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Tag Archives: christianity
Hope for the Hopeless
Despite our failures, our attempts to distance ourselves from God, our deliberate disobedience, our drifting from the principles of his word, God is still faithful and forgiving. He is a God of grace and mercy. He is a God of hope (Rom. 15:13). He doesn’t give up on his people—even the ones who seem hopeless. People like you and me. Continue reading
Reckless Abandon
Still haunted by his confrontation by the risen Christ on the road to Damascus, Paul wants to finish the task he has given: to preach the gospel to those who haven’t heard. His life-changing encounter forever altered the course of his life and ministry. He refused to give up on the task now. Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Paul, bible, book of acts, christianity, faith, God, Jesus, persecution, risen Christ, sharing the gospel, witness
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Rest
Jesus too, calls us to give up our striving and find rest in our relationship with him. Continue reading
Religious Games
Open your heart to Jesus. No holding back. No religious games. Authenticity is the road to life lived to the full. Continue reading
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Tagged authenticity, bible, christianity, external performance, faith, God, hypocrisy, Jesus, legalism, matters of the heart, Pharisees, play acting, religious games
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Who is My Neighbor?
Jesus plot twist reveals something else about identifying our neighbor. Jesus tells us that the neighbor in the story is the Samaritan. In so doing, Jesus calls us to confront personal and societal prejudice. He calls us to love to those we find it most difficult to love—those easiest for us to stereotype—those easiest for us to despise. Continue reading
Growing Young
But to children trust seems to just come naturally. I think this is why Jesus tells us that to enter into the Kingdom we must become like little children. To enter into the fullness of kingdom life, we must live by faith and trust in Jesus each step of the journey. We must move beyond our hurts, doubts and disappointments to renew our childlike trust. Continue reading
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Tagged become like children, bible, child like trust, christianity, faith, God, Jesus, kingdom of God
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Fearing God Without Being Afraid
To rightly revere God, to stand in awe of Him, is to fear Him. This “astonished reverence” is foundational to a life lived in the fullness of his blessing, a life of intimate fellowship that brings the Father pleasure and brings our hearts deep satisfaction. Continue reading
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Tagged astonished reverence, awe, awesome God, bible, christianity, faith, fear God, fearing God, Glory, God, Jesus, joy, not afraid of God, pleasure, reverence
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Falling to Pieces
Following Jesus isn’t always easy. And despite our best intentions–even our bravado–we will have times when we fail him. There will be times when we fall down. Continue reading
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Tagged bible, christianity, denial, discipleship failure, faith, forgiveness, God, grace, Jesus, Peter, Peter's denial, second chances
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Where is Your Treasure?
Do we really live our lives in pursuit of the kingdom? Do we really live with an eternal perspective? The way we handle our money and possessions is a key answer to that question. Continue reading
When the Best Doesn’t Seem Good Enough
God’s will cannot contradict his character–and therefore it is always good, wise, and loving. To doubt his goodness only leads us to miss out on his good and perfect will. The dangling fruit of temptation looks good, but it always has consequences. It is never wise to second guess the goodness of God. Continue reading
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