Category: Faith
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You Brought Me Here Why?
I remember the excitement when the phone call came. “We just have to finalize it, but you can schedule that moving truck,” the Midwestern man’s voice exclaimed. Expectantly, we did. We waited. But the paperwork never arrived. Weeks later, the same voice apologized on the phone. Unforeseen circumstances arose. The position was cancelled. We’re weren’t…
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Waiting Isn’t Passive
Our days and lives are filled with waiting. For good, for bad, for new, for people, for change. Waiting is a God-designed practice. However, as the worn, torn magazines in waiting rooms around the world can attest, patience in the waiting isn’t a natural virtue. Waiting makes some of us crazy. In fact, I’m pretty…
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Lie 8: Sin Should Be Left In The Dark
(A series on lies sin tells us to tempt us and trick us. Read the whole series here.) We don’t like to look sin in the face and see it for what it is. We’re tempted by it, yes. We have a propensity for it, yes. But we really hate to face it. I remember…
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Marital Spats and God’s Plan (Giveaway)
**Giveaway details at the end of the post!** The day our premarital counseling workbook began addressing arguments, my husband and I were relieved. We have always been really good at arguing. It’s one of our unexpected spiritual gifts (ha!) We even told the pastor counseling us. He was surprised. Apparently, most couples get married believing…
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Lie 7: Sin Is Too Personal To Talk About
(A series on lies sin tells us to tempt us and trick us. Read the whole series here.) We like to keep sin hidden. It’s only natural. Our enemy knows this and encourages this. Sin is ugly, shameful, and feels very personal to us. Sharing about our sin feels threatening, putting us at risk of…
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Lie 6: Some Sin Doesn’t Count
(A series on lies sin tells us to tempt us and trick us. Read the whole series here.) We like to restrict God’s definition of sin to make it more manageable. God doesn’t define sin manageable as just “doing bad stuff,” or “making mistakes.” God says sin is a condition we’re born into. Scripture uses…
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Confession: I’m Not a Fan of Devotions
My love-hate relationship with devotions started in college. It was my first time immersed in a Christianese culture. I didn’t know much about Jesus, and I didn’t care about the Gospel. I just wanted to be a good person and prove myself worthy to the God I didn’t understand. In waltzed a dorm-mate one day,…
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Lie 5: Your Sin Isn’t Your Fault
(A series on lies sin tells us to tempt us and trick us. Read the rest here.) We like to dismiss our sins as being someone else’s fault. After all, so many sins are committed against every one of us. Every marriage between two sinners has hurts due to sin. Children suffer the natural consequences…
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Lie 4: Sin Can Be Conquered by Effort
(A series on lies sin tells us to tempt us and trick us. Submit by October 30th if you want to be featured in a guest post exposing sin’s lies to God’s Word in this 8 part series) We’d like to believe sin can be conquered by our efforts. The enemy of our souls takes…
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I Wish American Christians Made A Bigger Deal Out of This Election
With all the chaos breaking loose over this election, I wish we were making a bigger deal of it as Christians. So many of us believers are only making a big fuss about the candidates. This isn’t just about candidates. Some of us are proclaiming that this is all just about party lines. This…