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Challenge in faith

Why has the church declined in Europe?

December 12, 2025

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"At times God puts us through the discipline of darkness to teach us to heed Him. Song birds are taught to sing in the dark, and we are put into the shadow of God’s hand until we learn to hear Him...” Oswald Chambers

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Be Positive
God's Provision
Jesus-like thinking
Life Journey
Perspective
Acceptance
Adaptation
Affirmation
Agreeability
Anger
Anxiety
Assertiveness
Atheism
Attitude
Awaken
Baptism
Be Good
Being Real
Being grateful
Beliefs
Blessed
Blessing Others
Born Again
Boundaries
Calling
Certainty
Challenge in faith
Change
Changed through Faith
Character
Character Reflection
Chosen
Chosen by God
Christ Centered
Christian Living
Christianity
Christmas
Church
Comforter
Commandments
Commitment
Communion
Community
Comparison
Compassion
Competition
Conflict
Connection
Counselor
Courage
Created by God
Creation
Crises
Criticism
Crucifixion
Death
Deception
Destination
Dimming Faith
Direction
Discernment
Discipleship
Distraction
Divine Blessing
Divine Calling
Divine Communication
Divine Connection
Divine Guidance
Divine Identity
Divine Illumination
Divine Intervention
Divine Plan
Divine Power
Divine Purpose
Doubt
Easter
Election
Emotions
Empowerment
Encouragement
Engaged
Equality
Eternal Life
Eternal Purpose
Eternity
Evangelism
Failure
Faith
Faith Journey
Faith Over Fear
Faith in Action
Faith in God
Faithfulness
Family
Fear
Feelings
Finisher
Focus on what matters
Following Christ
Forgiven

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