Category: Faith
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Praying for Change
We’ve all been in situations we wanted to change. Whether they were situations of mild discomfort or life or death, it’s likely there have been moments you prayed for God to intervene. My prayers for change usually end up being very similar to one another: “please change this,” “please remove…
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God Doesn’t Revoke Promises
Deuteronomy 2:5 “You’ve been traveling around this hill country long enough; turn north. Command the people: You are about to travel through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so be very careful. Don’t provoke them, for I…
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As for You, Follow Me.
A Bible story that has been sticking out to me lately is a conversation Jesus has with Peter after His resurrection. In John 21, He is telling Peter to tend His sheep, and describing what will happen to Peter—a not so peaceful death. Peter sees John, and asks Jesus “Lord,…
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The Greatest Gift
In the busyness of the holiday season, we can get distracted from Christmas’ true meaning. As you buy gifts for loved ones, prepare meals for gatherings, and take time off of work, remember what you are celebrating. Jesus came into this world as a baby to live and die for…
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Chronic People Pleasing
Not even Jesus was loved by everyone. Creator of the world and the gospel of peace and love. The actual one person that could heal, restore, and bring peace to our broken world was killed by it. The Gospel of John says “He was in the world, and the world…
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Jesus in the Every Day
In the best possible way, Jesus has been wrecking me lately. I am not someone who usually cries at the drop of a hat. I’m the kind of person who will bite the inside of my cheek before I let a tear fall willfully, and I especially don’t like others…
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Jealousy in My Relationship with God
God speaks to me through written word. Through reading the Bible and journaling my thoughts out He delivers whatever messages He may have for me. It is a source of comfort to know that He knows me so well and meets me uniquely in that place, but I’ve gone through…
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Craving Growth
In college I really began to come into my faith. I started learning what it was like to have a relationship with Jesus and live out my faith every day. I was excited about beginning to walk on this faith journey that was more than Sunday mornings and praying when…
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Jesus Revealing Truth
As I was reading Matthew 21, this conversation between Jesus and the Pharisees caught my particular attention: 23 Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him. “By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who…
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