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Author Amber Mann Riggs

Amber Mann Riggs lives near Eugene, OR, with her husband and four daughters. She writes at ambermannriggs.com.
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Categories Culture Lead Up Leadership

From Modernity to Postmodernity: A Primer for Leaders – Part 3

  • By Amber Mann Riggs
  • November 13, 2017

“It seems like we are speaking two different languages.” If you have ever thought this, you aren’t alone. As religion columnist Phyllis Tickle observed, approximately…

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Categories Culture Lead Up Leadership

From Modernity to Postmodernity: A Primer for Leaders – Part 2

  • By Amber Mann Riggs
  • November 6, 2017

Let’s face it – American culture has undergone radical changes in the past several decades. For Christians, the changes seem to be happening faster than…

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Categories Culture Lead Up Leadership

From Modernity to Postmodernity: A Primer for Leaders – Part 1

  • By Amber Mann Riggs
  • October 30, 2017

Do you ever glance through a newsfeed and wonder, “how can people think that way?!” It can be tempting to just look away in disgusted…

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Categories Lead Up Leadership Life+Leadership

Serving Jesus Even When Your Eyes Reflect Poop

  • By Amber Mann Riggs
  • October 23, 2017

Is this what I’m destined to become? Recoiling with disgust at the abject prospect, I now eyed these women with cynical wariness. Yes, they seemed normal. And up…

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Categories Lead Up Leadership Restoration

Supporting Same-Sex Attracted Christians

  • By Amber Mann Riggs
  • August 14, 2017

Alex* wore the pain and shame of same-sex attraction on his face as he shared with me how many years he had cried out for…

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Categories God-Thoughts Lead Up Leadership

Influential Faith: What Is It And Why Does It Matter?

  • By Amber Mann Riggs
  • July 3, 2017

As my sighs of longing join in the requiem for a groaning earth, I know I’m not alone. Together, our sighs compose a refrain of…

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Categories God-Thoughts Lead Up Leadership

Scripture Alone…But Not Alone With Scripture

  • By Amber Mann Riggs
  • June 26, 2017

Alone with the unknown creature, the blind man caressed its skin, memorizing each wrinkle and marveling at the gentle strength of the tall, snakelike animal.…

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Categories Lead Up Leadership Restoration

Why It’s Hard for Me to Sabbath

  • By Amber Mann Riggs
  • June 19, 2017

Sabbath. It’s what “Hakuna Matata” wishes it could really be. No worrying. About anything. For all eternity. And with thousands of years of history it…

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Categories Uncategorized

El Negocio de la Adoración: Por qué la Administración de la Iglesia no es Aburrida

  • By Amber Mann Riggs
  • June 5, 2017

Pocas cosas valen la pena para embalar cuatro niños menores de 10 años en un vehículo y conducir 2,058 millas a través del país… y…

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Categories BA

An Influential Faith

  • By Amber Mann Riggs
  • June 1, 2017

Taking in the world around me, I can’t help but dream of being a conduit of healing and change. I see these things that aren’t…

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Lord of the Sabbath

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  • June 23, 2025
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Touching Jesus (Mark 5:24-34)

Touching Jesus (Mark 5:24-34)

  • By Chris Ahlemann
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  • April 21, 2025
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In Matthew 16:28, Jesus said, “There are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.” How can this be true?

In Matthew 16:28, Jesus said, “There are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.” How can this be true?

  • By Chip Hinds
  • Estimated read time 3 min read
  • June 23, 2025
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What is meant by “Do not quench the Spirit” in 1 Thessalonians 5:19?

What is meant by “Do not quench the Spirit” in 1 Thessalonians 5:19?

  • By Chip Hinds
  • Estimated read time 3 min read
  • April 21, 2025
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