Family

Vain Building?

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Just sharing a lesson or two that Shannon and I have have picked up – or rather have begun to slowly apply – via “on the job training” from our Life Teacher and Perfect Father Jesus. This is the first in a four part series of straight-from-our-heart thoughts and experiences: Psalm 127:1 NLT  A psalm […]

Ministry

I Was Hungry and Alone

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“The first service that one owes to others in the fellowship consists of listening to them. Just as love of God begins with listening to his word, so the beginning of love for our brothers and sisters is learning to listen to them.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer Here’s a good report from our ministry in France. […]

Ministry

Word from our President

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Today is President’s Day in the U.S.   Although Lincoln, Washington, Jefferson and many others offer volumes for us to learn from, today we’d like to point your attention to some recent thoughts shared by Cru’s President. We deeply respect Steve Douglass, who has been the President of Cru’s global ministries since 2001 when Bill […]

Ministry

How Hearts Stir in the HalfPipe

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“If this is all there is, then I don’t want to do it anymore,” said Kelly Clark, pro snowboarder and Olympic gold medalist.  Yet it was a comment Kelly overheard from a competitor regarding God’s love and grace when we lose in life that “stirred something up” inside her – causing her to seek out […]