Join Dave Gibbons in his talk about the Present/Future state of the Church, given at RELOAD Lab Bay Area on Feb. 2012 Listen to Audio Recording or download MP3: [audio:https://uywi.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2012-02-20_PresentFuture_Dave_Gibbons.mp3|titles=2012-02-20_PresentFuture_Dave_Gibbons]

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When I reflect on various settings I’ve experienced, there are so many moments when the leader shows up alone. As a little boy, no matter the type of support, Mom showed up; as a student in the classroom, the teacher showed up; as a player on the team, the coach showed up; and even as…

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Everyone experiences pain, be it emotional, physical, spiritual or mental pain. We Recent events have shown how detrimental unresolved pain can be, especially the emotional pain caused by bullying and other forms of abuse, both in and outside the home. Pain can lead to suicide, homicide, or have other long-term detrimental affects on further development…

The term “drugs” is used for mood-altering chemicals, including alcohol. Throughout history, people have found ways of ingesting or inhaling local flora and fauna in a way that produces physical and emotional changes. Through these experiences, many medicines have been discovered. The use of drugs, in fact, must be seen in part as a form…