Lost and alone, ever feel that way? What if we aren’t alone.
SpotlightBryan August 26, 2026
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Lost and alone, ever feel that way? What if we aren’t alone.

“I have called you by name; you are mine.” Ephesians 1:4 Ever feel like those words are for the person behind you instead of a personal message meant for you? We listen to the lies of the enemy so often that we can become distracted from the message our loving Father is trying to speak to us. Instead, we listen too often to the one who is seeking whom he can devour? 1 Peter 5:8. […]

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The Long Con: How “Pig Butchering” Scams Actually Work – A Trust Built to Be Broken
SpotlightBryan August 14, 2026
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The Long Con: How “Pig Butchering” Scams Actually Work – A Trust Built to Be Broken

The scam my dad fell for didn’t start with a request for money. It started with kindness: talk of family; encouragement to spoil my mom; a slow, patient friendship. By the time an “investment opportunity” came up, Dad had already given his trust — the point he kept stressing, afterward, as proof it couldn’t have been a con. That’s not an accident. It’s a script. “It’s like a playbook, right?” says Courtney Werning, an investor-rights […]

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