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My wife and I had the pleasure of meeting Jon and Dotty Zens a couple of weeks ago. It was an honor spending time with them and hearing stories of their travels around the world. They have been encouraging relational fellowships since 1977 so their knowledge is not only based on the Word but founded […]

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Unsung Heroes – Whanganui, New Zealand

In Western society it’s difficult to do life together, but it does happen, it can be sustained and it can be life-changing. I pray these stories encourage you to keep meeting, keep searching and start gathering. This story is told by Geoff Willmott. My name is Geoff Willmott, I’m married to Carrie (Caroline). We have […]

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Unsung Heroes – Laguna, Philippines

In Western society it’s difficult to do life together, but it does happen, it can be sustained and it can be life-changing. I pray these stories encourage you to keep meeting, keep searching and start gathering. This story is told by Eman Abrea. My name is Eman Abrea. I am married with three children. I […]

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Lost Earring

It’s the beginning of October 2024, only 33 days until the “big” election. At 65 years old, I’ve been through many election cycles but I’ve never seen this much angst within the Christian community. The majority of my friends are conservative and will vote Republican but they seem to have adopted a do-or-die attitude. They […]

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I Will Diminish

On my way to a fellowship meeting last Sunday I did what I usually do, stop and grab a coffee at the McDonald’s Drive Thru. I enjoy a good cup of coffee and you can’t beat the price, especially if you have the app. When the young man handed me the coffee, I didn’t notice […]

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Unsung Heroes – Houston pt.2

Here is the second-half of Unsung Heroes–Houston. In Western society it’s difficult to do life together, but it does happen, it can be sustained and it can be life-changing. I pray these stories encourage you to keep meeting, keep searching and start gathering. This continues the story told by Terry Stanley. You can check out […]

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Unsung Heroes – Houston pt.1

Here is another exciting story in the Unsung Heroes series. In Western society it’s difficult to do life together, but it does happen, it can be sustained and it can be life-changing. I pray these stories encourage you to keep meeting, keep searching and start gathering. This story is told by Terry Stanley. You can […]

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Sword or Towel?

Del Birkey’s well researched treatise on House Church was originally published in 1988 and re-released in 2019. It reads like a text book so if you’re into scholarly works, this book is for you. I hope you read the following excerpt carefully, it’s essential to model when doing life together. The original Christian small group […]

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Jesus Is My CEO

Jesus Unveiled is a relatively new book (2019) by Keith Giles. Filled with down to earth advice and practical guidelines for doing organic church together, it’s a book I would highly recommend. Below is an excerpt from the book about “What The Church Isn’t”. As we’ve seen, the New Testament uses several words and metaphors to […]

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Death of Pacifism

Recently, a friend invited me to a House Church meeting. I love connecting with other small groups so I was excited to visit. After a nice meal, one of the attendees began to talk about Germany during the Second World War. He asked a question about how the German church could have done things differently […]