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It started with a crazy idea: “Let’s go to Cancun.” Six months later we found ourselves boarding a plane — leaving behind frigid weather, emotional family situations, stressful jobs, and unhappy furry friends. Twelve Christian sisters (ages 27 to 69) who had bonded a year earlier while leading a weekend retreat called the Indianapolis Great Banquet were now heading to beautiful sandy beaches and turquoise blue waters. Unfortunately, one sister couldn't make it, but she was wi

Noise surrounds us at every turn. Each moment countless voices compete for our attention, and without our knowing it they can slowly begin to mold our thoughts and shape our path. The voices in our lives may very well determine our destiny. The reality is that the world speaks to us all the time, so we need to be intentional about which voices we will accept as credible and which ones we will ignore. Behind everything we read is a source, a person who created it; and his/her

Closed-minded and narrow-minded. These descriptors get tossed about in society and splashed across the Internet. While the definition of closed-minded can mean unreceptive or rigid, narrow-minded often refers to intolerance or prejudice. And these days, whenever either is used, it seems the word Christian isn’t far behind. As a Christ follower who desires to live my life on the foundation of biblical teachings, I wonder if it’s even possible to avoid these labels. The reality