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Marny Ketcham

Why You Should Still Care About the Gospel

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God cares deeply about people. You need only to turn a few pages of the Bible to see this. He hates everything that eats at and destroys mankind. Those things are a fruit of our misalignment to His goodness, and we call that “sin”. The difference in the world after sin entered is shocking. Orphans,…

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Tips on How to Spend Time With God

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“You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.” -St Augustine   Life is made up of seasons. Some are crazy and busy, some are quiet and still. There are seasons of sowing and preparing. Some seasons are those of waiting, of pressing in and trusting.…

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Something Unexpected Happened to me in BSN

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BSN… Where to begin… I came out of those 20 weeks with so much. So many laughs, so many tears (from joy and other deep emotions), so many pages read, so many words spoken, and so many revelations that changed my view of God, myself, and this world we live in.  I never expected to…

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5 Ways To Tell if You Are a 3rd Culture Kid

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First of all, a third culture kid (or TCK) is someone who was raised in a culture that is different from their parents culture, or the culture of the country on their passport. They assume a new third culture that is influenced both by their parents and where they’re raised.

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Stateside Stories: He Meets Me Where I Am

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The outreach portion of a Discipleship Training School (DTS) is typically 2 months. Here at YWAM Louisville, we take the first 10 days of outreach to travel around the United States speaking in churches, small groups and youth groups as well as helping with practical service projects, to share about missions, YWAM, and the Lord.…

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5 Reasons to do the Music & Worship Elective

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Maybe you have a passion for worship, but have never learned anything about music. Or maybe you’re a classical musician who has a difficult time knowing the difference between performance and worship. Or maybe you’ve led worship for years, but are looking to gain a new perspective.  The Music and Worship Elective offers teachings that…

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How to dress like a Fijian

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How to dress like a Fijian My Experience I went to Fiji for one month this past spring for the outreach phase of my Bible School for the Nations (BSN) and it was different from any place I’d gone before. Fiji is a Christian nation, and it showed. Everywhere I went, I felt safe. I…

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