On Toleration & Celebration
I believe God loves me but often struggle with the idea that he LIKES me.
I trust fully in Jesus and am thankful to receive his forgiveness, but I sometimes catch myself slinking around in the …
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once upon a time
HOWDY STRANGER!!! Hope you are well. I was thinking about you this morning and deeply missing the good ol’ days when I got to use my words for CREATING and CONNECTING instead of GRADING and …
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Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. Matthew 6:33
As we continue to unpack what it means to be deeply rooted in relationship …
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For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast… Ephesians 2:8-9
As we explore …
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Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6
In the last post, I stated that we must …
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And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then …
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Remember that late 60’s hit from The Byrds, Turn, Turn, Turn?
“To everything (turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (turn, turn, turn)
And a time to every purpose, under heaven…”
We usually think of that song as an …
Read More →chinese water torture
So last night, we were going through our nightly bedtime rituals when, much to our surprise and annoyance, our smoke detectors all started going off. A quick, adrenaline-packed race through the house proved that no fire …
Read More →an onion, a flashlight, and a bar of soap
Jesus is not who you think He is.
But if it is any consolation, He isn’t who I thought He was, either.
The more I read about him in scripture, the more I sit and talk with …
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