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When we talk about statements of value, we need to differentiate between “type” and “degree.” For example, is depression worse than anxiety?

By Asa Bartos, CVCYouth Intern “Everything on earth has been made by God through Jesus Christ.” John 1:3 Without him nothing is alive, healthy, beautiful, or precious. People are no exception. In much more than a physical sense, every Christian is alive, healthy, beautiful, and precious because of God\'s grace and goodness. He abundantly gives us…

If we read Romans 1 without the context, it is a supremely depressing picture. People have the knowledge of God. But they do not pursue God. So, God turns them over to their own lusts and passions. This is a bleak message. We could conclude, \"Why bother to witness? Why bother to do missions? Why…

Many of you know that a few weeks ago Cuyahoga Valley Church (CVC) announced our new resource, RightNow Media (RNM). This is a free resource CVC is providing to our church family to assist in biblical literacy, spiritual growth, LifeGroup curriculum, and Christ-centered children’s programming. In this post, I’m going to share with you a few…

Going online to find answers to questions can be the equivalent of trying to navigate yourself through a large field with many land mines.

Many people look forward to their whole lives being simple, successful and enjoyable. Sometimes that could be the case, but often times Jesus calls people to live difficult lives. He calls the Christian life a \"narrow road.\"

Although the series is over, questions still linger on topics that we covered or that you will possibly answer for others. Here are a few links related to some of the recent topics that we covered that you may still looking for clarity on. We hope they help you and help others with some of the lingering questions.

This past weekend, I shared 5 reasons that it’s reasonable to believe in hell. There are more, of course. But I just didn’t have time to mention them all. (Watch the video here.) Here’s what I did mention: Reasons that it’s reasonable to believe in hell… 1. Hell is an answer to our longing for…

Several years ago when Cuyahoga Valley Church was navigating a lead pastor transition, we felt the need to refresh mission, values, strategy, and vision. Will Mancini, the Founder of Auxano, led us though a process that helped us articulate our uniqueness in a way that valued the old and welcomed the new. We discovered that…

\"ears ago, a friend of mine named Dan shared with me about a near death experience (NDE) that he had. As he reconstructed the story of a horrific car accident that landed him on an operating table, he started to relay an encounter of being in the upper corner of the room with an angelic being watching the doctors operate on him.\"

A BIG thanks to Marlon Johnson, for his performance of spoken word at Easter services

This is a delicate topic because animals can be special and loving companions in our lives. It can comfort a child or adult who has lost a special pet to say that they are in heaven. Ultimately, the Bible does not speak directly to this issue, yet we can extrapolate from what we see in God’s Word to get reasonable clarity on this topic.