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Embracing Christ’s Teachings: A Call to Devotion
As readers may know I am I’m grad school currently. I woke to this message from my professor in the class on the Life of Christ: As we study the life of Christ in the Gospels, I’m reminded of Jesus’ words: “For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful…
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The Narrow Road: Wrestling with Sin and Faith
What is the one “sin” you still haven’t quit completely? I have been listening to Elizabeth Elliot hour after hour while I walk, clean, or crochet. Her calm voice speaking Biblical truth is magnetic. Her lessons are more profound than Mega- Church “motivational moralism.” They are tough to hear though at times since they do…
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Trusting God: Letting Go and Finding Peace
Pray. Then let it go. Don’t try and manipulate or force the outcome. Just trust God to open the right doors at the right time. Unknown This has been re-posted with a new title. I have spent the last 12 days 80+ miles from home to help my son with his housing crisis and working…
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Grace is costly~ its free, but it isn’t a spectator sport
The last two weeks in my classes we have been studying Martin Luther and Dietrich Bonhoeffer. They both share a Theology of the Cross…which means– God meets us at the foot of the Cross, where we humble ourselves in repentance and receive forgiveness and salvation because of Christ’s undeserved sacrifice. Bonhoeffer studied and taught in…
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From Doing Church by Zoom: Embracing a Return to In-Person Fellowship
God has been so good in his correction of me the last few weeks. As I have been seeking to find a “better” place to worship, one that “fits better”…doors keep shutting. By that I mean transportation keeps falling through and busses do not run in my town on Sundays. The congregation I had been…
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Embracing Relationships Through Faith and Community
This morning I listened to an insightful podcast about building connections. A group discuss building connections, developing community, and how God has called them to interact with people that go against our first instinct. The title of the video doesn’t describe that wonderful discussions within the video content. This is not just for women…it is…
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Is your faith safe? (or even stale?)
I am a reader. I can read for hours. Lately, I have been reading a lot of Christian Living books. I just finished Vince Antonucci’s– Renegade: Your Faith Isn’t Meant to be Safe. Tucked away towards the back of the books are the following questions. I hope they will bring you clarity with where you are…
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Faith under fire: Grace unbroken
Here is a good reminder that there will be times of suffering and pain. These situations test our Faith…God will see us through. We just need to stay the course. We set people up for failure/ deconstruction eventually / and eternal hell IF we are not honest about this and only share:healthwealth &prosperity in all…
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Train Your Discernment: The Importance of Studying Scripture Directly
I’ve heard several times that to train people (at the highest level) to spot counterfeit money…the government puts them in a room daily (for up to 4 months) with nothing to do but count, and look at REAL paper money. (no fakes). The theory, and proven results — is when any fake bill is slipped…
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Understanding Denominational Decline in Christianity
WHY are some churches dying so fast?