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SKIPPING ACROSS MINEFIELDS: Not All That Shines is Light!

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SKIPPING ACROSS MINEFIELDS: Not All That Shines is Light!

False teaching has plagued the church since the days of the Apostles. Today, deception spreads faster than ever. How do we discern truth from almost-truth? Only fools skip across minefields—be on guard!…

mike mazyck • 27 Aug 2025

UNITY AND THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM: 4 Words We Pretend Aren’t There!

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American Identity • 6 min read

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UNITY AND THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM: 4 Words We Pretend Aren’t There!

“Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul…” Acts 4:32 These were the…

mike mazyck • 04 Feb 2025

“Peering Through the Blinds”: A Lesson from the House of Mourning

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“Peering Through the Blinds”: A Lesson from the House of Mourning

In 2008 I received one of those phone calls that alters the course of your life, that shapes the fabric…

mike mazyck • 22 Dec 2024

The Fork in The Road: A Story About Christ Confronting a Man

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Belief • 6 min read

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The Fork in The Road: A Story About Christ Confronting a Man

“Father, make me a crisis man. Bring those I contact to decision. Let me not be a milepost on a…

mike mazyck • 13 Nov 2024

KITCHEN OR THE KINGDOM: The Great Chasm between Mary and Martha!

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KITCHEN OR THE KINGDOM: The Great Chasm between Mary and Martha!

Now, as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her…

mike mazyck • 31 Oct 2024

Deceived by the American Dream: Finally Hearing the Hard things Jesus said!

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addiction • 17 min read

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Deceived by the American Dream: Finally Hearing the Hard things Jesus said!

As the drugs wore off, I began thinking about the embarrassment of a man I had become and the direction my life seemed to be heading. My life was going in the wrong direction quickly, and I knew something was terribly wrong. There was a life the Scriptures said was available to me, but I wasn’t expe…

mike mazyck • 10 Sep 2024

Enduring Golgotha: Considerations As We Run

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American Identity • 5 min read

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Enduring Golgotha: Considerations As We Run

“…let’s run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking only at Jesus, the originator and perfecter…

mike mazyck • 05 Sep 2024

THE ONLY MESSAGE THAT MATTERS: A Simple and Clear Approach to Sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ

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American Identity • 6 min read

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THE ONLY MESSAGE THAT MATTERS: A Simple and Clear Approach to Sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ

There is only one message that will save a man's soul. It is the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We can tell others about how God has changed our lives, but we must not fool ourselves; none of these things will save their soul. They must know and believe the message of the Gospel.…

mike mazyck • 04 Sep 2024

160 MINUTES: The Peril of Indifference in Perilous Times

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160 MINUTES: The Peril of Indifference in Perilous Times

The time taken between when the iceberg was struck at 11:40pm till the stern disappeared beneath the frigid waters of the Atlantic at 2:20am: 160 MINUTES! The fate of every man, woman, and child on that ship would be decided in the span of 160 minutes.…

mike mazyck • 30 Jul 2024

A Lukewarm Dilemma: The peculiar disconnect in the American Church

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American Identity • 5 min read

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A Lukewarm Dilemma: The peculiar disconnect in the American Church

“To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Origin of the creation of God, says this: I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; I wish that you were cold or hot. So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of…

mike mazyck • 12 Jul 2024

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addiction • 15 min read

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A War Cry and A Love Story

*** For those who arrived here from Living Magazine, this is the complete article, "Deciphering the Divine"*** His ministry…

mike mazyck • 17 Apr 2024

A Journey From Self-Absorption to Self-Forgetfulness: My Personal Awakening!

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Christian Leadership • 5 min read

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A Journey From Self-Absorption to Self-Forgetfulness: My Personal Awakening!

“You’re the most selfish person I have ever met,” said Tiffany, once or twice a week, for about the…

mike mazyck • 19 Jan 2024