Author: Bogdan Kipko
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What A Real Marriage Looks Like
What if I was to say to you that marriage can either get better or it will get bitter? What if I was to say that marriage does not necessarily change you as much as it reveals you. Some of these truths might be difficult to grasp but they are enormously important to understand. Either these truths will…
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Ten Thoughts About The City That Never Sleeps
Twenty years ago, my family and I landed in JFK airport in New York. It was the beginning of an exciting new journey for all seven of us. Much has happened since then. God has been gracious to us – every single day after stepping upon American soil. For the first time in twenty years,…
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First Sunday | New Facility | Photo Essay
This past Sunday was the first time our church gathered in our new facility. It is a great opportunity that God has blessed us with. We are grateful to the host church for being so gracious. We are excited to partner together for the gospel. Here is a short photo essay of the first Sunday…
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The Most Important Question You Will Have To Answer As A Leader
I believe that very early on in your adult life, you have to answer this question: As a leader, do you want to make a point or do you want to make a difference? An answer to this single question will guide and direct the entire span and sum of your life. Your answer to this…
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Four Reasons Why Our Fear Of God Determines Our Life
If you have not yet picked up this book, I highly recommend it. The author does a phenomenal job approaching the holiness of God and the mortality of man. It is often when we read certain parts of Scripture that we become all too accustomed to them. When they are thus explained, we gain a…
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Three Things You Can Do Right Now To Become A Better Spouse
I am thoroughly enjoying this book that I am reading. I wholeheartedly recommend it to married and singles alike. I love the way in which the author puts front and center the centrality of the gospel within marriage. Every single page is filled with valuable wisdom. Here are just three things that come from the…
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Experienced Elephant Trainers Offer Weighty Advice To Young Leaders
If you are at all interested in what is going on throughout the sphere of evangelical americana, you probably did not miss this dust-up. Your opinion of any preacher or speaker is of course entirely a personal preference. They did provide some really weighty advice to young leaders. It is good for us to read…
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The Most Inexplainable Issue In The Church — Explained — Sort Of
This post that went live Tuesday of this week, entitled: The Most Inexplainable Issue I Have Ever Faced In The Church caused quite a stir. The discussion about the post was rather lively and gracious. It was a really good sharpening session of various approaches to the issue. One of the commenters provided some really good insight…
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The Most Inexplainable Issue I Have Ever Faced In The Church
I have faced an issue that I just can’t quite figure out. I hope that you as the discerning reader will be able to help shed light onto it. It seems like a particular mode of reasoning is prevalent everywhere but the church. Only in the church will you find people who constantly disagree and…
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Why Preaching Is Like Jumping Off A Cliff With No Parachute
There is only a handful of things that I enjoy (and fear) more than preaching. You have probably heard that the best place to be is in the center of God’s will. When I preach, I cannot describe it as anything else but that. I am not deserving of this calling. Every single time I…