Category: Community
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40 by 40: Two or Three In my goal to talk to 40 people about Jesus before I turn 40, it was time to make another push. Day two of my mission led me to two black ladies who believed and one who declined. I was out for another Thursday night basketball park arrangement. I…
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Do you Identify as a Christian? How you define yourself can be picked up pretty quickly in introductory conversations. I am a runner. A teacher. A writer. One or the other will be mentioned within the first few minutes of talking to someone, and these things can be a great hinge for the rest of…
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40 by 40 – It Starts with One I initiated the challenge, bought & marked the Bibles and set the ideal date. My husband plays basketball near a great park on Thursdays. Last Thursday I took the kids and recognized the opportunity. This Thursday I’d bring the kids and take the opportunity. My ambition was…
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40 by 40 set up I’ve been setting up for the challenge of sharing about Jesus with others my entire life. I was baptized when I was 13, but raised in the church, I’d known much about the Bible growing up. I’d even read through the whole children’s Bible in a night engaging with the…
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The dread of year 40 is a cultural impulse. I remember people suggesting to my mom that she just turn 39 several times. Well here I am at thirty nine—not feeling like I belong in the 49ers group yet, but that special month is on the horizon. Ironically, as I entered the funeral of a…