Why Life Begins at the Death of Normal

By: Nate Lake
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Death is a subject many people don’t like to discuss. It’s eerie. It’s scary. It’s just painful. Right now, it’s all too real. We’re staring death in the face, and death is staring back. Then, death is going a step further by robbing us of people we love. People who were healthy and flourishing just…

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Me, Job, and the Military Man: How God Is Using My Broken Relationship to Repair My Heart

By: Nate Lake
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The Lake men don’t have that gene that makes you scared of interactions with strangers. Everyone is our friend. Even that dude at the airport hogging the wall outlet. “Hey man, can I charge my phone?” I did need to charge my phone, but we also had a while to wait until boarding the plane,…

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White Christians: Time to Get Woke

By: Nate Lake
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I should start by giving a disclaimer. I don’t claim to be completely “woke.” In fact, I’m probably far from woke. I’m trying to get woke, hence the title. I simply want other people like myself to try, simply attempt to get woke with me.  I am as white as it gets. Nearly 100% European ancestry, mostly English.…

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