5 Tips on Finding Joy When Life Seems Joyless
Is joy a manufactured feeling, or does it transcend that? Here are 5 tips on how to find the joy that only Jesus offers.
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Drew Froese
- Dec 10, 2019
- 3 min
Does Your Doubt Fool You or Fuel You?
Have you ever doubted your faith? God’s goodness? God’s sovereignty? Doubted that the way God’s Word tells us to live is really the best...
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Drew Froese
- Nov 18, 2019
- 4 min
How to Reconcile Military Service with Your Faith
To all those who are serving and have served, I want to personally thank you for your work. Because of your sacrifice and service, I can...
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Drew Froese
- Nov 12, 2019
- 2 min
Does Life Just Suck Right Now? The Gift of Brokenness
Jonah is in the belly of a fish, you are in a fight for your life, a relationship, your sanity, the grip of sin, a desire for healing, a ...
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Drew Froese
- Nov 4, 2019
- 4 min
3 Things to be Aware of When God is Being Unreasonable
Every day you have a choice to follow what God says is best or to go your own way. Most of what He asks of us is reasonable, helpful, and ma
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Drew Froese
- Oct 28, 2019
- 4 min
Why Your Fear (of God) is One of the Most Important Things about You.
Someone had just passed me a Peach Schnapps, encouraging me to enjoy the flavor of the alcohol and the feeling it would give me. I was 15...
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Drew Froese
- Mar 26, 2019
- 10 min
4 things I’ve learned in my 1st year as a lead pastor:
Just over a year ago my family and I moved across the country where I started a new job as a 1st year lead pastor. Year one has been full of
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Drew Froese
- Jan 1, 2019
- 2 min
My Prayer for Real Life 2019
As we move into a new year and new building, we have amazing opportunities in front of us. Opportunities to promote the goodness of God,...
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Drew Froese
- Jun 11, 2018
- 2 min
The Frenemy of Motherhood
A poem about motherhood and the dangers of comparisons and the focus of motivation in what God has called you to do.
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Drew Froese
- Jan 7, 2018
- 6 min
My Prayer for Real Life for 2018
My Prayer for Real Life: God, thank you for the opportunity to lead Real Life, to be part of the community, and to serve you. This will...
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Drew Froese
- Nov 6, 2017
- 4 min
A response to the Texas shooting
I went to bed last night after reading about another mass shooting, another place of worship as a target of pure evil, and if I’m honest...
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Drew Froese
- May 11, 2017
- 3 min
Pain and growth, Growth and pain
I was shocked awake by the pain. Screams came from my mouth before my brain even registered that I was in a cabin, with a bunch of guys I...
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Drew Froese
- Mar 3, 2017
- 4 min
In ________ we trust
What does it mean to be poor? Is it a blessing? What does it mean to be rich? Is this a blessing? Throughout church history the view of...
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Drew Froese
- Jan 20, 2017
- 4 min
Hockey and the knowledge of good and evil
I believe have a pretty good awareness of what is right and wrong. I’m sure you do too, but our current culture is one that is leaning...
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Drew Froese
- Oct 7, 2016
- 3 min
Leaders...
Leaders____________. (Fill in the blank) Set examples Go ahead Help others succeed Are looked up to Eat last Are the visionaries ...
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Drew Froese
- Aug 22, 2016
- 4 min
I'm a Fool
I’m a fool. My face is painted with words that don’t make sense, with a big red nose of faith, and clothes that shout, “This guy believes...
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Drew Froese
- Aug 16, 2016
- 3 min
Addicted to Emotions
“You guys have wrecked worship for me in other settings.” The room was electric, settling down after another emotional worship...
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Drew Froese
- Jul 24, 2016
- 3 min
What is your telos?
Telos= an ultimate object or aim, the end term of a goal-directed process. What is your telos? As a kid I remember thinking that my...
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Drew Froese
- Jun 7, 2016
- 4 min
No big deal big deals
I remember watching “The Dick Van Dyke” show on TV Land in junior high and finding it odd and more than surprising that the husband (Rob)...
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