Author: Randy Grathen
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“Knock Knock.”
Story by Michele Rose. If a priest invited you to sit next to him at the altar in front of a fully packed congregation, would you accept? The church I attend, Sacred Heart, is usually packed during the 11:00 service. With this large amount of people in attendance, I often felt like we were all… Read more
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Radically saved by Jesus.
Story by Koryssa McCarty. Less than three years ago I was consumed in the New Age movement. Not only that, I was also participating in rituals and spell work. I was deeply consumed in crystals and crystal healing. Back in 2013 I had started taking classes to become a certified crystal therapist. Involved with that… Read more
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“Those precious to God become important to Satan.”
From the book: Same Kind of Different as Me. Story by Randy Grathen. “Yea though I walk through the valley.” Learning to trust God. Really trusting Him, only happens when we find He is the one thing left in our life that is unmoving, and unchangeable. He becomes our rock and our anchor during the… Read more
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Finding Ruth
Click on the green Listen bar above if you want the story read to you. Story by Luke Schoenhoff. Even if you aren’t Christian, God performs miracles (for you) all the time. I haven’t thought about this in a long time… Approaching mid-December 1979. I was in the US Navy, stationed aboard the USS Tarawa… Read more
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Is It Ok For Christians To Play The Lottery?
If you would like to hear the story click on the green Listen bar above. Story by Randy Grathen. My wife Laurie wrote a blog post recently about her and a friend musing over all the things they could do if they won the lottery. You can read her story here. One recent Mega-something lottery… Read more
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Sodom and Gomorrah on the Water.
For decades one of the most popular places to go by boat at the Lake of the Ozarks Missouri was a place called Party Cove, more commonly referred to as “Sodom and Gomorrah on the Water.” College students and families descended on the lake area in record numbers every summer, especially on weekends. It was… Read more
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I was just thinking about – “Living My Best Life…now.”
Story by: Scotty Gray. What a joke that is. Of course, as Christians, we’re called to do our best, and living our best could be interpreted as such, but the problem is that, when people use that phrase, “live your best life now,” they’re not talking about being a warrior for God’s truth, they’re talking… Read more
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J.P. Lane – Purple Heart Recipient
Story by Justin Lane. JP is a double-amputee that was blown up by a 200lb IED in Afghanistan while on a route clearance mission. After losing both his legs and going through more than 25 surgeries, and so much more, JP decided he could use his story, perseverance, faith and never-give-up mindset to inspire and… Read more
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The Illusion of Free Will.
Story by Randy Grathen. Are we free to choose our path in life, or has God already laid out a course for us and we are just along for the ride? Are the choices we make our own, or does God orchestrate a set of circumstances that move us to make a decision that matches… Read more
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Four Degrees of Separation.
Story by Randy Grathen. I was reading about Cain and Able when I received what I think was an amazing revelation. “First Separation.“ The bible talks about the first ever “Original Sin” being committed by Adam and Eve. But there was an even earlier transgression committed against God. It was not the sin of Disobedience,… Read more