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Category: Growing in Christ

Posted on February 23, 2016 Faith Growing in Christ

Giving Our Best

“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord” –Colossians 3:23 “He’s got a piece of my heart,” we... Read more

Posted on February 15, 2016 Faith Growing in Christ

The Kindness of the Lord

When we say that God is the standard by which we know and measure goodness and righteousness, we admit that there is no definition completely... Read more

Posted on February 8, 2016 Faith Growing in Christ

Love With All Your…

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind” –Luke... Read more

Posted on February 1, 2016 Faith Growing in Christ

Listening Through the Static

I drove past that familiar gnarled tree, and the yellow house I like. Approaching  that long stoplight, I slowed to a stop. It’s a road... Read more

Posted on January 28, 2016 Faith Growing in Christ Loving Others

What You’ll Find In a Stronghold

“The LORD is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble, And He knows those who take refuge in Him.” –Nahum 1:7 A refuge, by... Read more

Posted on January 25, 2016 Faith Growing in Christ Loving Others

What in Your Life is Ruthless?

The headache that comes back again and again. A chronic illness that knocks you off your feet without regard for where you’re headed or how... Read more

Posted on January 19, 2016 Faith Growing in Christ

Is It Worth It?

In Sunday School we’re learning about Gentiles in a Jewish Timeline –like, what God’s been doing in Gentiles throughout history. One of the first points... Read more

Posted on January 15, 2016 Faith Growing in Christ Loving Others

Peace With Who I Am Not

When Lisa Murray asked me to be a part of her book launch team for Peace For a Lifetime, I didn’t know what to expect.... Read more

Posted on January 11, 2016 Faith Growing in Christ

New Amongst the Old

“No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse.”... Read more

Posted on January 4, 2016 Faith Growing in Christ

Out of Excuses

“If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.”... Read more

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