Heading into the 2020 election, the role of religious belief among the electorate is making previously predictable voter blocs less predictable, especially as issues concerning the COVID-19 pandemic, race, civil unrest, and the Supreme Court have erupted. Still, both parties and their presidential candidates are counting on the faith-based voters they have traditionally garnered, with […]
AWSOM is a 2020 ‘Essential’
Another 2020 “Essential” to add to your growing list is the November 6-7 AWSOM Conference for teen girls. “Our topic of ‘Essential’ is an apologetics foundation,” said Carmen Halsey, Leadership Development Director. “Our culture is dictating what is essential and we want to give them a framework to what really is.” Through conference leaders, attenders […]
A mission from God
You have a special assignment from God,” Will Mancini declared to the packed room at the Midwest Leadership Summit in January. “God had a dream over your life before you were born.” Mancini said people often don’t know how to understand what that special assignment is, but his goal is to help them discover it […]
COVID made me plant a garden
When the COVID-19 stay-at-home order was first issued in mid-March, I thought we might all be home for few weeks and then things would start going back to normal. As April faded into May with no “normal” in sight, it dawned on me it would be a long summer. I determined to make the best […]
Let’s not get (too) political
People can be very passionate about their beliefs. Religion and politics are two of the areas where people can become the most passionate, sometimes too much so, resulting in arguments and division. Most Christians are familiar with the oft quoted passage from Matthew 22:20-22, when the Pharisees tried to trip Jesus up by engaging him […]
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