People are often mystified about how I seem to have gobs of resources at my fingertips to share with them when they send an email including a question like, “Do you know a resource for …?” I do my best to respond with at least a few links to websites
By Phil Hart Ohio Conference Minister Why is interest in being part of a local church declining? I am certainly not going to come up with a comprehensive answer here, but I do want to suggest some “food for thought.” Back in the 1940s-1950s, when the church as we know
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