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    Exposed by the Pandemic
    Dwayne Beavers
    • May 17, 2020
    • 6 min

    Exposed by the Pandemic

    Our church, Gathering Stones Calvary Chapel, turned five years old during the 2020 pandemic. This is not how I imagined celebrating five ...
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    Coronavirus and Me
    Cheri Beavers
    • Mar 18, 2020
    • 2 min

    Coronavirus and Me

    I look at my once bustling Washington community to see: I SEE STRESSED FACES, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give...
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    WE ARE STARVING
    Cheri Beavers
    • Oct 4, 2019
    • 2 min

    WE ARE STARVING

    “Where God guides, God provides.” Wait, what if God calls you to do without? Some people follow Jesus and starve to death in the process...
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    Addict Me
    Cheri Beavers (for Keanu)
    • Jun 24, 2019
    • 3 min

    Addict Me

    No one WANTS to be an addict. They don’t wake up one day and think, “Gee, I think today is a good day to become an addict.” What if we c...
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    ABORTION; a true story
    Cheri Beavers
    • May 24, 2019
    • 3 min

    ABORTION; a true story

    The abortion debate sparks a host of intense feelings on all sides. Here is a little bit of my story: I was born an illegitimate minority...
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    Before I Lay Me Down
    Cheri Beavers
    • Mar 22, 2019
    • 2 min

    Before I Lay Me Down

    I was stunned. I scrolled through my Facebook feed last week and saw this, “Prayer is not so much an act as it is an attitude—an attitude...
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    MASK OFF
    Cheri Beavers
    • Oct 26, 2018
    • 2 min

    MASK OFF

    I will fail you. It is inevitable. I want to warn you that I am a very poor substitute for Jesus. If you want me to rescue you, to be eve...
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    LITTLE WHITE LIE
    Cheri Beavers
    • Oct 28, 2017
    • 2 min

    LITTLE WHITE LIE

    There is a ‘little white lie’ that has gained ground in the church. Subconsciously (or perhaps not so subconsciously), we have convinced...
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    SECRETS IN THE CHURCH
    Cheri Beavers
    • Oct 14, 2017
    • 5 min

    SECRETS IN THE CHURCH

    The ‘Cost’ I Didn’t Count… “Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you face trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of you...
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    VICTORY IN UNCERTAINTY
    Cheri Beavers
    • Oct 8, 2017
    • 2 min

    VICTORY IN UNCERTAINTY

    Have you ever driven the wrong way? This afternoon, I fell asleep in the passenger seat as we drove down the freeway. Sometime later, I w...
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    THE THIEF OF SOULS
    Cheri Beavers
    • Aug 24, 2017
    • 2 min

    THE THIEF OF SOULS

    I had an awakening experience several years ago. I had been selling out my time. I had been frittering it away with electronic entertai...
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    DRUGS, THEY LURK
    Cheri Beavers
    • Aug 17, 2017
    • 2 min

    DRUGS, THEY LURK

    Something was different when I walked up to her last night. Her habit had been to spring off her porch and embrace me. I watched as she...
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    WALKING DEAD
    Cheri Beavers
    • Jul 31, 2017
    • 3 min

    WALKING DEAD

    My neighborhood is full of culture. South Tacoma is filled with endless nationalities. Among the beautiful cultural display are thriving ...
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    GARBAGE & JESUS
    Cheri Beavers
    • Jul 25, 2017
    • 2 min

    GARBAGE & JESUS

    We chose to move our family to an impoverished area. I was determined to live a life of Christian authenticity and for me, it meant comi...
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    WHY 'I'M SORRY' FALLS SHORT
    Cheri Beavers
    • Jul 25, 2017
    • 3 min

    WHY 'I'M SORRY' FALLS SHORT

    My life in ministry has taught me a few things about apologies, and more often than not "I'm sorry" doesn't cut it. In fact, these words ...
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