stars Go Dim front man – The Last Time

CCM Magazine recently took the advantage of catching up with the very busy lead singer of Stars Go Dim, Chris Cleveland. In the midst of traveling everything going on with the band this year, we knew our time would be brief, but here's a run-down of Chris' "last things!"
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Renewal vs. Resolutions

It might seem more fitting that a short op-ed piece about renewal would be written around the time of new years. I’ve never been a huge fan of new years’ resolutions, mostly due to the fact that I’ve been terrible at keeping them—and usually not much longer than a week! So, am I finally getting around to writing my new years blurb, now that it’s February 15? Funny, but that’s not the case, here...
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Kirk Franklin – Willing To Lose?

Kirk Franklin always plays to win—like he's got everything to lose. These days, he's actually thinking a little more about losing, but not in the way you might think.