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Ben Chouinard // Life Impact
Ben Chouinard // Life Impact

How could my story help anyone else in their quest to become more like Christ? Could my story help others to be more loving and caring? How could my story help someone see that living to be more like Jesus is all about being a Christian? Now, I still can't answer that question. However, I will tell my story, at least the short version of what Jesus' love and grace have done for me in my life.

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Life Impact, Guest Writer, TestimoniesJordan SanchezCornerstone ChurchSaved, Church, Salvation, Jesus, God, Depression, Victory, Shame, Community, Loved, Grateful, LGBTComment
Looking Back, We Wouldn't Change a Thing
Looking Back, We Wouldn't Change a Thing

The reality is, though we may differ in some or many ways, at the end of the day, we really aren’t that different at all. We all fall short, but still find ourselves as children of an incredible Father who extends more love, grace, and mercy than we could ever deserve.

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Guest WriterTaylor PoeAkron Dream Center, ADC, Pandemic, COVID-19, inclusion, social-economic positions, outreach, poverty, diversity, Deeper, focus, pandemic, racial tension, political tension, relationships, different, comfort zone, intimating, natural instinct, protection, security, distancing, scripture, difficult, uncomfortable, messy, reactions, decrease, community, acquaintances, family, amazing, realityComment
Great Expectations
Great Expectations

Be vulnerable. It is because of Jesus we have everything to gain and nothing to lose. For we know we find His strength in our weakness. We know He uses pain to make us more like Him. For these reasons I ask that we’d give up control and choose this more narrow path.

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You ARE Going to Make It!
You ARE Going to Make It!

Through Jesus, You Are Going to Make It in a jar of clay that has chips and cracks. We are beings of flesh with weaknesses. We are prone to failure and brokenness. Our Lord, however, has overcome the shortcomings of flesh which means, in Him, You Are Going to Make It

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