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Karen Loritts on Lessons Learned in 50 Years of Marriage and Ministry

In this episode, Christine talks with pastor's wife, mom, and grandmother, Karen Loritts about life, marriage, and ministry that spans many decades. With all her experience in life, she has much wisdom to share. Listen as Christine asks her what has helped her endure,  what her thoughts are as an African American woman regarding the big picture of race in America, and what she has done in marriage to make it almost 50 years.

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Pine Cove // Weep With Me // Color of Compromise // One Race // Be The Bridge

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Marriage in Quarantine with Kyle and Christine Hoover

Hi, friends! It's Christine. Recently my husband and I did a webinar for our church about marriage during quarantine, and I thought, “Why not share this with my podcast audience?” We talked about both the challenges and the opportunities we have in our relationships during this time, covering such topics as communication, conflict, handling emotions and stress, making time for one another with kids underfoot all the time, and best practices we can all incorporate to help our marriages thrive during this stressful time.

5 Questions to consider before you plant a church

By Garth Leno I have watched church plants and church planting families fold too soon. We need to pay better attention on the front end…

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Vision 2025: A call to reach every person for Jesus Christ

NASHVILLE (BP) — Vision 2025 is not simply a slogan or rallying cry. It’s a path forward to help us reimagine a new future together…

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3 practical things you need to plant a church

This is a book excerpt from Church Planting Thresholds: A Gospel-Centered Guide by Clint Clifton. Download the full e-book here. Tenacity If you’re going to plant…

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Children’s Missions Study, Toronto

College students come alongside church planting missionaries and see what is really means to live on mission for Christ.

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Children’s Missions Study – Toronto

College students come alongside church planting missionaries and see what is really means to live on mission for Christ.

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Buddhist finds Christ at Silicon Valley church plant

By Tobin Perry SAN JOSE, Calif.—On Father’s Day 2017, Sophie Nguyen found herself in San Jose, close to 2,000 miles from her father back home...

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Jamie Ivey on Insecurity and Friendship (and Helping Our Kids Navigate Friendship)

Christine welcomes podcaster and author Jamie Ivey to the show to talk about insecurity and how it affects friendship, how friendship has been hard for Jamie, how we can help the men in our lives prioritize friendship, and how Jamie is helping her kids navigate relationships with their peers.

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If Your Kids Are Someday Shocked by the Claims of Skeptics, You Didn’t Do Your Job

Popular Christian rapper Jahaziel made the news when he released a statement renouncing his faith. As I read his statement, I was really struck by…

D.A. and Elicia Horton on Marriage and Ministry

Christine chats with D.A. & Elicia, church planters in Long Beach, California, about the dynamics and often blurred lines pastors and pastor's wives experience in marriage because of ministry. They share about how they're proactive in helping one another thrive.

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6 Ways You May Be Raising Your Kids with an Oversimplified Faith

In the course of doing some research for my book recently, I came across the following “most helpful customer review” on Amazon for Jerry Coyne’s…

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Prayer is the life blood of the Church

Every believer can pray, and every church can help plant churches. Take the first step by choosing a location and committing to pray for church…

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Three Things Skeptics Will Say to Shame Your Kids for Being Christians

I haven’t blogged in the past couple of weeks because my family and I were on vacation. We went on a wonderful trip to the…

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Why your kids can grow up in church and end up with a weak and shallow faith

The other day I was reflecting on how much time I spent in Sunday school and youth groups growing up — and how little I…

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Christianity Warps Children

Some anti-theists claim that teaching children Christianity is a form of child abuse. In fact, they believe teaching children any religion at all is child…

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