Mountain Veteran Ministries Blog

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Welcome to the MVM Personal Blog, where faith meets real life. Here you’ll find thoughtful articles, personal reflections, and encouraging testimonies from a select group of trusted Christian authors. These writings address the challenges, questions, and joys of following Christ in today’s world, offering biblical insight, practical wisdom, and hope for the journey. Whether you’re seeking encouragement, spiritual growth, or the testimony of God’s faithfulness in the lives of others, we invite you to explore and be strengthened in your walk with Him..

Should Politics Be Part of the Christian Life?

Should Politics Be Part of the Christian Life?

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Politics and the Christian Life: An Opinion from the Fence Line, the Pew, and the Porch Swing Five Trusted Voices on What the Gospel Requires of Christians in Public Life
How to Live as a Christian in a Rural Town with City Traffic at the Edges

How to Live as a Christian in a Rural Town with City Traffic at the Edges

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When Your Town Changes: How a Christian Lives at the Crossroads Six Principles for Christians Living Where the Fields Meet the Freeway — from Elder Don Bland I've lived long
How Can You Not Believe in God With All the Wonders of the World?

How Can You Not Believe in God With All the Wonders of the World?

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A Reflection on Creation, Awe, and the Fingerprints of God — from Mt. Hood, Oregon to the Ends of the Earth How Can You Not Believe? Seven Christian Voices on
How to Be a Christian Man in a World Gone Sideways

How to Be a Christian Man in a World Gone Sideways

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Staying Upright in a Crooked World: Five Things That Keep a Man Grounded From a Tech Guy Turned Elder Who's Walked Through War Zones, Office Politics, and Backwoods Churches Let
Anger, and What to Do With It — a pastoral look at righteous vs. destructive anger

Anger, and What to Do With It — a pastoral look at righteous vs. destructive anger

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A Pastoral Look at Righteous vs. Destructive Anger Somebody cut you off in traffic this morning and you felt it — that flash of heat, the jaw tightening, the words
A Voice Long Waiting to Speak

A Voice Long Waiting to Speak

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Elder Don Bland's Story — How a Vietnam Veteran Wandered Through Decades of Fog and Found the Light That Was Never as Far Away as It Seemed.For many years, I

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