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Finding God’s Blessing in Tough Times

January 23rd, 2012 | Add a Comment

Finding God’s Blessing in Tough Times

The economy is painfully squeezing people. Churches are no exception. I know three different local churches who have had to release staff members and I have a colleague who recently retired a year early because his church could not afford to pay him. In my own church we have been continually tightening our belts since the economy started declining at the end of 2008. Just this past week we made yet another round of rather … Read entire article »

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