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Why Does God Test Us?
Culture Russ Brasher Culture Russ Brasher

Why Does God Test Us?

Why does God test us? We cannot give an answer to this particular question without each of us personally answering a few other questions first. So, let's explore this commonly asked question together by looking at some Biblical examples.

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Quick and Slow
Message Russ Brasher Message Russ Brasher

Quick and Slow

Orchard Hill Church Wexford Campus Adult Ministry Director Russ Brasher vividly describes the key concept of elimination of sin from our life in the New Testament's book of James.

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Why is My Soul Downcast? (Psalm 42 Devotional)
Devotional Dan Shields Devotional Dan Shields

Why is My Soul Downcast? (Psalm 42 Devotional)

All of us go through times of sadness, sorrow, or even depression. Scripture makes it clear that we live in a fallen world, and that because of sin, we will experience pain in this life. But the purpose of suffering is not to make us let go of life; rather its purpose is to mature us.

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Refined by Christ
Christian Living Allyson Wagner Christian Living Allyson Wagner

Refined by Christ

“I asked God: Why the cutting? Why the shaping? Why the sanding edges smooth? Why the growing and the pruning, and the constant tweak and tune? Then He answered: There are kingdoms rising, falling full of skewed and blurring lines. I’m not built to fit inside yours; you are made to fit in mine.”

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Thanksgiving
Christian Living Josiah Leuenberger Christian Living Josiah Leuenberger

Thanksgiving

I love Thanksgiving. I love it for the traditions and for the opportunity it presents us to stop, enjoy time with people who mean so much to us, and reflect with gratitude on the good things in our lives. 

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