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Pray 4 YBL & WBL
Pray for YBL & WBL “Teach me, Lord, the way of your decrees, that I may follow it to the end. Give me understanding, so that I may keep your law and obey it with all my heart… Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain.” Psalm 119:33-36 Pray For YBL and WBL Leadership Pray For Our Community…
Read MoreFighting the Lie That I’m Behind in Life
By: Sharon Head “Here’s how I’ve learned to fight comparison and, instead, walk in Christ’s freedom from that nagging sense of feeling behind.” This week’s blog by Ann Swindell focuses on the topic of comparison. She encourages readers to focus on Christ, serve others, and remember their role in the body of Christ. Check out…
Read MoreGo To Sleep: A case for trusting God enough to close your eyes
By: Drew Narmour A strange pattern has emerged in the last three biographies I’ve read about some of history’s most remarkable figures. Ulysses S. Grant camped on the battlefield with barely a few hours’ rest. Winston Churchill worked through the night in war cabinets fueled by cigars and adrenaline. Charles Spurgeon preached and led at…
Read MoreThe Manna Principle
Rob Genin 5/16/25 One of the occupational hazards of working with money is the love of money. The writer of Ecclesiastes said, “He who loves money never has money enough” (Eccl 5:10). When God rescued his people out of Egypt, he brought them through a desert where food and water were scarce. The scriptures make…
Read MorePray 4 YBL & WBL
“…that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. – Ephesians 3:17-19 Pray For YBL and WBL Leadership Pray For Our Community Relations Pray For…
Read MoreMisconceptions: YBL Jackson Panel Highlights
By: Drew Narmour Over in Jackson, we had a small business panel about a month ago. I was greatly encouraged by the panelists’ answers and learned a lot myself. Please pray that we may continue ministering to people in the business community in Jackson and that the follow-ups from this banquet will be fruitful. Here…
Read MorePray 4 YBL and WBL
“For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.” –Ephesians 1:15-16 Pray For YBL and WBL Leadership Pray for YBL & WBL Leadership, Rob, Drew, Sharon, and Chris: Pray that we will begin…
Read MoreChristmas Amid Chaos
12/19/24 The Christmas season is an important time to reflect on our identity as human beings. Who are we? Likewise, we remember the identity of Jesus Christ who came to earth in the flesh. In this week’s YBL blog, Carl Trueman invites us to consider Christ’s humanity and understand our need for God by looking…
Read MorePray 4 YBL and WBL
“But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior.” – Titus…
Read MoreThe Wonder of Christmas
12/12/24 Rob Genin, YBL Director Growing up as an American Christian, I have always loved Christmas. My family did traditions really well – I looked forward to the advent calendar and candles, the special Christmas sugar cookies and desserts, the special times gathering with friends and the candlelight service at Church. As a Catholic, we…
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