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Somebody scratch my itching ears
August 23rd, 2022
“Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage-- with great patience and careful instruction. For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctr...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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Whac-a-mole discipleship
August 16th, 2022
As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? (Psalm 42:1-2)I became a follower of Jesus as a c...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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Why were the old days better?
August 9th, 2022
Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is not wise to ask such questions. (Ecclesiastes 7:10)It must have been a frustrating and arduous journey for the Israelites as they trudg...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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Remembering: Craig Wolfram
August 2nd, 2022
For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. (Philippians 1:21)One Sunday morning in the summer of 2017, as I was setting things up at NewLife, Craig Wolfram walked into the church for the first t...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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Guest blogger: Joe Barone
July 26th, 2022
This summer, I have asked some people to share stories about people in their lives who were instrumental in leading them to Jesus or helping them grow in their faith. Today’s Pulse article is written ...  Read More
by Joe Barone
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Guest blogger: Becky Derby
July 12th, 2022
This summer, I have asked some people to share stories about people in their lives who were instrumental in leading them to Jesus or helping them grow in their faith. Today’s Pulse article is written ...  Read More
by Becky Derby
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How do you prepare your heart for worship?
July 5th, 2022
“A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to the hills-- where does my help come from?  My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.” (Psalm 121:1-2)Think about the last time you entered a ...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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The depth and maturity of long-term relationships
June 28th, 2022
We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well, because you had become so dear to us. (1 Thessalonians 2:8)On September 20th, 1998, a ne...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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Happy heavenly birthday Gino
June 21st, 2022
Today’s post is adapted from the February 23rd, 2021 blogpost. Today, June 21st, would have been Gino Marozzi’s 78th birthday. He passed away on February 17th, 2021.Dear friends, since God so loved us...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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Give us this day our daily (spiritual) bread
June 14th, 2022
After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man does no...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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A lament for Uvalde and our violent world
June 7th, 2022
Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. (Romans 12:15)It is hard to know how to best respond to the ongoing tragedies in our country and world. On May 24th, an 18-year-old gunman t...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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Drowning out the cries of the suffering
May 31st, 2022
“Dear children, let us not love not with words or tongue but with actions and in truth” (1 John 3:18).As I was reading Diane Langberg’s Suffering and the Heart of God last week, I came across this dev...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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Living with humble confidence
May 24th, 2022
Today’s post is adapted from the January 29th, 2019 NewLife blog.“You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteou...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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I know the plans I have for you... slavery
May 17th, 2022
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. (Jeremiah 29:11)In last week’s Pulse, I talked about Romans 8:2...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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Disillusionment with God
May 10th, 2022
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28)Expectations are a tricky thing. On the one hand, they can hel...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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Freedom: It's not what you think it is
May 3rd, 2022
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” (Galatians 5:1)We live in the land of the free, the land of “you do...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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We will do greater things than Jesus?
April 26th, 2022
“Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the miracles themselves. I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I ...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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Watch out for the spiritual crash
April 19th, 2022
Today’s Pulse article is adapted from the April 23rd, 2019 Pulse. “So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall! No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. An...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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Don't cry for Jesus this Easter
April 12th, 2022
Today’s Pulse article is adapted from the March 27th, 2018 Pulse. “As they led him away, they seized Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him and made him ca...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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A demonstration of the Spirit's power
April 5th, 2022
My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power. (1 Corinthia...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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Master's level praying
March 29th, 2022
“I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in my name...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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We are hard-pressed, but not crushed
March 22nd, 2022
We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus,...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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Where is God in my mess?
March 15th, 2022
We live by faith, not by sight. (2 Corinthians 5:7)Life is hard, and we can not always figure out what God is up to, or what good He could possibly bring through the difficult situations in which we o...  Read More
by Eric Stillman
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Guest blogger: Amy Swanson
March 8th, 2022
Today’s Pulse article is written by Amy Swanson."Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher t...  Read More
by Amy Swanson
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