Here are three of my current favorite apps and a bit about why I like them. Search for them online by name if you want to check them out.
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Authenticity means hard work, which is something ChatGPT doesn’t know.
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I have four main beliefs in regards to how we should navigate the increasing polarization in our denomination.
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This emotionally gripping, fast-paced middle-grade novel is an Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Honor Book.
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Amid an international crisis, a career diplomat juggles her new high-profile job as ambassador to the United Kingdom and her turbulent marriage to a political star.
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Introduce the concept of justice to young people with this picture book by New York Times-bestselling author of Doing Justice, Preet Bharara.
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Professional quality coffee shop ambience for studying, working, or just chilling.
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A daughter writes alongside her late mother (using journal entries and notes), exploring the transformative way in which sharing food is at the heart of a shared life.
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In this diverse picture book, a young immigrant from South Korea finds community and friendship in an apartment building filled with other newly arrived kids.
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Are officebearers in the Christian Reformed Church required to teach only penal substitutionary atonement theory, or may they explain other atonement theories?
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Four books to enrich AAPI month, from a modern classic by Amy Tan to an international bestseller about a time-travel cafe in Japan.
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Brilliant attorney Woo Young-woo tackles challenges in the courtroom and beyond as a newbie at a top law firm and a woman on the autism spectrum.
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Rapper and hip-hop artist Ty Brasel’s fourth album, Transcendent, calls listeners to overcome their own obstacles.
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An effervescent movie version of a 1970 classic for tweens, and an insightful documentary explore the life and books of Judy Blume.
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Is it to send out applications one at a time and wait? Or send a bunch until I find something?
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This is one of the most important tasks before us at this moment as a denomination.
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Chronic pain, disability-related muscle fatigue, and breathing difficulties can make regular work and family life feel like just too much.
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Given our identity as a Lake Family (and Not a Camping Family), it goes without saying that to be a child in the Hoff Family is to be a Lake Kid.
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This middle-grade novel follows an Asian American boy fighting to keep his family together and stand up to racism during the initial outbreak of the coronavirus.
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One hundred contestants in top physical shape compete in a series of grueling challenges to claim the honor—and cash reward—as the last one standing.
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A faith-based time slip novel of suspense, romance, and intrigue.
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In the May print issue, we published an ad for the group Better Together: A Third Way, which drew some reactions and criticisms. I would like to respond to those concerns.
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A new edition of 1895’s Lilith by George MacDonald, the grandfather of modern fantasy fiction.