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“I trust You, God. But…”
Read more: “I trust You, God. But…”God has been testing me lately in how and why I trust in Him. With opportunities arising that I’ve been excited about and the potential for entering into a new season of stability, it’s ironically been a rocky past couple of weeks. God’s challenging me about all of the things that I’ve always thought would…
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God Knows Exactly What to Do
Read more: God Knows Exactly What to DoI thought I was making good progress when it came to trusting in God’s ways. I wrote about the topic several months ago. I’ve been striving to let the Lord lead me to the places He wants to take me, even if that means traversing a very different road than I would have thought. And…
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Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 9
Read more: Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 9As we arrive in chapter 9 of Matthew, we continue to read about how Jesus interacts with people and handles opposition. If you are just now joining in this study, you can read Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 1 here. We just left off at chapter 8 where Jesus was asked to leave the region…
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Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 8
Read more: Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 8As we progress in our study of Matthew, we arrive this week in chapter 8. Now we read about a series of people who respond to Jesus in different ways just after He finished His sermon and comes down from the mountain. (If you are now joining in this study, you can read Getting to…
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Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 7
Read more: Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 7This week I’m picking back up with my Getting to Know Jesus study of Matthew. I’m excited to jump back in again to this exciting book! (If you are now joining in this study, you can read Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 1 here.) Now as we resume in the gospel of Matthew, we continue…
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Sweet Emotions
Read more: Sweet EmotionsFor the past year, I’ve found myself more aware of my emotions than I ever been. I used to not be very open when it came to expressing exactly how I felt. I used to be an emotion-stuffer. I stuffed my emotions. I bottled them up. I never let anybody see how I was feeling.…
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“Cover Your Nudity!” Street Preachers and Bad Theology
Read more: “Cover Your Nudity!” Street Preachers and Bad TheologyHave you ever seen one of those crazy people standing on a street corner yelling about hell wearing a sandwich board? Well I saw one a few days ago. Or rather I heard him and his looming voice, carrying all throughout the downtown streets of San Antonio. My mom and I had driven down to…
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The Self-Checkout Line and 50 Shades of Grey
Read more: The Self-Checkout Line and 50 Shades of GreySo I have a confession. I encountered the 50 Shades of Grey DVD stand at Kroger last night. And I was tempted for a good while about whether or not I should get it. Especially since it was so appropriately situated next to the self-checkout line. How clever. As I walked around the store the…
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Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 6
Read more: Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 6This week, we continue reading the message that Jesus began teaching in chapter 5. (If you’re now joining in this study you are welcome to read Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 1 here.) In chapter 5, Jesus began to address the crowds teaching that the heart is the root of all sinful behavior and now He…
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When I Can’t Find A Reason for God to Love Me
Read more: When I Can’t Find A Reason for God to Love MeGod’s love has never seemed fully unconditional to me. Before, I used to try to find reasons for God loving me. Before, there would always be something that I had done that I thought was good, simmering in the back of my mind to validate God’s reason to want to love me. And in the…