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Be Different The best way to live out your faith is to boldly be different than the world. Standing in stark contrast to the philosophies and patterns of our culture sets us apart as God’s children. There is perhaps no greater passage in the Bible calling us to live differently than the world as Romans chapter twelve.

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Internet Evangelism Reaches Over 1 Million! Recently at the Cove, I was able to sit down with Will Graham, the grandson of the great evangelist Billy Graham. I asked him what he personally was excited about within the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Will responded, “Personally, I just became the executive director here at the Cove, and that is new and exciting for me.

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Four Ways Christian Mental Health is Unique Have you ever had someone tell you that you need counseling? When someone makes a statement like that they are ultimately saying there is something awry with the way your mind and heart understand the world. When someone recommends counseling they are suggesting objective insight into the labyrinth of our complex problems. It isn’t a bad thing.

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How to Grow and Not Plateau How do you structure a church so it just keeps on growing and doesn’t plateau? Rick Warren of Saddleback Church in California notes these essentials. 1. YOU MUST DEVELOP AN UNSHAKABLE CONVICTION ABOUT GROWTH

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National Day of Prayer in Asheville Here in Asheville there will be three main events for the National...
New Radio Station Direction at 95.7FM As WGNW 95.7 FM comes under new management, it has taken a radical...
Habitat Youth Day On May 5, 2012, from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., fifty local youth,...
Creatures Café Wins Travel Channel Award Creatures Café is a pillar of light in the downtown Asheville....

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Asheville Catholic School Wins Battle of the Books

Asheville Catholic School’s Battle of the Books team won first place in the Region 9 competition on April 17th in Chapel Hill, NC. They will move on to compete in the State Battle of the Books competition on May 9th in Greensboro, NC.

HCA Soccer Routes Hendersonville

The HCA Lady Red Wolves shut out Hendersonville Christian 6-0 in a conference game. Senior Emily Brown scored 2, Hattie Stanbery 2, Ellie Wiggins 1, and Sarah Womack 1. This was HCA’s first win of the season, but head coach Richard Fish is not disappointed....

Creation Back in the Classroom

Discussion of creationism in public school classrooms in Tennessee will now be permitted. Lawmakers in Tennessee have passed a controversial new bill that would require the state’s teachers to allow discussion of creationism alongside evolution in science class....

Leadership & Discipleship

Delegate, Delegate, DELEGATE!

The Christian view of leadership must include delegation as a means for a team owning its successes and failures. If the church is to be effective today, the pastor cannot be responsible for accomplishing all of the ministry duties.

Jesus knew this, and when He was training His disciples and ministering through the land he delegated responsibilities to them to carry out.

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Creation Science

Ancient Rain Drops Argue for a Young Earth

What was the earth’s atmosphere like when ancient rocks were forming? Was it cold and thin because the sun was supposedly dimmer back then?

Researcher Sanjoy Som tried to answer these questions by analyzing tiny craters in South Africa that were left by raindrops landing in volcanic ash,

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Leadership Spotlight

John Lay Prepares the Way

How does someone lead a modern day revival? Is it even possible to plan for such a thing? John Lay, Program Director and Discipleship Coordinator at Time to Revive says, “YES!”

John says, “My job is revival, it sounds crazy, but it’s true!”

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Business & Finance

Patient Investments Vs. Get-Rich-Quick Schemes

It’s important to get your money to work for you, but patience will help avoid a great many errors. Most investments look good initially, even the bad ones, and I’ve never heard of anyone advertising an investment as a really bad deal.

Most salespeople think their deal is the best and sincerely

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Devotional

Anger vs. Love

All my life I have had reason to be angry. My father abandoned me at a young age. My pastor turned out to be more attracted to prostitutes than the pursuit of righteousness.

Every significant relationship in my life seems to crumble like a castle made of sand. In each instance I grieve. But Read more... Link

Faith & Wellness

Four Ways Christian Mental Health is Unique

Have you ever had someone tell you that you need counseling? When someone makes a statement like that they are ultimately saying there is something awry with the way your mind and heart understand the world.

When someone recommends counseling they are suggesting objective insight into the labyrinth of our complex problems. It isn’t a bad thing.

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