10 Benefits of Gardening

10 Benefits of Gardening

Now that Spring is here: get outside & get some fresh air… Seed, Soil, and Sun: Discovering the Many Healthful Benefits of Gardening Helps fight disease Builds strength Improves memory Boosts mood Reduces stress Helps addiction recovery Fosters human...
52 Bible Verses to Grieve with Hope

52 Bible Verses to Grieve with Hope

This article is a companion post to the one about grieving with hope. by Lisa Appelo In deep grief, God’s word brings deep comfort. The Bible is living and active and meets the most broken and pain-filled places in our soul. “Within the Scripture there is balm for...
How to Process Grief with Hope

How to Process Grief with Hope

As the GPC family works through our grief at the untimely death of Sandy Franks, we might all find comfort/help/direction in this post. Please see below. by Lisa Appelo I’m often asked how to process grief with hope. When I became a young widow and single mom to seven...
4 Reasons Evangelism Is Not Wrong

4 Reasons Evangelism Is Not Wrong

Ignorance is not bliss when it comes to the gospel…. Both within the culture and even the church itself, Christians are bombarded with narratives claiming that sharing our faith in evangelism is either unwise, unnecessary, or even morally repugnant. We receive...
10 Things You Should Know about Evangelism

10 Things You Should Know about Evangelism

…we start by understanding that biblical evangelism is teaching the gospel with the aim to persuade. …We need to replace evangelistic programs with a culture of evangelism. …A healthy church with a culture of evangelism is the key to great...