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AB 495: Parental Rights on the Chopping Block in California

When the government begins to redefine who can make decisions for your child—or worse, bypass you altogether—it’s not just an overstep. It’s an attack on the very foundation of the family.
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By Dr. Paul Chappell, Wednesday, August 13, 2025

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AB 495: Parental Rights on the Chopping Block in California

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By Dr. Paul Chappell, Wednesday, August 13, 2025
When the government begins to redefine who can make decisions for your child—or worse, bypass you altogether—it’s not just an overstep. It’s an attack on the very foundation of the family.
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When What You Believe Isn’t What You Feel

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By Monica Bass, Wednesday, August 13, 2025
What do we do when we believe the truth, but don’t always feel it? How do we grow to live the verses we need?
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Ladies Ministry
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The Assimilation Process

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By Jacob Fleming, Monday, August 4, 2025
From First-Time Visitor to Fully-Engaged Member
As ministry leaders, we all know that promise in Matthew where Jesus says He'll build His church. Amen to that! But here's the question on my heart: how do we effectively steward the growth God sends our way?
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Ministry Leadership
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How the Spirit of God Enables Unity and Forward Momentum

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By Larry Chappell, Monday, July 21, 2025
The great works of the Holy Spirit are accomplished in moments of great need.
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leadership
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Led by the Spirit through the Valley of Grief

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By Dr. Paul Chappell, Friday, July 11, 2025
Every person’s journey through grief is unique, because every grief is unique. Grief comes in all shapes and sizes, and it comes as a result of any type of loss.
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Christian Walk
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Led To Hope

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By Dr. Jim Schettler, Thursday, July 3, 2025
How the Holy Spirit Encourages Our Souls in Trouble 
Do you feel bombarded by difficult circumstances, lost in sorrow and struggle? You’re not alone.
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Christian Walk
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Life and Ministry Lessons Learned in the First Decade of Pastoral Ministry

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By Bruce Burkett, Thursday, June 26, 2025
Here are the most important lessons God has taught me in these first ten years of pastoral ministry.
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Pastoral Leadership
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6 Characteristics of a Healthy Youth Ministry

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By Larry Chappell, Thursday, May 22, 2025
After fifteen years in youth ministry, I've learned that leading teenagers is like flying a jumbo jet—you're constantly making minor adjustments along the way.
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Student Ministry
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Stressed...

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By Dr. George Crabb, Monday, May 19, 2025
Trauma and the stress that can accompany it often keep an individual hyper-focused on the event, re-creating the trauma over and over, trying somehow to undo the feeling of helplessness and powerlessness through the negative ruminations.
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Christian Life
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What Makes a Church Baptist?

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By Dean Miller, Monday, May 12, 2025
Understanding the Baptist Distinctives
Historically, churches were not always called “Baptist,” but many held to core principles we now recognize as Baptist distinctives. These can be summarized using the simple acrostic: B-A-P-T-I-S-T.
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