Tag: faith
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The Power of Noticing
If you know me well, you know I love a good sunset. In fact, I have an alarm set on my phone right now to remind me to step outside and watch it tonight. With every sunset, God proves once again that He is infinitely creative. As the sun says goodbye for now, and the…
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First Fruits
Understanding the concept of tithing has seemingly been a long journey for me. Granted, I have hopefully come a long way since I was five (and believed that our tithes were placed in the coffins of departed church members, where they would be carried to heaven). But even once this belief was shattered, and I…
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Walk in Freedom
The concept of freedom is one that permeates every element of our world. We talk of religious freedom, financial freedom, national freedom, individual freedom, moral freedom, social freedom, and for Americans, we speak of the freedoms described in our Bill of Rights. You might think that these conversations and the ideologies related to them would…
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Season of Waiting
“Season of waiting.” We’ve all heard it. Most of us have used it to describe some time we or others have experienced. The words have a nice flow to them. They even sound…aesthetic. They and the voices that discuss them might lead us to believe these “seasons” are rather peaceful and calm, if uninteresting at…
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Hezekiah
This is the third installment in my series of posts, “People of Prayer”. If you’re familiar with the Old Testament history of King Hezekiah’s reign, you probably know that he was a good king, one who feared and honored God, tore down idols in Judah, and “clung to the Lord” (2 Kings 18:6). He stands…
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Ananias
This is the second installment in my series of posts, “People of Prayer”. Have you ever been led to pray for someone or something, but you really don’t get why? Maybe it’s someone you can’t get off your mind, maybe it’s someone you think doesn’t need prayer because they seem to have a perfect life,…
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Hannah
This is the first installment in my series of posts, “People of Prayer”. Hannah—one of the spiritual greats, mentioned by every “women of the Bible” devotional, modeled by others, respected for her faith…it’s interesting to me that we know so little of this woman’s complete history, yet she has become such a well-known figure in…
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Running the Race
The apostle Paul frequently compares the journey of the Christian life to physical activities and the believer himself to an athlete. He uses this analogy to illustrate countless lessons, teaching us that as Christians, we should be as committed to our calling as an Olympian is to their sport. In 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, Paul writes,…
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Spiritual Stewardship
In Matthew 25, Jesus gives us a parable about a master who left home, leaving his three servants with three different amounts of money. With one servant he leaves five talents; by the time the master returns, the five talents were turned into ten. With another servant the master leaves two talents; this servant returns…
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Hidden with Christ
“Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.” Colossians 3:2-3 Many of us are probably familiar with these two verses quoted above. But one of the last times I read it, the phrase “your life…
Steadfast, Immovable, Abounding 